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== Early life ==
Jim Anderton was born on 21 January 1938<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ge25AAAAIAAJ&q=James+Patrick+Anderton+21+jan |title=Who's Who in Asian and Australasian Politics |date=2008-09-11 |access-date=2018-01-07|isbn=9780862915933 }}</ref> in [[Auckland]] to Matthew Byrne and Joyce Savage. His father left the family and his mother married Victor Anderton. Matthew Byrne died in a train accident in the 1940s1946 and Victor Anderton adopted Jim in 1951.<ref>{{cite news |title=The secret life of Matthew Byrne |first=Gary |last=Stewart |url= http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/local-news/secret-life-matthew-byrne-3389615 |work=Liverpool Echo |date=5 November 2010 |access-date=7 January 2018}}</ref> Jim undertook all his education in Auckland, attending [[Auckland University of Technology|Seddon Memorial Technical College]] and the [[Auckland College of Education|Auckland Teachers' Training College]]. He graduated as a qualified teacher, but spent only two years in a teaching role (at [[St Peter's College, Auckland]]) before moving on to work as a child welfare officer in [[Whanganui|Wanganui]].<ref name="legacy">{{cite news |last1=Wright |first1=Michael |title=The legacy of Jim Anderton: Former Deputy Prime Minister hailed 'one of the most highly-principled and idealistic' politicians |url=https://www.stuff.co.nz/national/politics/97315586/former-deputy-prime-minister-and-christ-church-cathedral-campaigner-jim-anderton-dies |access-date=8 January 2018 |work=[[Stuff (website)|Stuff]] |date=7 January 2018}}</ref>
 
In 1960, he married Joan Caulfield and they had five children, two girls and three boys.<ref name="legacy"/> The same year he became the paid organiser for the Catholic Youth Movement in the [[Catholic Diocese of Auckland]], and later worked as the secretary for the Catholic [[diocese]] in Auckland.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Anderton, Jim - New Zealand Parliament|url=https://www.parliament.nz/en/mps-and-electorates/former-members-of-parliament/anderton-jim/|access-date=2021-11-01|website=www.parliament.nz|language=en}}</ref> [[Reginald Delargey|Cardinal Reginald Delargey]] said that there were difficulties with Jim Anderton and his employment ended "when he put us in a position where we had to make a choice between him or the Pope".{{sfn|Bassett|2008|p=94}}