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David Anderson, PC , LL.B (born August 16 , 1937 in Victoria, British Columbia ) is a former Canadian politician. Anderson was the Liberal member of the Canadian House Of Commons , representing the riding of Victoria from 1993 until 2005 , and is a former member of Cabinet . He was also the member from Esquimalt—Saanich from 1968 to 1972 . Anderson was an Olympic silver medalist in rowing, and a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force (1955-1958). Anderson entered politics on the federal level, before going on to serve as leader of the British Columbia Liberal Party . He was a member of the Legislative Assembly Of British Columbia for single term of 1972 and 1975 . Even though the British Columbia Social Credit Party was badly defeated in the 1972 Election , and reduced to a small caucus, Anderson was not only unable to gather momentum from the Social Credit implosion, he lost three of his five Members Of The Legislative Assembly (MLAs) when Garde Gardom , Allan Williams and Pat Macgeer Crossed The Floor to join Social Credit. Anderson resigned as party leader three months prior to the 1975 Provincial Election , and was badly humiliated in his Victoria riding, coming a distant fifth. Many presumed that his failure as BC Liberal leader would be the end of his political career. In the 1993 Federal Election , he ran in Victoria and was elected as one of the few Liberal Members Of Parliament (MPs) from BC. Anderson has been a legal counsel, environmental consultant, foreign-service officer, professor, public servant. Anderson has served as Minister Of National Revenue , Minister Of Transport , Minister Of Fisheries And Oceans . He was Minister Of The Environment from 1998 to 2004 , and then sat on the Liberal Backbench . He retired from the House of Commons when parliament dissolved for the 2006 Federal Election . David is married to Sandra and have two children; James and Zoe. Zoe, who is 17, attends a boarding school in Neuchatel , Switzerland . Zoe spends most of her time in Zurich , where she has a job. Their son, James, is currently working in San Jose, Costa Rica , but is living in Victoria, British Columbia . David and Sandra currently live in Victoria, British Columbia . David and Sandra are mentors for a girl in Lesotho , with the assistance of the organization, Help Lesotho . He should not be confused with David L. Anderson , a Conservative MP from Saskatchewan . EXTERNAL LINKS
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