PROVISIONAL CANDIDATE

Satish Kumar (Unity Fiji)

Age: 49

Occupation: Businessman Managing Director CLABSS Pacific Ltd

Marital status: Married with two daughters

Residence: Colo-i-Suva

Where from: Wainikoro, Nadogo,
in Labasa

Education: Bachelor of Arts in Economics Management and Public Administration, Post Graduate Diploma in Development Studies Masters in Business Administration

Work experience:

• FTIB: Senior Assistant Trade and Investment Officer
• Media industry: Senior sales executive (Associated Media and Pacific Islands Monthly)
• FIT/FNU: Lecturer, Associate Head of School, school of commerce
• Acting general manager corporate services
• Assistant to director, Nasinu Town Council: CEO/Town Clerk.
• Commissioner for Oaths for past 10 years.
• Former Board member TPAF and former Council member for FIT.
• Former president  FTU Suva Branch.
• Former president of FIT Staff Association.
• Former national executive member and Board of Governors for Arya Prathinidhi Sabha of Fiji.
• Former Board member of the Fiji Scouts Association.
• Currently managing his business.

Hobbies: Meeting people, playing soccer and travelling.

What are the three main issues you will be highlighting in the general election and why?

1. Welfare of the Fijian people and empowering them to live a healthy and productive life with dignity freedom and human rights;

2. Stability/security, law and order and peace and harmony for all Fijians. Sustainable economic growth and domestic investment, employment opportunities; and

3. Decent infrastructure development with the best monetary policies.
Why?

– For a sound social economic and financial policies with good governance geared at eradicating poverty and corruption will be the best ingredient for economic growth and prosperity for all Fijians in a just fair and equitable manner in all sectors – health education  commerce/business, fisheries forestry minerals/tourism etc.

Edited by Naisa Koroi

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