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                                                                   EXHIBIT 23(a)



                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS



We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report dated
January 31, 2000 appearing on page F-2 of Anchor National Life Insurance
Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1999 and of
our report dated March 31, 2000 relating to the financial statements of Variable
Annuity Account Seven (Portion Relating to the Polaris II A-Class Variable
Annuity). We also consent to the reference to us under the heading "Independent
Accountants" in such Prospectus.



/s/ PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Woodland Hills, California
December 8, 2000