Robert John Gurney Anderson (16 June 1925 – 11 January 2005), known as Ian Anderson, was a President of the Legislative Council of the

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. Mr Anderson was born in Glencross, Rathmullan,

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, in 1925. He left school at the age of 13 and joined the Belfast Technical College before moving to the

in 1946. In 1963 Ian was elected as a member of Patrick commissioners and remained as such until being elected as member of the

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for Glenfaba. In 1982 he was elevated to the Legislative Council and remained a member until retiring from

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in 1993. In 1988 he was elected as the, second ever non-

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, President of the Legislative Council. He served until 1990 when the constitution was altered and

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Charles Kerruish Sir Henry Charles Kerruish OBE LLD CP MLC (23 July 1917 – 2 August 2003) was a Manx politician who was the first President of Tynwald and, as Speaker of the House of Keys from 1962 to 1990, was the longest-serving Speaker in any Parliamen ...

became ex officio President. Ian Anderson also held many Ministerial-level appointments during his career. He died on 11 January 2005. His son is David Anderson MHK.

Governmental positions

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, 1986-1988 *

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, 1971-1982 *Chairman of the Local Government Board *Chairman of the Police Board * Chairman of the Home Affairs Board * Chairman of the Civil Service Commission 1925 births 2005 deaths Manx politicians Manx people of Irish descent Politicians from County Donegal {{IsleofMan-politician-stub