Patrick Georges Pillay is a
Seychellois politician who was the Speaker of the
National Assembly of the Seychelles from 2016 to 2018. Previously he served as
Minister of External Affairs and Minister of Health. In 2010, he was appointed resident
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.
Standing in the
September 2016 parliamentary election as a candidate of the opposition
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa
Linyon Demokratik Seselwa ( en, Seychellois Democratic Alliance/Union, LDS) is a liberal political coalition which has governed since 2016 in the Seychelles. They have 25 seats in the National Assembly. The coalition was originally made up of t ...
(LDS) coalition in
Anse Boileau
Anse Boileau () is an administrative district on the south of the island of Mahé in the Seychelles. Anse Boileau encapsulates the natural wonders of the Seychelles: it sits at the foot of a steep, green mountain, it is on the shores of the India ...
, located on
Mahé, Pillay won a seat in the National Assembly.
The LDS won a majority of parliamentary seats, and Pillay was elected as Speaker of the National Assembly on 27 September 2016.
[Patsy Athanase and Betymie Bonnelame]
"A new legislative look: Seychelles’ sixth National Assembly sworn in"
Seychelles News Agency, 27 September 2016.
Pillary resigned on 29 January 2018 from both the position as Speaker and member of the national assembly
[ and Philip Arrisol won the seat in the resulting by-election.]
References
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
Seychellois diplomats
Foreign Ministers of Seychelles
Health ministers of Seychelles
High Commissioners of Seychelles to the United Kingdom
Speakers of the National Assembly (Seychelles)
Seychellois people of Indian descent
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