Chandra Prakash Sharma (died 1979) was an Indo-Fijian civil servant and politician. He briefly served as a member of the House of Representatives in 1977.
Chandra Prakash Sharma | |
|---|---|
| Member of the House of Representatives | |
| In office 1977 | |
| Preceded by | Vijay Parmanandam |
| Succeeded by | Vijay Parmanandam |
| Constituency | Suva Rural |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 1979 Melbourne, Australia |
| Political party | National Federation Party |
Biography
editSharma studied at the University of Otago until he was deported,[1] later qualifying as a chartered accountant and joined the civil service,[2] where he became chief accountant at the Treasury.[1] In the early 1970s he was seconded from the Ministry of Finance to the Savings Bank of Fiji.[3] He also served as president of the Fiji Public Servants' Association.[4]
A member of the National Federation Party, he contested the Suva Rural seat in the March 1977 elections and defeated incumbent (and former NFP member) Vijay Parmanandam and Vijay R. Singh.[2] However, following the party's split later in the year, he did not run for re-election in the September 1977 elections.[1]
He died in Melbourne in 1979.[5] His son Neil later also served as an MP.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d HISTORY NOTE: 'Celebrating my maiden speech in the Fijian Parliament: September 2014'; Dr Neil Sharma, former FF Health Minister, reminded us Fiji Leaks, 13 September 2017
- ^ a b Ahmed Ali (1980)Plantation to Politics: Studies on Fiji Indians, p221
- ^ Journal of the House of Representatives and of the Senate: Meetings of 1973
- ^ Report of the Public Service Commission for the Period 1970, p28
- ^ C.P. Sharma Pacific Islands Monthly, August 1979, p99