{{short description|Canadian politician|bot=PearBOT 5}} {{About|the Canadian politician|the English singer|Coco Star}} {{Use Canadian English|date=January 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2024}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Susan Brice | caption = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1943|7|7}}<ref name="SN111024">{{cite news |date=2011-10-24 |title=COUNCIL CANDIDATE: Susan Brice |url=https://www.saanichnews.com/news/council-candidate-susan-brice-230723 |access-date=2024-07-11 |publisher=Saanich News }}</ref> | birth_place = Victoria, British Columbia, Canada<ref name="SaanichCouncil"/> | office = Saanich District Councillor | term_start = 2005 | term_end = | assembly1 = British Columbia Legislative | constituency_AM1 = Saanich South | term_start1 = May 16, 2001 | term_end1 = May 17, 2005 | predecessor1 = Andrew Petter | successor1 = David Cubberley | office2 = Minister of Human Resources of British Columbia | premier2 = Gordon Campbell | term_start2 = September 20, 2004 | term_end2 = June 16, 2005 | predecessor2 = Stan Hagen | successor2 = ''Position abolished'' | office3 = Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Services of British Columbia | premier3 = Gordon Campbell | term_start3 = January 26, 2004 | term_end3 = September 20, 2004 | predecessor3 = Gulzar Cheema (Minister of State for Mental Health) | successor3 = Brenda Locke | office4 = Mayor of Oak Bay | term_start4 = 1985 | term_end4 = 1990 | predecessor4 = J. Douglas Watts | successor4 = Diana Butler | party = BC Liberal | other_party = BC Social Credit (ca. 1989-1991) | spouse = {{marriage |George Brice |1965}} | occupation = }} '''Susan Brice''' (born July 7, 1943) is a Canadian politician who represented the electoral district of Saanich South in the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia from 2001 to 2005. She sat as a member of the BC Liberal Party, and served in the cabinet of Premier Gordon Campbell. She has served as a member of the Saanich District Council since 2005,<ref name="SaanichCouncil">{{cite web|title=Susan Brice|url=http://www.saanich.ca/EN/main/local-government/mayor-council/meet-your-council/susan-brice.html|publisher=District of Saanich|accessdate=2024-07-11}}</ref> and was previously mayor and councillor in Oak Bay.
==Biography== Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia,<ref name="BCLeg37">{{cite web |url=https://www.leg.bc.ca/members/37th-Parliament/Brice-Susan |title=37th Parliament Members at dissolution on April 19, 2005: MLA: Hon. Susan Brice |publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia |access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref><ref name="CPG">{{Cite web |title=Brice, Hon. Susan (Saanich South) Minister of Human Resources |url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/international/encyclopedias-almanacs-transcripts-and-maps/brice-hon-susan-saanich-south-minister-human-resources |publisher=Canadian Parliamentary Guide |accessdate=2024-06-12}}</ref> she attended the University of Victoria and worked as an elementary school teacher in Esquimalt and Oak Bay.<ref name="SaanichCouncil"/> She served as an elected trustee to the Greater Victoria School Board from 1975 to 1980, including as chair of the board from 1978 to 1979.<ref name="BCLeg37"/><ref name="CPG"/> She was elected councillor to the Municipality of Oak Bay in 1980, then served as mayor from 1985 to 1990.<ref name="BCLeg37"/><ref name="CPG"/> She represented Oak Bay as a director on the Capital Regional District board during that time, and chaired the board from 1988 to 1989.<ref name="BCLeg37"/>
She ran as a candidate for the Social Credit Party in a 1989 by-election for the provincial riding of Oak Bay-Gordon Head, but lost to New Democrat Elizabeth Cull by 377 votes.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://thetyee.ca/Opinion/2010/11/23/ChongShouldWorry/print.html |title=Ida Chong Should Worry |publisher=The Tyee |first=Will |last=McMartin |date=2010-11-23 |access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref> She contested the riding again at the 1991 provincial election, this time placing third behind Cull and Liberal Paul McKivett.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://canadianelectionsdatabase.ca/PHASE5/?p=0&type=election&ID=380#page_1=constituency_5536 |title=1991 British Columbia Election |publisher=Canadian Elections Database |access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref> She was a host on CFAX AM1070 from 1990 to 1992,<ref name="CPG"/> then became executive director of the Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island.<ref name="SaanichCouncil"/><ref name="BCLeg37"/>
She represented the BC Liberals in the riding of Saanich South at the 2001 provincial election, and defeated New Democrat David Cubberley to become member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA).<ref name="BCLeg37"/><ref name="CBC13">{{cite news|title=Saanich South |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/saanich-south-1.1369074|publisher=CBC News|date=2013-04-29|accessdate=2024-07-11}}</ref> She was appointed to the cabinet in January 2004 as Minister of State for Mental Health and Addiction Services, before being re-assigned as Minister of Human Resources that September.<ref name="CampbellCabinet">{{cite web|title=Campbell Cabinet: 37th Parliament 2001-2005, 38th Parliament 2005-2009, 39th Parliament 2009-2011 |url=https://www.llbc.leg.bc.ca/public/reference/campbell_cabinet.pdf|publisher=Legislative Assembly of British Columbia|accessdate=2024-07-11}}</ref> She was also a member of the Government Caucus Committee on Education, and chair of the Government Caucus Committee on Health.<ref name="BCLeg37"/>
After losing re-election as MLA in 2005 by 429 votes against Cubberley,<ref name="CBC13"/> Brice instead ran for Saanich District Council at that year's municipal election,<ref name="SN111024"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thetyee.ca/Views/2005/11/21/CivicElections/ |title=Notes on the Civic Elections |publisher=The Tyee |date=2005-11-21 |access-date=2024-07-11}}</ref> and has served as councillor since then.<ref name="SaanichCouncil"/>
She has been married to husband George since 1965; they have two sons together.<ref name="BCLeg37"/>
==Electoral record== {{2001 British Columbia general election/Saanich South}} {{2005 British Columbia general election/Saanich South}}
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==External links== * [http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/37thParl/brice.htm Profile at the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia]
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