Belmont was one of the leading members of the Seychelles People’s Progressive Front (SPPF).

Belmont was born on 1 June 1947 in Grand Anse on the island of Mahé.

He studied agronomic engineering at the University of Madagascar in Antananarivo, graduating in 1970.

He then completed a Master of Science in Tropical Agricultural Development from the University of Reading in 1975.

[4] In the July 2006 presidential election, in which Michel was victorious, Belmont ran as his vice-presidential candidate.