Robert Harmen "Rob" Anderson (born June 13, 1977) is a Canadian politician and a former Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta; he represented the constituency of Airdrie.
[3] As parliamentary assistant, Anderson oversaw stakeholder consultations toward developing Alberta's new law enforcement framework; conducted industry consultations for and sponsoring the Security Services and Investigators Act (2008); and sponsored the Alberta Gaming & Liquor Amendment Act (2009).
He was also the writer and sponsor of a private members bill, the Election Finances and Contributions Disclosure (Third Party Advertising) Amendment Act (2009).
[6] In February 2013, Anderson, Drew Barnes and Danielle Smith released the Wildrose 10-year Debt Free Capital Plan.
[4] In 2003, Anderson graduated magna cum laude from Brigham Young University with a Bachelor of Arts in Communications.
[3] This group advocated for democratic reform and more meaningful voter participation in the democratic process, printed a university newspaper (‘the Independent’) focused on debating relevant public policy and political issues of the day, and organized a speaker series on strengthening democracy that included Preston Manning, Ted Morton and David Kilgour.
During his time at law school, Anderson founded an online family entertainment business, selling it shortly before entering politics.