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Place of Birth: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
About Val Anderson
- Val Anderson was a politician in British Columbia, Canada.
- He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1991 general election, as a candidate of the BC Liberal Party, and was re-elected in the 1996 and 2001 elections. During his youth, Anderson had been a member of the Saskatchewan Older Boys' Parliament (now the Saskatchewan Youth Parliament). He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor of Divinity from St.
- Andrew's College.
- He has a Master of Theology degree from Princeton Theological Seminary and has completed two years on a doctoral program at Boston School of Theology.Prior to serving as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), Anderson was a minister in the United Church of Canada and a former professor at the Vancouver School of Theology.
- He was coordinator and editor of Canadian Multi Faith Action. Anderson had been active in community work.
- He was the founding chair of the Vancouver Food Bank and the Pacific Youth and Family Addiction Service Society.
- He received the Good Neighbour Award in 1990 along with honors from the Social Justice Foundation of BC. When first elected, Anderson served as the Deputy Critic for Social Services.
- He served on the Government Caucus Committee on Communities & Safety.
- He was also a member of the Legislative Select Standing Committees on Aboriginal Affairs and Health, as well as serving on the Multicultural Committee.
- He had previously served as a member of the Legislative Select Standing Committee on Parliamentary Reform, Ethical Conduct. Anderson died on 30 March 2006 after a long battle with bowel cancer.
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