David Pierre

David Pierre
Minister of Education
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 November 2025
President	Patrick Herminie
Preceded by	Justin Valentin
Personal details
Born	1967 (age 58–59)
Party	United Seychelles
Occupation	Teacher, politician

David Pierre (born 1967) is a Seychellois politician and teacher. He was a member of the Seychelles National Party until 2011. He then founded the Popular Democratic Movement.^[1]

Pierre is a teacher by profession. ^[2] He was a member of the National Assembly of Seychelles from 2002 to 2016,^[3] serving as the parliamentary Leader of the Opposition from 2011 to 2016.^[4] He was a candidate for the 2015 presidential election.^[1]

In 2016, Pierre was appointed as ambassador^[5] to Ethiopia and Permanent Representative of Seychelles to the African Union. He resigned in 2020.^[6]

References

1. Madiha Philo; Sharon Uranie (1 December 2015). ""I am giving the Seychellois people an alternative they've never had before" – Interview Seychelles presidential candidate David Pierre". Seychelles News Agency. Archived from the original on 3 December 2015. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
2. "Proportionally Elected SNP". Seychelles National Assembly. 2007. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009.
3. "History of the National Assembly". The National Assembly of Seychelles. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
4. Sharon Uranie; Rassin Vannier (17 May 2016). "New National Assembly opposition leader sworn in after Pierre resigns". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
5. Patsy Athanase; Sharon Uranie (7 June 2016). "Seychelles' National Assembly approves ambassador nominations". www.seychellesnewsagency.com. Archived from the original on 8 June 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
6. "Seychelles' ambassador David Pierre tenders resignation". www.nation.sc. 20 November 2020. Archived from the original on 24 November 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2022.