Anand Satyanand
Appearance
Sir Anand Satyanand | |
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19th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
In office 23 August 2006 – 23 August 2011 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Helen Clark John Key |
Preceded by | Dame Silvia Cartwright |
Succeeded by | Sir Jerry Mateparae |
Personal details | |
Born | Auckland, New Zealand | 22 July 1944
Spouse(s) | Susan Sharpe |
Alma mater | University of Auckland |
Profession | Lawyer, judge, ombudsman |
Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO (born 22 July 1944) is a New Zealand lawyer, academic, judge and politician. He was the 19th Governor-General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011.
Satyanand was chair of the Commonwealth Foundation for two 2-year terms.[1]
In August 2019 he was elected to be Chancellor of the University of Waikato for a 4-year term.
References
[change | change source]- ↑ "Sir Anand Satyanand appointed Chair of the Commonwealth Foundation". Retrieved 20 December 2015.