David Moore Anderson (born 6 February 1954) is a former

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(MHK) for

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. He also served in a number of ministerial posts on the

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and is therefore a former member of the

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Political career

Anderson was elected as a Member of the House of Keys in 2001 for Glenfaba. He was re-elected in 2006 and 2011. He had previously served as a Commissioner for the parish of Patrick from 1992 until his election to the House of Keys. He was elected to the Legislative Council in 2015, for what was intended to be a five-year term, but he announced his early retirement in 2018. He was called to resign by protesters following his support of legislation which would have prohibited the advocacy of homosexuality in schools.

Ministerial positions

Anderson served in several ministerial posts while a member of the House of Keys: * Minister for Education, 2004–06 * Minister for Transport, 2006–10 *

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, 2010–14

Personal life

Anderson is the son of

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, an Ulsterman who formerly served as President of the Legislative Council. David Anderson received his secondary education at the Douglas High School for Boys. He later moved to

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, where he studied at Newton Rigg Agricultural College. He has been married to Jane (''née'' Williams) since 1982; they have 2 grown up children together. He also has worked as a dairy and mixed farmer. He also served as the Vice-President of the Manx Farmers Union from 1999 until 2001. He is a keen athlete, having competed in the

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in 1978. He was recently World Champion for Under 50s at 400m hurdles, and continues to race.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, David Living people 1954 births Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Members of the House of Keys 2001–2006 Members of the House of Keys 2006–2011 Members of the House of Keys 2011–2016 Manx people of Irish descent British sportsperson-politicians Commonwealth Games competitors for the Isle of Man Independent politicians in the Isle of Man