Sam Cox | |
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Member of the Queensland Parliament for Thuringowa | |
In office 24 March 2012 –31 January 2015 | |
Preceded by | Craig Wallace |
Succeeded by | Aaron Harper |
Deputy Leader of One Nation Queensland | |
In office 24 August 2017 –30 April 2019 | |
Leader | Steve Dickson |
Succeeded by | Steve Andrew |
Personal details | |
Born | Samuel Victor Cox 22 December 1964 Home Hill,Queensland,Australia |
Political party | Katter's Australian (2020–present) |
Other political affiliations |
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Spouse | Janine Cox (m. 1992) |
Children | 3 |
Education | Anglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane |
Alma mater | University of Queensland, Gatton Campus |
Occupation | Cane farmer (Self-employed) |
Profession | Grazier businessman |
Samuel Victor Cox (born 22 December 1964) is a former Australian Liberal National politician [1] who was the member of the Legislative Assembly of Queensland for Thuringowa from 2012 to 2015. [2] He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School. [3]
He defected to Pauline Hanson's One Nation in January 2017, and announced that he would contest the next Queensland state election for One Nation in the seat of Burdekin, [4] but was unsuccessful. [5] Cox later unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Townsville in the 2020 local government elections. [6] He contested the seat of Burdekin in the 2020 Queensland state election as a Katter's Australian Party candidate, and was again unsuccessful. [7]
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