Shiromaniam Madhavan

Background

He was born in Labasa, Fiji and was the son of the well known Vanua Levu politician, James Madhavan, who served in the Legislative Council of Fiji for a long time.

Career

He had been active in politics since 1963 and was elected to the Labasa Town Council in 1973 and elected mayor in 1978. He was nominated to the Senate by the Leader of the Opposition in 1974. In the September 1977 election, he supported the Dove Faction of the NFP led by Sidiq Koya.

This had caused a lot of strife but Mr Madhavan fought till the end even though he was in hospital.

He died on 29 June 1994 after a long illness.

Achievements

• He was a founder of the Air Pacific Employees" Association in the 1960s, serving as its Secretary and President. Madhavan then joined the Fiji Labour Party and won the Labasa Indian Constituency in the 1992 general election.

Politics

He contested numerous elections for different political parties.

Connections

opponent:

Bua Indian Communal Constituency

Friend:

Shree Ramlu