Until October 2018, Anders was a regional in the Skåne Regional Councillo , focusing on healthcare, primary care, psychiatric care and pharmaceuticals drugs. He held this position for twelve years and during the last four years he was deputy chairman on the regional board in Skåne.
Anders has been a member of SKL's (Swedish Association of Local Authorities and Regions) healthcare committee for eight years and a member of the National Board of Ethics. The national newspaper Dagens Medicin has placed some one of the most powerful regional politicians in Sweden.
Anders has been a member of the Swedish Green Party since 1991, and has served as a board member of the national party organisation since 2013. Anders has a nursing degree from the University of Malmö and worked as a nurse during his whole period serving Skåne as a politician. He is a Senior Advisor at Rud Pedersen’s Stockholm office.