- Chandra Swamy
Chandra Sergran ("Tommy") Swamy is a Canadian
politician who was born inVitogo , Lautoka, inFiji . He was educated atDasbhandu Primary School andDrasa Secondary School in Fiji, before pursuing further studies on a part-time basis atGrandville Technical College inSydney ,Australia .Swamy intended to contest the
Edmonton Centre electorate in the general election on23 January 2006 , attempting to unseat Deputy Prime MinisterAnne McLellan . In the end, however, he did not contest the seat.According to the
Fiji Times , Swamy, the scion of a prominent Lautoka family, was the first person born in Fiji proposing to contest a Canadian election.Swamy has been a
justice of the peace since1998 , is President of the Fiji Soccer Association ofEdmonton , and is involved with a number of religious organizations.
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