In 2003, Nand was offered the portfolio of Minister for Drainage and Flood Protection & Management, 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.[2]
Following his win in 2006, he was named Minister for Employment Opportunities and Productivity in the multi-party Cabinet that was formed. The FLP members of the Cabinet were advised by its leader, Mahendra Chaudhry, to vote against the 2006 budget and Nand with three other colleagues voted against the budget. The four ALP Cabinet were asked by the Prime Minister, Laisenia Qarase to resign, which they refused to do, but the 2006 coup took place before any further action could be taken.[3]
^PM announces 14 FLP Ministers 2007-09-27 at the Wayback Machine
^Labour cabinet ministers told to resign 2007-10-12 at the Wayback Machine
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ragho, nand, fiji, indian, former, politician, also, minister, multi, party, cabinet, following, 2006, election, member, house, representatives, fiji, tailevu, rewa, indian, communal, constituencyin, office, 1999, 2006minister, employment, opportunities, produ. Ragho Nand is a Fiji Indian former politician who was also a Minister in the multi party cabinet following the 2006 election Ragho NandMember of House of Representatives Fiji Tailevu Rewa Indian Communal ConstituencyIn office 1999 2006Minister for Employment Opportunities and Productivity Fiji In office 2006 2006Personal detailsPolitical partyFiji Labour PartyIn the House of Representatives he represented the Tailevu Rewa Indian Communal Constituency one of 19 reserved for Indo Fijians which he held for the Fiji Labour Party FLP in the general elections of 1999 2001 and 2006 On 19 May 2000 he was among the 43 members of the People s Coalition Government led by Mahendra Chaudhry taken hostage by George Speight and his band of rebel Republic of Fiji Military Forces RFMF soldiers from the Counter Revolutionary Warfare Unit He was released on 21 May 2000 after he signed a paper resigning his seat in Parliament 1 In 2003 Nand was offered the portfolio of Minister for Drainage and Flood Protection amp Management 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 2 Following his win in 2006 he was named Minister for Employment Opportunities and Productivity in the multi party Cabinet that was formed The FLP members of the Cabinet were advised by its leader Mahendra Chaudhry to vote against the 2006 budget and Nand with three other colleagues voted against the budget The four ALP Cabinet were asked by the Prime Minister Laisenia Qarase to resign which they refused to do but the 2006 coup took place before any further action could be taken 3 References edit Fiji Labour Party Activities Report 1999 2000 PM announces 14 FLP Ministers Archived 2007 09 27 at the Wayback Machine Labour cabinet ministers told to resign Archived 2007 10 12 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ragho Nand amp oldid 1019162657, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
