Anand Satyanand
Sir Anand Satyanand | |
|---|---|
Satyanand in 2006 | |
| 12th Chancellor of the University of Waikato | |
| In office 6 August 2019 – 1 July 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Jim Bolger |
| Succeeded by | Susan Hassall |
| 19th Governor-General of New Zealand | |
| In office 23 August 2006 – 23 August 2011 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Helen Clark John Key |
| Preceded by | Dame Silvia Cartwright |
| Succeeded by | Sir Jerry Mateparae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 July 1944 Auckland, New Zealand |
| Spouse |
Susan Sharpe, Lady Satyanand
(m. 1970) |
| Alma mater | University of Auckland |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge, ombudsman |
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Sir Anand Satyanand GNZM QSO KStJ (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 the Chair of the Commonwealth Foundation for two 2-year terms, ending in December 2016. He then chaired the Commonwealth Group which observed the national elections in 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. In November 2019, at the conclusion of its build-up phase, he stepped down as Chair of the Commission. He served as Chancellor of the University of Waikato from August 2019 until July 2025.