Granville Earl Anderson (born ) is a Canadian politician in

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, Canada. He was a

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member of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario from 2014 to 2018 who represented the riding of

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. Anderson served as Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4 on the municipal council in

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, from 2018 to 2022. He is currently Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2 of Clarington.

Background

Anderson was born in Jamaica and moved to Canada with his family when he was 13. He attended the

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where he obtained a certificate in mediation law, and earned a business administration diploma through

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. He was elected as a separate school trustee in 2003, and was eventually elected as the chair of Peterborough, Victoria, Northumberland, and Clarington Catholic District School Board. He owns his own company specializing in mediation services.

Politics

He ran in the 2014 provincial election as the

candidate in the riding of

. He defeated Progressive Conservative candidate Mike Patrick by 1,236 votes. He served as

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to the Minister of Children and Youth Services and as the

to the

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. Anderson was defeated in the 2018 Ontario general election. In 2018, Anderson ran for election in the Municipality of Clarington as Regional Councillor for Wards 3 & 4, winning with 34.11% of the vote. Anderson ran as the Ontario Liberal Party candidate for the riding of Durham in the

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, but lost to Progressive Conservative

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. In 2022, Anderson ran for election in the Municipality of Clarington as Regional Councillor for Wards 1 & 2, winning in a close race with 44.2% of the vote.

Electoral record

Provincial

Municipal

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Granville 1960s births 21st-century Canadian politicians Black Canadian politicians Jamaican emigrants to Canada Living people Ontario Liberal Party MPPs Ontario school board trustees Seneca College alumni University of Windsor alumni York University alumni