{{Short description|Labrador Inuk politician}} {{BLP sources|date=March 2021}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = Tony Anderson | honorific_prefix = | honorific_suffix = | image = | party = | office1 = Acting President of Nunatsiavut | monarch1 = | lieutenant_governor1 = | predecessor1 = William Andersen III | deputy1 = | term_start1 = November 14, 2007 | term_end1 = December 14, 2007 | office2 = First Minister of Nunatsiavut (acting from 2019-2022) | predecessor2 = Kate Mitchell | successor2 = Melva Williams | term_start2 = 2019 | term_end2 = 2022 | office3 = Member of the Nunatsiavut Assembly for Nain | predecessor3 = | successor3 = | term_start3 = 2022 | term_end3 = | birth_date = | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | office4 = AngajukKâk (Mayor) of Nain | term_start4 = 2006 | term_end4 = 2008 | premier4 = | predecessor4 = Incorporation* | successor4 = Joe Dicker | assembly5 = | constituency_AM5 = | term_start5 = | term_end5 = | predecessor5 = | successor5 = | other_party = | spouse = | caption = }} '''Anthony (Tony) Andersen''' is a Labrador Inuk politician who has served as First Minister of the Nunatsiavut Assembly since 2019.
== Personal life == He was born to Edgar Andersen and Muriel Andersen. His brother<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.assembly.nl.ca/Committees/StandingCommittees/GovServices/ga45session4/tw07-05-02.htm | title=May 2 }}</ref> Wally Andersen is also currently a member of the Nunatsiavut Assembly and so is his nephew Thomas Evans. His niece Lela Evans was elected to the House of Assembly of Newfoundland and Labrador in 2019, defeating his nephew Randy Edmunds.<ref>{{cite tweet|number=1414623138755842048|user=NL_HOA|title=Lela Evans (MHA 2019-present) represents the District of Torngat Mountains. The district was represented by her cou…|date=12 July 2021}}</ref>
== Career == Andersen briefly served as President of Nunatsiavut following the resignation of William Andersen III. He has also served as the AngajukKâk of Nain.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lamentfortheland.ca/nain-tony-andersen/ | title=Nain- Tony Andersen | date=3 September 2014 }}</ref>
He replaced Kate Mitchell as First Minister of Nunatsiavut after her resignation.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Telegram|first=The|title=Nunatsiavut First Minister resigns amid allegations of impropriety {{!}} The Telegram|url=http://www.thetelegram.com/news/provincial/nunatsiavut-first-minister-resigns-amid-allegations-of-impropriety-385254/|access-date=2021-03-19|website=www.thetelegram.com|language=en}}</ref> Andersen is one of 2 members of the Nunatsiavut Assembly that represents Nain.
In 2022, Andersen was appointed as First Minister following a general election.<ref>[https://nunatsiavut.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/First-Minister-Executive-Council-Speaker-selected-1.pdf First Minister, Executive Council, Speaker selected ]</ref> However, he resigned that same year.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Williams sworn in as First Minister, Andersen sworn in as Minister of Education and Economic Development|url=https://nationtalk.ca/story/williams-sworn-in-as-first-minister-andersen-sworn-in-as-minister-of-education-and-economic-development|archive-url=https://archive.today/20260124210454/https://nationtalk.ca/story/williams-sworn-in-as-first-minister-andersen-sworn-in-as-minister-of-education-and-economic-development|archive-date=2026-01-24}}</ref>
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