Vinod Patel

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

Vinod Patel
  • Member of House of Representatives (Fiji)
  • Ba West Indian Communal Constituency
In office
1992–1994
Succeeded byNew constitution
Personal details
Born28 February 1939
Ba, Fiji
Political partyNational Federation Party
Spouse(s)Manjulaben Patel
ResidenceBa, Fiji
ProfessionBusinessman
He was president of the Ba Football Association from 1986 to 2001

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.

Awards and Achievements
YearCountryAward NameGiven byField of Merit
2017 FijiPravasi Bharatiya SammanPresident of Indiasocial work

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


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