Neil L. Andersen

Religious Leader

1951 –

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Who is Neil L. Andersen?

Neil Linden Andersen is the junior member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He was accepted by church membership as an apostle on 4 April 2009, during the church's General Conference. Andersen has been an LDS general authority since 1993 and was a member of the Presidency of the Seventy from 2005 to 2009. Currently, he is the most junior apostle, being fifteenth in order of seniority in the ranks of the church.

Andersen was born in Logan, Utah and raised in Pocatello, Idaho. As a young man, he served in France as a missionary for the LDS Church. After his mission, he graduated from Brigham Young University and earned an MBA from Harvard Business School. He later lived and worked in Tampa, Florida, where he was the vice president of the Morton Plant Health System. While in Tampa, Andersen served in the LDS Church as a stake president.

Andersen was president of the church's France Bordeaux Mission from 1989 to 1992. In 1993, he was called as a general authority and member of the First Quorum of the Seventy. As a general authority, he has been the executive director of the church's Audiovisual Department and assistant executive director of the Priesthood Department. He has also been in the presidencies of the church's Utah North, Utah South, North America Southwest, North America Northeast, and Europe West areas. He also served as president of the Brazil South Area. From 1997 to 2001, Andersen was a member of the general presidency of the church's Sunday School.

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Born
Aug 9, 1951
Logan
Also known as
  • Neil Andersen
Spouses
Religion
  • The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Nationality
  • United States of America
Education
  • Brigham Young University
  • MBA, Harvard Business School
  • Harvard University
Employment
  • Vice President, Morton Plant Hospital
Lived in
  • Pocatello
  • Tampa

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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