Surendra Lal
Encyclopedia
Surendra Lal is a Fiji
an politician of India
n descent. In the House of Representatives
he represented the Vanua Levu West
Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party
(FLP) in the parliamentary elections
of 2001 with more than 65 percent of the vote.
In 2003, Lal was offered the portfolio of Minister for National Parks & Recreational Areas, together with 13 other FLP parliamentarians who were offered cabinet positions by the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase
but the FLP refused to accept this offer.
He retained his seat in the 2006 election with an increased majority, winning more than 73 percent of the vote.
Fiji
Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island...
an politician of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n descent. In the House of Representatives
House of Representatives (Fiji)
The House of Representatives is the lower chamber of Fiji's Parliament. It is the more powerful of the two chambers; it alone has the power to initiate legislation...
he represented the Vanua Levu West
Vanua Levu West (Indian Communal Constituency, Fiji)
Vanua Levu West Indian Communal is an electoral division of Fiji, one of 19 communal constituencies reserved for Indo-Fijians....
Indian Communal Constituency, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, which he held for the Fiji Labour Party
Fiji Labour Party
The Fiji Labour Party is a political party in Fiji, which holds observer status with the Socialist International. Most of its support at present comes from the Indo-Fijian community, although it is officially multiracial and its first leader was an indigenous Fijian, Dr. Timoci Bavadra. It is...
(FLP) in the parliamentary elections
Fiji election of 2001
The Constitution of Fiji was restored by a High Court decision on 15 November 2000, following the failure of the political upheaval in which the government had been deposed and the constitution suspended in May that year. On 1 March 2001, the Appeal Court upheld the decision. An election to...
of 2001 with more than 65 percent of the vote.
In 2003, Lal was offered the portfolio of Minister for National Parks & Recreational Areas, together with 13 other FLP parliamentarians who were offered cabinet positions by the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase
Laisenia Qarase is a Fijian political figure. He served as the sixth Prime Minister of Fiji from 2000 to 2006. After the military quashed the coup that led to the removal of Mahendra Chaudhry, Qarase joined the Interim Military Government as a financial adviser on 9 June 2000, until his appointment...
but the FLP refused to accept this offer.
He retained his seat in the 2006 election with an increased majority, winning more than 73 percent of the vote.