Federal Political Experience

ANDERSON, The Hon. David,    P.C., L.L.B.

DATE AND PLACE OF BIRTH: 1937.08.16 Victoria, British Columbia, Canada

PROFESSION: Counsel, environmental consultant, foreign-service officer, professor, public servant

POLITICAL PARTY:

Liberal

(1968.06.25 - )

HOUSE OF COMMONS:

1968.06.25, Esquimalt--Saanich, British Columbia

Elected

1979.05.22, Cowichan--Malahat--The Islands, British Columbia

Defeated

1993.10.25, Victoria, British Columbia

Re-Elected

1997.06.02, Victoria, British Columbia

Re-Elected

2000.11.27, Victoria, British Columbia

Re-Elected

2004.06.28, Victoria, British Columbia

Re-Elected

CAUCUS:

Liberal

(1968.09.09 - 1972.09.01)

Liberal

(1994.01.17 - 2005.11.29)

PARLIAMENTARY FUNCTIONS:

Minister

Minister of National Revenue

(1993.11.04 - 1996.01.24)

Minister of Transport

(1996.01.25 - 1997.06.10)

Minister of Fisheries and Oceans

(1997.06.11 - 1999.08.02)

Minister of the Environment

(1999.08.03 - 2003.12.11)

Minister of the Environment

(2003.12.12 - 2004.07.19)

COMMITTEES:

House of Commons Committees

Member:

Standing Committee on Citizenship and Immigration

38th Parl., 1st Session