Susan Brice

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,^[2] and was previously mayor and councillor in Oak Bay.

Born and raised in Victoria, British Columbia,^{[3] [4]} she attended the University of Victoria and worked as an elementary school teacher in Esquimalt and Oak Bay.^[2] 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.^{[3] [4]} She was elected councillor to the Municipality of Oak Bay in 1980, then served as mayor from 1985 to 1990.^{[3] [4]} She represented Oak Bay as a director on the Capital Regional District board during that time, and chaired the board from 1988 to 1989.^[3]

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.^[5] She contested the riding again at the 1991 provincial election, this time placing third behind Cull and Liberal Paul McKivett.^[6] She was a host on CFAX AM1070 from 1990 to 1992,^[4] then became executive director of the Better Business Bureau of Vancouver Island.^{[2] [3]}

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).^{[3] [7]} 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.^[8] She was also a member of the Government Caucus Committee on Education, and chair of the Government Caucus Committee on Health.^[3]

After losing re-election as MLA in 2005 by 429 votes against Cubberley,^[7] Brice instead ran for Saanich District Council at that year's municipal election,^{[1] [9]} and has served as councillor since then.^[2]

She has been married to husband George since 1965; they have two sons together.^[3]

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