David Anderson (British Columbia politician)
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The Honourable David A. Anderson PC OC |
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| Minister of the Environment | |
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In office August 3, 1999 – July 20, 2004 |
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| Preceded by | Christine Stewart |
| Succeeded by | Stéphane Dion |
| Member of Parliament for Esquimalt—Saanich |
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In office June 25, 1968 – July 24, 1972 |
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| Preceded by | George Chatterton |
| Succeeded by | Donald Munro |
| Member of Parliament for Victoria |
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In office October 25, 1993 – January 23, 2006 |
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| Preceded by | John Brewin |
| Succeeded by | Denise Savoie |
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August 16, 1937 Victoria, British Columbia |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Residence | Victoria |
| Alma mater |
University of Victoria University of British Columbia |
| Profession | journalist, lawyer |
| Religion | Anglican |
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David A. Anderson, PC OC (born August 16, 1937 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former Canadian cabinet minister.
Educated at Victoria College in Victoria, BC and the University of British Columbia Faculty of Law, he graduated in 1962 with a LLB. During his UBC days Anderson won a silver medal for rowing in the 1960 Olympic Games, and a silver medal in the Pan American Games in Chicago in 1959. He was also a pilot in the University Reserve of the Royal Canadian Air Force.
Anderson served as a foreign service officer in the Department of External Affairs between 1962 and 1968. His posts included Indochina (International Supervisory And Truce Commissions) 1963-64, Assistant Canadian Trade Commissioner in Hong Kong, 1964–1967, and China Desk Officer in Ottawa 1967-68. In Hong Kong, Anderson attended the Institute of Oriental Studies of the University of Hong Kong and obtained the British Foreign Officer Higher Standard Certificate in Mandarin.
He was elected Liberal MP for the constituency of Esquimalt—Saanich on Vancouver Island in the 1968 federal election. Four years later he switched to provincial politics, and was elected leader of the provincial Liberal Party (April 1972), then the third party in the provincial legislature with 5 out of 55 seats. Although elected himself in the 1972 election, representing the constituency of Victoria, the Liberal Party did not increase its seat total. Anderson served as Member of the Legislative Assembly until his defeat in December 1975.
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