William Andersen III

{{Short description|Canadian politician}} {{redirect|William Andersen|other people with similar names|William Anderson (disambiguation){{!}}William Anderson}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} '''William Andersen III''' (born 1948<ref>https://iccc-archives.andornot.net/link/authority17461</ref>) is a former politician in Labrador, Canada. He represented Torngat Mountains in the Newfoundland House of Assembly from 1993 to 1996.<ref name=votes/>

The son of Andrew Andersen and Christiana Lampe, he was born in Okkak Bay, Labrador. Andersen married Jan Woodford. He was a wildlife officer from 1979 to 1984. Andersen served as mayor of Nain from 1978 to 1984. He was president of the Labrador Inuit Association from 1984 to 1993.<ref>{{cite book |title=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |year=1994 |last=O'Handley |first=Kathryn |ISBN=0-921925-54-9}}</ref>

He was elected to the provincial assembly in 1993, winning by only three votes after a judicial recount. Andersen did not run for reelection in 1996.<ref name=votes>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news2/canada/nlvotes2011/ridings/045/ |title=Torngat Mountains |publisher=CBC News |work=Newfoundland and Labrador Votes 2011}}</ref> In December 2005, he was named transitional president for the Nunatsiavut government in Labrador.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.itk.ca/media/media-release/inuit-salute-nunatsiavut-day-one |title=Nunatsiavut Government Comes Into Effect |date=December 1, 2005 |publisher=Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami}}</ref> Andersen took a leave of absence in November 2007 following allegations of sexual assault.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/sex-complaint-linked-to-nunatsiavut-president-s-leave-1.711758 |title=Sex complaint linked to Nunatsiavut president's leave |publisher=CBC News |date=January 9, 2008}}</ref> He was found guilty but was given a conditional discharge in 2010.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/andersen-evades-jail-for-sex-assault-1.866731 |title=Andersen evades jail for sex assault |publisher=CBC News |date=October 22, 2010}}</ref>

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