Anne Lafortune was appointed as Ambassador of the Republic of Seychelles on 17th June 2021 after a long career in Government service mainly in Education and Tourism. Prior to her appointment as Ambassador, she was the Principal Secretary for Tourism in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism.
She was born in Sabah Borneo, Malaysia where her parents were working at the time. She lives on the main island of Mahé and has two children, a son and a daughter.
Anne Lafortune started her career in education. She was formally the Director of the Seychelles Polytechnic and later took the position of Director General for Technical and Further Education of the Ministry of Education. She became the Principal Secretary for Health and Social Development in 2007. She has also occupied the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Seychelles Institute of Management and the Chief Executive Officer of the Public Officers’ Ethics Commission.
In 2013 she was appointed as the Principal Secretary for Tourism in the then Ministry
of Tourism and Culture, a position that she maintained until her recent appointment
as Ambassador. She has participated actively in a number of tourism related conferences, meetings and workshops both regionally and internationally including the Global Conference on Sustainable Blue Economy and the International Island
Tourism Conference (ITTCS). She was the focal point for two major international tourism organisations namely United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and Indian Ocean Rim Association (IORA) where she represented her country. She was also a member of the SADC Senior officials committee responsible for tourism
and the Indian Ocean Vanilla Islands Tourism Association.
On the local front, Mrs. Lafortune participated on a number of Government boards including Seychelles Civil Aviation Authority, Seychelles Investment Board, Seychelles Licensing Authority and Seychelles Broadcasting Corporation.
Anne Lafortune did her studies at the University of Edith Cowan in Australia and Bristol University in the UK.
