David Anderson (British politician)

Dave Anderson
Anderson in 2007
Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland
In office
1 July 2016 – 14 June 2017
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byIan Murray
Succeeded byLesley Laird
Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
In office
27 June 2016 – 14 June 2017
LeaderJeremy Corbyn
Preceded byVernon Coaker
Succeeded byOwen Smith
Member of Parliament
for Blaydon
In office
5 May 2005 – 3 May 2017
Preceded byJohn McWilliam
Succeeded byLiz Twist
Personal details
Born (1953-12-02) 2 December 1953 (age 70)
Sunderland, England, UK
Political partyLabour
Spouse
Eva Anderson
(m. 1973)
Alma materNew College Durham
Doncaster College
Durham University
WebsiteOfficial website
Commons website

David Anderson (born 2 December 1953) is a British politician who served as Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland and Shadow Secretary of State for Scotland from 2016 to 2017. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for Blaydon from 2005 to 2017.