Anand Satyanand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Anand Satyanand

Governor General of New Zealand

Date of Birth: 22-Jul-1944

Place of Birth: Auckland, New Zealand

Profession: judge, lawyer, politician

Nationality: New Zealand

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Sir Anand Satyanand, (born 22 July 1944) is a former lawyer, judge and ombudsman who served as the 19th Governor-General of New Zealand from 2006 to 2011.
He 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, which is scheduled to continue until 2023.
In November 2019, at the conclusion of its build-up phase, he is to step down as chair.
In August 2019 he was elected to be Chancellor of the University of Waikato for a 4-year term.