Dennis Anderson (politician)
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Dennis Anderson is a former provincial level politician from Alberta
, Canada
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
from 1979 to 1993. After his political career he founded the Alberta Alliance on Mental Illness and Health.
. He won the electoral district of Calgary Currie
defeating three other candidates by a comfortable margin. He was re-elected to his second term in the 1982 Alberta general election
winning a much larger share of the popular vote. Anderson stood for a third term in the 1986 Alberta general election
. He won that election comfortably defeating three other candidates, but his vote share decreased substantially.
After the election Premier Don Getty
appointed Anderson as the Minister of Culture. He held that portfolio until 1987, when he moved to the Municipal Affairs portfolio. Anderson ran for his fourth and final term in the 1989 Alberta general election
. He won that election defeating two other candidates with a comfortable margin. After the election he was appointed as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, holding that post until Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992. Anderson retired at dissolution of the Alberta Legislature in 1993.
Alberta
Alberta is a province of Canada. It had an estimated population of 3.7 million in 2010 making it the most populous of Canada's three prairie provinces...
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. He served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta
Legislative Assembly of Alberta
The Legislative Assembly of Alberta is one of two components of the Legislature of Alberta, the other being the Queen, represented by the Lieutenant-Governor of Alberta. The Alberta legislature meets in the Alberta Legislature Building in the provincial capital, Edmonton...
from 1979 to 1993. After his political career he founded the Alberta Alliance on Mental Illness and Health.
Political career
Born in Edmonton, Anderson ran as a Progressive Conservative candidate in the 1979 Alberta general electionAlberta general election, 1979
The Alberta general election of 1979 was the nineteenth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 14, 1979 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won the electoral district of Calgary Currie
Calgary Currie
Calgary Currie is a provincial electoral district for the Legislative Assembly of Alberta, Canada.-Boundary history:-Electoral history:The Calgary-Currie electoral district was created in the boundary redistribution of 1971. The electoral district was named after the former Currie Army Barracks...
defeating three other candidates by a comfortable margin. He was re-elected to his second term in the 1982 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1982
The Alberta general election of 1982 was the twentieth general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on November 2, 1982 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
winning a much larger share of the popular vote. Anderson stood for a third term in the 1986 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1986
The Alberta general election of 1986 was the twenty-first general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on May 8, 1986 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won that election comfortably defeating three other candidates, but his vote share decreased substantially.
After the election Premier Don Getty
Don Getty
Donald Ross Getty, OC, AOE is a retired Canadian politician who served as the 11th Premier of Alberta between 1985 and 1992. A member of the Progressive Conservatives, he served as Energy Minister and Federal and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister in the government of Peter Lougheed before...
appointed Anderson as the Minister of Culture. He held that portfolio until 1987, when he moved to the Municipal Affairs portfolio. Anderson ran for his fourth and final term in the 1989 Alberta general election
Alberta general election, 1989
The Alberta general election of 1989 was the twenty-second general election for the Province of Alberta, Canada. It was held on March 20, 1989 to elect members of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta....
. He won that election defeating two other candidates with a comfortable margin. After the election he was appointed as Minister of Consumer and Corporate Affairs, holding that post until Ralph Klein became Premier in 1992. Anderson retired at dissolution of the Alberta Legislature in 1993.