President Danny Faure has today announced the appointment of Ms Thereza Dogley as the new Chief Executive Officer of the Seychelles Information Commission.

Ms Dogley holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the Eastern and Southern Africa Management Institute/University of Seychelles.

She began her professional career in 2008 as a Senior Flight Attendant with the Air Seychelles.

She moved to the Seychelles Revenue Commission in 2013, where she served as Assistant Human Resources & Budget Management Officer, and in June 2019 she was transferred and promoted as Senior Human Resources & Budget Management Officer to the Land Transport Department and the Road Transport Commission.

The functions of the Seychelles Information Commission are to:

• Foster good governance through enhancing transparency, accountability, integrity in public service and administration,
• Foster good governance through participation of persons in public affairs,
• expose corruption;
• recognise the right access to information in accordance to Article 28 of the Constitution.

Ms Dogley’s appointment takes effect from 1st August, 2019.