Shaye Anderson

The Honourable
Shaye Anderson
ECA
Minister of Municipal Affairs of Alberta
In office
January 19, 2017 – April 30, 2019
Preceded byDanielle Larivee
Succeeded byKaycee Madu
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for Leduc-Beaumont
In office
May 5, 2015 – March 19, 2019
Preceded byGeorge Rogers
Succeeded byBrad Rutherford
Personal details
Born
Shaye Quinn Anderson

(1975-03-21) March 21, 1975 (age 49)[1]
Duncan, British Columbia, Canada
Political partyNew Democratic Party
SpouseKelly Edwards[2]
ResidenceDuncan, British Columbia[3]
Alma materMalaspina University-College
OccupationInstall and repair technician, union steward

Shaye Quinn Anderson ECA (born March 21,[1] 1975) is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Leduc-Beaumont.[4] Anderson defeated longtime MLA George Rogers in an election that saw the NDPs win a majority government, the first government change the province had seen since 1971. On January 19, 2017, Anderson was sworn in as Minister of Municipal Affairs.

Anderson was defeated in the 2019 Alberta general election by United Conservative Party candidate Brad Rutherford.[5] Following his defeat, Anderson moved back to his hometown of Duncan, British Columbia; in 2021, he sought the federal NDP nomination for Nanaimo—Ladysmith though was defeated.[3][6]

Anderson attended Cowichan Secondary School, graduating in 1993.[7] He is an install and repair technician for Telus and a shop union steward.[2][8][9] He is from Duncan, British Columbia and has a diploma in physical education from Malaspina University-College in Nanaimo, British Columbia[10]

His pronounced facial hair drew some attention after his election, with one columnist for the National Post calling it "the most conspicuous and healthy beard seen in Canadian politics this side of the 19th century."[11]

  1. ^ a b @sandersonNDP (21 March 2021). "Some news on my bday.I'm officially a nomination candidate for the nanladNDP riding on beautiful Vancouver Island.I hope to earn the support of members here in the riding to win the nom,and want to use my experience to turn the riding orange again.Let's move forward together" (Tweet). Retrieved 22 March 2021 – via Twitter.
  2. ^ a b "Orange crush rides into Leduc-Beaumont riding". Leduc Rep. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  3. ^ a b Cournoyer, Dave (March 22, 2021). "Former Alberta MLA Shaye Anderson running for NDP nomination in Nanaimo-Ladysmith". daveberta.ca. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  4. ^ "Riding results: Leduc-Beaumont". www.edmontonjournal.com. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  5. ^ "Winning Candidates". Elections Alberta. Archived from the original on 3 June 2020. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Nanaimo-Ladysmith school trustee selected as federal NDP candidate". Nanaimo News Bulletin. May 24, 2021. Retrieved September 1, 2021.
  7. ^ "Two new Alberta MLA's both graduated from Cowichan Secondary in Duncan - CHEK". CHEK. Archived from the original on 9 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  8. ^ "Meet some of the new faces elected in Alberta's orange wave". thestar.com. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  9. ^ "Alberta Election: Who are the province's new MLAs?". cbc.ca. 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 7 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  10. ^ "Local NDP candidate says he's a man of the people". The Beaumont News. Archived from the original on 18 May 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
  11. ^ Jen Gerson (May 26, 2015). "Rachel Notley's approach to NDP caucus: Keep the beard, but use common sense". National Post. Archived from the original on May 27, 2015. Retrieved May 27, 2015.