Alain St Ange Explained

Alain St Ange
Office:Minister of Tourism and Culture
Term Start:February 2012
Term End:December 2016
Predecessor:James Michel
President:James Michel, Danny Faure
Successor:Maurice Loustau-Lalanne
Birth Date:24 October 1954
Birth Place:La Digue, Seychelles
Party:One Seychelles
Spouse:Ginette Michel
Children:2

Alain St Ange (born 24 October 1954) is a Seychellois politician who served as Minister for Tourism and Culture, and later for Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine, of Seychelles from 2012 to 2016. He is the former president, and one of the key founders, of the Vanilla Islands. He is the President of the African Tourism Board.[1] [2] [3]

Career

St Ange has been working in the tourism business since 2009. He was appointed as the Director of Marketing by President James Michel and Minister of Tourism. After one year of service, he was promoted to the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board. In 2012 the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands regional Organization was formed and St Ange was appointed as the first president of the organization.[4] In a 2012 cabinet re-shuffle, St Ange was appointed as Minister of Tourism and Culture.[5] He was then given more responsibilities by President Danny Faure in 2016 when he became Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports & Marine. He resigned on 28 December 2016 in order to pursue a candidacy as Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization[6] which was withdrawn on 9 May 2017 due to the support of the African Union for Walter Mzembi, the Zimbabwean candidate.[7] [8] Alain St.Ange is today the President of the "One Seychelles" Political Party.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: H.E. Alain St.Ange.
  2. Web site: Welcome to the Official Destination Website for the Seychelles Islands - Alain St.Angeā€¦ the man who knows, shows and goes the way. www.seychelles.travel. 2016-10-15.
  3. Web site: ITB Berlin - Personendetail.
  4. News: Seychelles pledges 'total support' as Mauritius takes the helm of the Indian Ocean's Vanilla islands. 2016-10-15.
  5. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments. www.cia.gov. 2016-10-15. 2016-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20161221032709/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/SE.html. dead.
  6. Web site: News - Press Room - State House | Resignation of Minister Alain St Ange.
  7. Web site: News - Press Room - State House | Withdrawal of Mr Alain St Ange for the position of Secretary General of UNWTO.
  8. Web site: African Union wants Alain St.Ange to withdraw from his candidacy for UNWTO Secretary General. 2017-04-25.
  9. News: Seychelles, The 2010 Regatta is the latest book by CEO of Seychelles Tourism Alain St.Ange. ETNTurbo.
  10. Web site: Seychelles Enters the World of Carnival Ministry of Tourism and Culture. www.pfsr.org. 2016-10-15.