Education
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.
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Val Anderson
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He was first elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 1991 general election, as a candidate of the British Columbia Liberal Party, and was re-elected in the 1996 and 2001 elections. He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Saskatchewan and a Bachelor of Divinity from Saint Andrew"s College. 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. When first elected, Anderson served as the Deputy Critic for Social Services.
He served on the Government Caucus Committee on Communities & Safety. Anderson died on 30 March 2006 after a long battle with bowel cancer.
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Membership
During his youth, Anderson had been a member of the Saskatchewan Older Boys" Parliament (now the Saskatchewan Youth Parliament). 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.
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Political Party
British Columbia Liberal Party