Rob Anderson (politician)
| Rob Anderson | |
|---|---|
| MLA for Airdrie-Chestermere | |
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In office March 3, 2008 – April 23, 2012 |
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| Preceded by | Carol Haley |
| Succeeded by | riding dissolved |
| MLA for Airdrie | |
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In office April 23, 2012 – May 5, 2015 |
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| Preceded by | new riding |
| Succeeded by | Angela Pitt |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 13, 1977 Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Political party |
Progressive Conservative (2008–2010, 2014-present) Wildrose Party (2010–2014) |
| Residence | Airdrie, Alberta, Canada |
| Alma mater |
Brigham Young University University of Alberta |
| Occupation | lawyer |
| Website | http://www.robanderson.ca |
Robert Harmen "Rob" Anderson (born June 13, 1977) is a Canadian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, he represented the constituency of Airdrie. He was a Progressive Conservative until he crossed the floor on January 4, 2010 to join the Wildrose Party. He was reelected in the Alberta general election, 2012, with 16 other Wildrose MLAs to form the Official Opposition.
On December 17, 2014, Anderson resigned from the Wildrose caucus to cross the floor and rejoin the governing Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta caucus, along with eight other Wildrose MLAs.
Anderson was elected to his first term in Alberta's Legislative Assembly as the Member for Airdrie-Chestermere in the 2008 provincial election.
During his first term, Anderson was appointed as a member of the Provincial Treasury Board and served on the standing and cabinet policy committees on Public Safety and Services as well as the Private Bills committee. He also served as the parliamentary assistant to the Solicitor General and Minister of Public Security.
Anderson's duties as parliamentary assistant included overseeing stakeholder consultations toward developing Alberta's new law enforcement framework; conducting industry consultations for and sponsoring the Security Services and Investigators Act (2008); and sponsoring the Alberta Gaming & Liquor Amendment Act (2009).
Anderson was also the writer and sponsor of a private members bill, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act (2009).
Anderson left the Progressive Conservative Party in January 2010 to join the Wildrose Alliance Party, which later changed its name to the Wildrose Party. When future Wildrose leader Danielle Smith made it known she was leaving the Tories for the Wildrose, Anderson was dispatched to talk her out of it. Anderson told Smith that despite the Tories' reckless spending and unwillingness to listen to the backbenchers, there was no viable alternative on the right. Smith was unmoved, saying that the Wildrose was the only realistic chance to give Alberta a government that was truly committed to fiscal conservatism. As far as Smith was concerned, the Tories were "beyond redemption" and "out of control." When Anderson finally joined, Smith named him deputy leader.
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