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  1. Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO, KStJ (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. Satyanand was chair of the Commonwealth Foundation for two 2-year terms, ending in December 2016. [1]

  2. Governor-General of New Zealand. The Rt Hon Sir Anand Satyanand was born in Auckland in 1944, attending Richmond Road School and Sacred Heart College. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Auckland in 1970.

  3. The Hon Anand Satyanand was sworn in as New Zealands 19th Governor-General for a five-year term in August 2006. He is New Zealand’s first Governor-General of Indian and Pacific ancestry.

  4. This chapter presents a micro-history of Sir Anand Satyanand, New Zealands first governor general of Asia-Pacific origin. Sir Anand Satyanand’s maternal and paternal great-grandparents migrated from India to Fiji as indentured labourers in the 1880s.

  5. Satyanand’s links with India stem from more humble connections. Five years later on 8 January 2011, Satyanand was welcomed as the Chief Guest at the Ninth Pravasi Bharatiya Divas in New Delhi. By then he was His Excellency The Right Honourable Sir Anand Satyanand, GNZM, QSO, because of changes to

  6. Sir Anand Satyanand has resigned from his role as chairman of the inquiry into abuse in state care, paying tribute to survivors who shared their stories - and promising it is on firm footing to...

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  8. Jan 16, 2015 · Biography: Satyanand, Anand. 1944- . Born in Auckland, New Zealand. Graduated from the University of Auckland, 1970. Lawyer, 1970-1982. Judge in Auckland District Court, 1982-1994. Parliamentary Ombudsman, 1995-2005. 19 th Governor-General of New Zealand, 2006-2011. Knight of Justice of the Order of St. John, 2006.