Sebastien Pillay
{{Short description|Seychelles politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| termstart = 28 October 2020
| office = Leader of the Opposition
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly
| termstart1 = 2011
| constituency1 = Proportional list
| predecessor = Wavel Ramkalawan
| image = Sebastien Pillay (cropped).jpg
| caption = Pillay in 2020
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1978|01|26|df=y}}
| party = United Seychelles
}}
Sebastien Pillay (born 26 January 1978) is a Seychelles politician. He has served as Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly since 28 October 2020.
Biography
Sebastien Pillay was born on 26 January 1978. He received a Bachelor of Education (2004) from Edith Cowan University and a Master of Arts in Educational Leadership & Innovation (2008) from the University of Warwick. Pillay first worked as a mathematics teacher. After receiving promotions within the Department of Education, he then became a Lecturer at the University of Seychelles.{{Cite web |title=Hon. Sebastien Pillay |url=https://www.nationalassembly.sc/members/hon-sebastien-pillay |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=The National Assembly of Seychelles |language=en}}
Pillay was first elected to the National Assembly in 2011 on the United Seychelles (then called "People's Party") list. He was re-elected as a list candidate in 2016 and 2020. He was sworn in as the Leader of the Opposition for the Assembly term beginning 28 October 2020.{{Cite web |last=Laurence |first=Daniel |date=2020-10-28 |title=Seychelles' National Assembly, controlled by the president's party, is sworn in |url=http://www.seychellesnewsagency.com/articles/13780/Seychelles%27+National+Assembly%2C+controlled+by+the+president%27s+party%2C+is+sworn+in |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=www.seychellesnewsagency.com}}
Pillay was a member of the Electoral Assessment Mission for the 2015 United Kingdom general election.{{Cite web |date=25 April 2015 |title=Parliamentarian Sebastien Pillay to observe UK general election |url=https://www.nation.sc/archive/245213/-parliamentarian-sebastien-pillay-to-observe-uk-general-election |access-date=2022-10-20 |website=Seychelles Nation}}
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Category:United Seychelles Party politicians
Category:Members of the National Assembly (Seychelles)
Category:Edith Cowan University alumni
Category:Alumni of the University of Warwick