Saxon Rice (born 15 June 1976) is an Australian Liberal National politician who was the member of the

Legislative Assembly of Queensland The Legislative Assembly of Queensland is the sole chamber of the unicameral Parliament of Queensland established under the Constitution of Queensland. Elections are held every four years and are done by full preferential voting. The Assembl ...

for

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from 2012 to 2015, having defeated Deputy Premier and Treasurer Andrew Fraser at the 2012 state election. She was appointed Assistant Minister for Technical and Further Education on 3 April 2012. Rice has a Master of International Law from the

Australian National University The Australian National University (ANU) is a public research university located in Canberra, the capital of Australia. Its main campus in Acton encompasses seven teaching and research colleges, in addition to several national academies and ...

and a Bachelor of Economics from

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1976 births Living people Liberal National Party of Queensland politicians Members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly University of Sydney alumni Australian National University alumni 21st-century Australian politicians Women members of the Queensland Legislative Assembly 21st-century Australian women politicians {{Australia-politician-stub