Wally Andersen was born on July 31,1951 and is a former Liberal Member of the House of Assembly in the Canadian province of Newfoundland and Labrador.
13 Facts About Wally Andersen
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Wally Andersen was first elected in 1996 in the riding Torngat Mountains and was re-elected twice.
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The son of Edgar Andersen and Muriel Lucy, he was born in Makkovik, Labrador and was educated in North West River.
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Wally Andersen was manager for the government stores in Labrador from 1974 to 1996.
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Wally Andersen was a member of the council for Happy Valley-Goose Bay.
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Wally Andersen served 12 years as president of the local hockey association.
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Wally Andersen officially resigned from the legislature on September 5 of that year, leaving the Torngat Mountains riding vacant until the 2007 provincial election was called shortly thereafter.
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Wally Andersen was released in December 2009 after serving three months of a 15-month sentence.
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Wally Andersen was re-elected in the 2017 municipal elections, and became Deputy Mayor.
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Wally Andersen announced in August 2021 that he would not be seeking re-election.
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Wally Andersen was elected to the Nunatsiavut Assembly in May 2022.
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Wally Andersen represents Upper Lake Melville and serves alongside his brother Anthony Andersen and nephew Thomas Evans.
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Wally Andersen defeated incumbent member Marlene Winters-Wheeler for the 2-member district.