Chamery Chetty was an Indo-Seychellois and the first Minister of Finance of the Government of Seychelles.
Early life and education.
Chetty, born in Pondicherry, India on 14 April 1927, settled in Anse aux Pins on Mahé Island. He completed his schooling at St. Louis College and later enrolled in a medical college in Madras at 15. Illness forced him to abandon his studies, after which he returned to Seychelles and married a Seychellois woman.
Career.
He began his career in the copra export business before entering politics as a member of the Seychelles Democratic Party. Following Seychelles’ independence from Britain, Chetty was appointed minister of agriculture and later served as minister of finance under President James Mancham.