Sam Cox (Australian politician)

Sam Cox
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Thuringowa
In office
24 March 2012 – 31 January 2015
Preceded byCraig Wallace
Succeeded byAaron Harper
Deputy Leader of One Nation Queensland
In office
24 August 2017 – 30 April 2019
LeaderSteve Dickson
Succeeded bySteve Andrew
Personal details
Born
Samuel Victor Cox

(1964-12-22) 22 December 1964 (age 60)
Home Hill, Queensland, Australia
Political partyKatter's Australian (2020–present)
Other political
affiliations
Spouse
Janine Cox
​
(m. 1992)​
Children3
EducationAnglican Church Grammar School, Brisbane
Alma materUniversity of Queensland, Gatton Campus
OccupationCane farmer
(Self-employed)
ProfessionGrazier
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]

References

  1. ^ "Former Members". Parliament of Queensland. 2015. Retrieved 15 February 2015.
  2. ^ Thuringowa - Queensland Votes 2012 - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation), ABC.
  3. ^ Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
  4. ^ "One Nation loses third Queensland candidate as Peter Rogers dumped". Brisbane Times. 28 January 2017. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
  5. ^ 2017 State General Election - Burdekin - District Summary, ECQ.
  6. ^ "Sam Cox officially throws hat in the ring for 2020 local government elections". Townsville Bulletin. 12 November 2019. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
  7. ^ "Former LNP MP Sam Coxannounces Burdekin tilt for new party". Gympie Times. 22 September 2020. Retrieved 22 September 2020.
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Preceded by Member for Thuringowa
2012–2015 		Succeeded by


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