Vinod Patel

Vinod Patel
Member of House of Representatives (Fiji)
Ba West Indian Communal Constituency
In office
1992–1994
Succeeded by New constitution
Personal details
Born February 28, 1939
Ba, Fiji
Political party National Federation Party
Spouse(s) Manjulaben Patel
Residence Ba, Fiji
Profession Businessman
Religion Hindu
He served as the President of the Ba Football Association from 1986-2001

Vinod Patel is a Fiji Indian businessman, soccer administrator and politician. He is the Chairman of Vinod Patel and Company Limited which owns a chain of hardware shops throughout Fiji.

Vinod Patel is a strong supporter of the Ba football team and was their President and Fiji Team director.

He entered politics as a councillor in Ba Town Council. He was subsequently elected the mayor and served two successful terms before moving to national politics. He easily won the Ba West Indian Communal Constituency for the National Federation Party in the 1994 general election.[1] During the 1999 and 2001 elections he attempted to re-enter Parliament as a member for Ba West Indian Communal Constituency but was easily defeated by the Fiji Labour Party candidate.

References

  1. "Fiji Times '94 General Election Scoreboard". Fiji Times. 28 February 1994.


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