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Anand Satyanand

1944 - Today

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Sir Anand Satyanand (born 22 July 1944) is a New Zealand lawyer, judge, and ombudsman who served as the 19th governor-general of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011. Satyanand was chair of the Commonwealth Foundation for two 2-year terms, ending in December 2016. He then chaired the Commonwealth Observation Group of the National Elections of the Independent State of Papua New Guinea in 2017. In 2018, the New Zealand Government appointed him to lead the Royal Commission of Inquiry into Historical Abuse in State care and in the care of Faith-based Institutions. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Anand Satyanand is the 17,388th most popular politician (down from 16,491st in 2019), the 119th most popular biography from New Zealand (down from 83rd in 2019) and the 24th most popular New Zealander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Anand Satyanand ranks 17,388 out of 19,576. Before him are John B. Anderson, George Germain, 1st Viscount Sackville, Nello Musumeci, Cécile Kyenge, Hrant Bagratyan, and Stéphane Séjourné. After him are Thomas Corwin, Graham Watson, Tomas Gustafson, Paine Wingate, William Paca, and Kiril Petkov.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1944, Anand Satyanand ranks 688. Before him are Avinash Dixit, Peter Giles, Loren Shriver, Petra Roth, Giorgi Sichinava, and David Lindley. After him are Antonio Arias, Sonal Mansingh, Chris Dodd, Nancy Cartwright, David Hemery, and Juan Rodríguez Vega.

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In New Zealand

Among people born in New Zealand, Anand Satyanand ranks 119 out of 303. Before him are Tony Hurt (1946), Peter Hambleton (1960), Liam Lawson (2002), Zoë Bell (1978), Simon Dickie (1951), and Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900). After him are Anthony McCarten (1961), Jim Bolger (1935), Graham McRae (1940), Niki Caro (1967), Onny Parun (1947), and Mark Hunt (1974).

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Among POLITICIANS In New Zealand

Among politicians born in New Zealand, Anand Satyanand ranks 24. Before him are Juliet Mitchell (1940), Christopher Luxon (1970), Mike Moore (1949), Bill English (1961), Catherine Tizard (1931), and Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt (1900). After him are Jim Bolger (1935), Keith Holyoake (1904), Winston Peters (1945), Chris Hipkins (1978), Jerry Mateparae (1954), and Michael Hardie Boys (1931).

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