Sir Anand Satyanand ( eng. Sir Anand Satyanand , nickname “Satch” [1] ; July 22, 1944 , Auckland , New Zealand ) - 19th Governor General of New Zealand (from August 23, 2006 to August 23, 2011). The first person of Asian descent to take this post, and the first governor general of New Zealand who did not possess noble titles (however, he was knighted in 2009 ).
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II | ||||||
| Predecessor | Sylvia Cartwright | ||||||
| Successor | Jerry Mateparai | ||||||
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| Profession | Lawyer | ||||||
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Born into an Indo-Fijian family, but spent his whole life in New Zealand. In 1970 he graduated from Auckland University and worked as a lawyer for the next 12 years. In 1982 - 1995 - district judge.
Notes
- ↑ Pancy Wong. The Governor-General with the big heart. (English) (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment January 19, 2007. Archived October 16, 2008.
Links
- Biography of Ananda Satyananda on the official website of the Governor General of New Zealand. (eng.)