Satendra Nandan
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Satendra Nandan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare | |
| In office 1987 – 14 May 1987 | |
| Member of the Fijian Parliament for Suva Rural Indian | |
| In office 11 April 1987 – 14 May 1987 | |
| Succeeded by | None (Constitution abrogated) |
| Member of the Fijian Parliament for Nasinu - Vunidawa Indian | |
| In office 17 July 1982 – 11 April 1987 | |
| Succeeded by | James Shankar Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | |
| Party | National Federation Party Fiji Labour Party |
| Profession | Academic |
Satendra Nandan is an Indo-Fijian academic, writer, and former politician. He is one of Fiji's leading writers.[1]
Nandan was born in Nadi, Fiji.[2] After completing his secondary education he studied at Delhi University, from where he obtained his degree in engineering.[3] He subsequently obtained a master of Arts from the University of Leeds and a PhD from Australian National University.[3] He taught at various schools in India, including the all-boys' boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun.[4] He joined the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji in 1969.
Political career
Nandan was first elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji as a National Federation Party candidate at the 1982 Fijian general election.[3] He was appointed to Sidiq Koya's shadow cabinet as education spokesperson, but resigned in 1985 as the National Federation Party began to fragment.[5] He subsequently resigned from the party and became an independent.[6] He contested the 1987 election as a candidate for the Fiji Labour Party, and was re-elected. He was appointed Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Women's Affairs in the government of Timoci Bavadra,[3][7] but was removed from office by the 1987 Fijian coups d'état.
