His Excellency the Honourable Anand Satyanand, PCNZM

19th Governor-General of New Zealand
Incumbent
In office since	23 August 2006
Preceded by	Dame Silvia Cartwright
Born	22 July 1944 Auckland, New Zealand
Spouse	Susan Satyanand

Anand Satyanand with Dame Silvia Cartwright

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Anand "Satch"^[1] Satyanand, PCNZM (born 22 July 1944 in Auckland) is the Governor-General of New Zealand. He previously worked as a lawyer, judge and ombudsman. Image File history File links Anand_Satyanand. ... Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand. ... // In politics The incumbent, in politics, is the current holder of a political office. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Silvia Rose Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand Her Excellency Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM DBE (née Poulter) (born November 7, 1943) is New Zealands second female Governor-General, and as the Queens representative, lives in Government House in the capital city of Wellington. ... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 316 KB)Anand Satyanand receiving his award as a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit from his predecessor as Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Silvia Cartwright. ... Image File history File links Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 316 KB)Anand Satyanand receiving his award as a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit from his predecessor as Governor-General of New Zealand, Dame Silvia Cartwright. ... Image File history File links Wikinews-logo. ... Wikinews is a free-content news source and a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. ... Companions Badge of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order of chivalry established on 30 May 1996 by Elizabeth II. The Order includes five classes in civil and military divisions, in order of seniority: Principal Companion (PCNZM) (formerly Knight or Dame... July 22 is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... 1944 (MCMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1944 calendar). ... The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand. ... English barrister 16th century painting of a civil law notary, by Flemish painter Quentin Massys. ... A judge or justice is an official who presides over a court. ... An ombudsman is an official, usually (but not always) appointed by the government or by parliament, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ...

He replaced Dame Silvia Cartwright as the Governor-General of New Zealand on 23 August 2006. The first bill he granted Royal Assent to was the Coroners Bill.[1] Silvia Rose Cartwright, Governor-General of New Zealand Her Excellency Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright PCNZM DBE (née Poulter) (born November 7, 1943) is New Zealands second female Governor-General, and as the Queens representative, lives in Government House in the capital city of Wellington. ... Flag of the Governor-General of New Zealand. ... August 23 is the 235th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (236th in leap years), with 130 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The granting of Royal Assent is the formal method by which the Sovereign of the United Kingdom, or the Sovereigns representative in Commonwealth Realms, completes the process of the enactment of legislation by formally assenting to an Act of Parliament. ...

He is the first New Zealand Governor-General of Asian descent and the first not holding a knighthood or damehood. Recent changes have meant that upon assuming the role of Governor-General he will receive the title The Honourable for life [2]. He is also the first Roman Catholic to assume the post of Governor-General. [3] A statue of an armoured knight of the Middle Ages For the chess piece, see knight (chess). ... Dame is the female equivalent to Sir for a British knighthood. ... The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable ( or formerly The Honble) is a title of quality attached to the names of certain classes of persons. ... The Roman Catholic Church, most often spoken of simply as the Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with over one billion members. ...

He was born and raised in Auckland to an Indo-Fijian family, his grandparents having arrived in Fiji from India in 1911. They subsequently married on Nukulau Island. Satyanand's father Mutyala Nand, was born in Sigatoka in 1927, Fiji Television reported on 25 August 2006. His mother Tara, a nurse, was from Suva and married his father, a medical doctor, after moving to New Zealand. The Auckland Metropolitan Area, or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest urban area in New Zealand. ... Indo-Fijians are people born in Fiji, but are ethnically Indian. ... 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Nukulau Island is a small islet belonging to Fiji. ... Sigatoka is a town in Fiji. ... 1927 (MCMXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Fiji Television Limited is Fijis television network. ... August 25 is the 237th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (238th in leap years), with 128 days remaining. ... 2006 (MMVI) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Suva is the capital of Fiji. ...

Satyanand attended the University of Auckland where he received a Bachelor of Laws in 1970. He worked as a lawyer for the next 12 years, including a time at the Crown Solicitors Office. The University of Auckland (Māori: Te Whare Wānanga o Tāmaki Makaurau) is New Zealands largest research-based university. ... The degree of Bachelor of Laws (or Baccalaureate of Laws) is the principal academic degree in law in most common law countries other than the United States, where it has been replaced by the Juris Doctor degree. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link is to a full 1970 calendar). ...

In 1982, he was appointed a district court judge. Then in 1995, he was appointed an ombudsman and served two five-year terms. Between 2005 and his appointment as Governor-General he chaired the Confidential Forum for Former In-Patients of Psychiatric Hospitals. 1982 (MCMLXXXII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... District courts are a category of courts which exists in several nations. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... An ombudsman is an official, usually (but not always) appointed by the government or by parliament, who is charged with representing the interests of the public by investigating and addressing complaints reported by individual citizens. ...

He is married with three adult children.

References

• Buckingham Palace press release
• Government House, Wellington biography
• PM welcomes Anand Satyanand as next Governor-General, New Zealand government press release
• 2006 Birthday Honours List at Government House, Wellington

Footnotes

1. ^ Wong, Pansy (2006-04-07). The Governor-General with the big heart. Retrieved on 2006-06-10.