Chair
Ms Simone de Comarmond was elected Chair of the Commonwealth Foundation from 1 January 2009.
Ms de Comarmond was the Minister for Tourism and Transport in the Republic of the Seychelles from 2001 to 2003 and 1993 to 1998. She was also responsible for Tourism and Civil Aviation between those times. In those roles, she strived to ensure the tourism policy of the Seychelles balanced economic development with environmental sustainability.
As the Minister for Education from 1989 to 1993 she undertook major reform with the re-structuring of the academic cycle at primary and secondary level and a review of teachers’ conditions. Prior to her Ministerial appointments, she held the role of secretary of State at the President’s Office. Ms de Comarmond undertook studies from institutions in Cambridge, England; the Seychelles and the United States.
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