Ian Sanderson

Ian Sanderson is a retired Engineer and Lecturer. Born in Northern Ireland, he gained a degree in Physics at Queens University, Belfast. He is married to Barbara. They have two children, Don, who tragically died in 1999 and Fiona. They have three granddaughters. Ian and Barbara moved to Harold Wood in 1966 and have lived there ever since. Ian is a qualified Chartered Engineer and worked for the BBC in London, leading numerous Engineering Projects. While at the BBC he also gained another degree, and went on to become an Associate Lecturer for the Open University, teaching courses in Computer Science.

Ian joined the Liberal Democrats in 1989 and has been campaigning in Havering since 1994, being a candidate for Havering council on many occasions. He was Liberal Democrat candidate for Romford in 2015, 2017 and 2019 and for Havering and Redbridge in the 2016 Greater London Authority elections. In his spare time, he worked as a School Governor for twenty years and has been active for even longer in the Scouting Movement in Hornchurch.

Ian says: ‘I’ve lived most of my life in Havering and shared the experiences of local people. My children went to state schools here and then went on to university. I commuted by rail into London for decades.’

The Tories in government have implemented many poor policies, and the full consequences have come home to roost in recent years. It is time for a new Liberal Democrat look at policy and an engineer’s practical approach to the problems of government and administration.