Patrick Herminie (born 22 September 1963) is a Seychellois politician who served as the Speaker of the National Assembly of Seychelles from 2007 to 2016.

[1] A few years after Patrick was born, his parents, who had been living on Praslin due to his father's work posting, moved back to Mahé, the mainland of Seychelles.

During this time, Patrick's father continued working as a policeman, while his mother, a former seamstress, stayed at home to care for the family.

That same year, he received the Chevening Award from the British government and completed a Master's degree in Public Health at the Nuffield Institute, University of Leeds, in England.

Committed to continually enhancing his knowledge and skill set, Herminie made it a priority to invest in further education.

[1] In 2012, Herminie was elected Chairperson of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) for the Africa Region, a position he held until 2013.

Between 2015 and 2016, Herminie was elected as a member of the Executive Committee of the SADC Parliamentary Forum and as Chairperson of the Conference of Speakers and Presiding Officers of the Commonwealth (CSPOC) at the international level.

[7] In 2017, President Danny Faure announced the composition of the Board of the new Agency for the Prevention of Drug Abuse and Rehabilitation (APDAR).