Prince Gopal Lakshman

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Prince Gopal Lakshman is a former Fijian politician of Indian descent. In the House of Representatives he represented the Viti Levu South Kadavu Indian Communal Constituency from 1999 to 2006. He held the seat, one of 19 reserved for Indo-Fijians, for the Fiji Labour Party (FLP) in the general elections of 1999 and 2001.

Lakshman announced early in March 2006 that he would be retiring from politics at the parliamentary election scheduled for 6-13 May. He was succeeded by his brother's younger son Chaitanya Lakshman.

[edit] Personal life

Lakshman is the son of the late B.D. Lakshman, an Indian-born trade unionist and member of the colonial Legislative Council (1940-1944, 1959-1963). He has two sons, Prince Sachin Lakshman and Prince Jatin Lakshman. Both now reside in Melbourne, Australia.


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