Jean-Paul Adam
Jean-Paul Adam, born 12th June 1977, is the current Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Republic of Seychelles.
Political Career
Initially, Adam started his diplomatic career within the Ministry of Foreign Affairs as a Trainee Protocol Officer (1996-1997) and then as Second Secretary (2001-2004). He later went on to serve as the Director General of Presidential Affairs (2006-2007), Principle Secretary in the Office of the President (2007-2009), and Secretary of State in the Office of the President (2009-2010), before being appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs in June 2010.
Education and Teaching
Adams received his early educated in Seychelles. He then traveled to the UK, where he obtained a BA (Hons) in English Literature and French at the University of Sheffield. After which, he proceeded to complete his MA in International Political Economy at the University of Manchester.
Between January 2006 to January 2009, Adam taught International Politics as a part time lecturer with the Manchester University and Seychelles Polytechnic Twinning Programme, and, since 2007, has also been a Member of the Board of Trustees of the Seychelles University Foundation.
Personal Life
In addition to his experience as a public servant, on numerous occasions Adam has competed in swimming for Seychelles, often at an international level. In point of fact, he competed in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the 1994 World Swimming Championships in Rome, the 1998 World swimming Championships in Perth, Australia, and the 2003 World Swimming Championships in Barcelona. He won Bronze at both the 1993 Indian Ocean Game in Seychelles and at the 1999 African Games held in Johannesburg, South Africa. Moreover, in the Indian Ocean Games held in both Reunion and Mauritius in 1998 and 2003 respectively, he also won silver and bronze medals.
Adam is married and has two daughter.