Patrick Herminie

Patrick Herminie (born 22 September 1963) is a Seychellois politician who served as a Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles from 2007 to 2016. He was first elected to the Assembly in 1993 and served as Leader of Government Business from 1998 to 2003. He was a member of the People's Party and plans to run in the 2025 presidential election as the candidate for the United Seychelles Party (USP). Following the opposition's victory in the September 2016 parliamentary election, Patrick Pillay was elected to succeed Herminie as Speaker of the National Assembly on 27 September 2016. In October 2023, Herminie was charged by the Seychellois public prosecutor with witchcraft. He denied the charges and described them as politically motivated. Early life, education and career Patrick Herminie was born in the early hours of 22 September 1963, at Baie St. Anne Praslin Hospital, Seychelles’ second biggest island. Born to a local couple, a devoted housewife Christa Herminie (née Christa Jules) and a respected and well liked policeman, Louis Herminie, Patrick was the fourth of five children.