Robert John Gurney Anderson (16 June 1925 – 11 January 2005), known as Ian Anderson, was a President of the Legislative Council of the

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. Ian Anderson was born and raised in Glencross, a

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on the north-western outskirts of

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, a small town in the north of

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, the northern

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in Ireland, in 1925.

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Records. http://tynwald.org.im/index.php/spfile?file=memoff/former/FormerBiogs/AndersonRJG.pdf Townlands.ie: Glencross Townland, Co. Donegal. https://www.townlands.ie/donegal/kilmacrenan/killygarvan/rathmullan/glencross/ He left school at the age of 13 and joined the Belfast Technical College before moving to the

in 1946. In 1963, Ian was elected as a member of

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commissioners and remained as such until being elected as member of the

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for

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. In 1982 he was elevated to the Legislative Council and remained a member until retiring from

in 1993. In 1988 he was elected as the, second ever non-

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, President of the Legislative Council. He served until 1990 when the constitution was altered and

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Charles Kerruish Sir Henry Charles Kerruish OBE LLD CP MLC (23 July 1917 – 2 August 2003) was a Manx politician who was the first President of Tynwald and, as Speaker of the House of Keys from 1962 to 1990, was the longest-serving Speaker in any Parlia ...

became ex officio President. Ian Anderson also held many Ministerial-level appointments during his career. He died on 11 January 2005. His son is David Anderson, a former MHK.

Governmental positions

* Minister of Industry, 1986-1988 *

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, 1971-1982 *Chairman of the Local Government Board *Chairman of the Police Board * Chairman of the Home Affairs Board * Chairman of the Civil Service Commission

References

1925 births 2005 deaths Independent politicians in the Isle of Man Manx people of Irish descent Politicians from County Donegal People from Rathmullan {{IsleofMan-politician-stub