Saxon Rice

{{Short description|Australian politician}} {{Use Australian English|date=August 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2026}} {{Infobox officeholder |name = Saxon Rice |honorific_suffix = |office = Member of the Queensland Parliament for Mount Coot-tha |term_start = 24 March 2012 |term_end = 31 January 2015 |predecessor = Andrew Fraser |successor = Steven Miles |party = Liberal National |profession = Businesswoman |birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1976|6|15}} }}

'''Saxon Rice''' (born 15 June 1976) is an Australian Liberal National politician who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Mount Coot-tha from 2012 to 2015, having defeated Deputy Premier and Treasurer Andrew Fraser at the 2012 state election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/elections/qld/2012/guide/mcoo.htm|title = Mount Coot-tha - Queensland Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)| website=Australian Broadcasting Corporation }}</ref> She was appointed Assistant Minister for Technical and Further Education on 3 April 2012.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=78933 |title=Premier announces new Ministry |work=Department of Premier and Cabinet |date=30 March 2012 |accessdate=30 March 2012 |archive-date=6 August 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120806105231/http://statements.cabinet.qld.gov.au/MMS/StatementDisplaySingle.aspx?id=78933 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Rice has a Master of International Law from the Australian National University and a Bachelor of Economics from Sydney University.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.womensnetwork.com.au/page.cfm?PageCode=SaxonRice&site_id=1 |title=Saxon Rice |access-date=9 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130121232726/http://www.womensnetwork.com.au/page.cfm?PageCode=SaxonRice&site_id=1 |archive-date=21 January 2013 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

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{{s-start}} {{s-par|au-qld}} {{s-bef|before=Andrew Fraser}} {{s-ttl|title=Member for Mount Coot-tha|years=2012–2015}} {{s-aft|after=Steven Miles}} {{s-end}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rice, Saxon}} Category:1976 births Category:Living people Category:Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians Category:Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Category:University of Sydney alumni Category:Australian National University alumni Category:21st-century Australian politicians Category:Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly Category:21st-century Australian women politicians