Rachel Sanderson
| Rachel Sanderson | |
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| Member of the South Australian Parliament for Adelaide |
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Assumed office 20 March 2010 |
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| Preceded by | Jane Lomax-Smith |
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| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia (SA) |
| Education | University of South Australia |
| Profession | Member of Parliament |
Rachel Sanderson is an Australian politician representing the seat of Adelaide in the South Australian House of Assembly for the South Australian Division of the Liberal Party of Australia since the 2010 election.
Sanderson's family moved from Melbourne to Adelaide in 1983, settling in Prospect, an inner northern suburb of Adelaide. Sanderson attended St Peter's Collegiate Girls' School.
Sanderson obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Accountancy from the University of South Australia. She worked for a Chartered Accountant, a Finishing School and then a Modelling Agency as Financial Manager. In 1994 Sanderson established a modelling agency and training school, "Rachel's Model Management".
Rachel sold her management agency in April 2013, citing her full-time occupation as being a member of parliament.
Sanderson was elected to the South Australian House of Assembly seat of Adelaide at the 2010 state election, receiving a 14.5-point two-party swing on a margin of 4.2 points against Australian Labor Party incumbent Jane Lomax-Smith. At the 2014 state election she suffered a 1.8-point two-party swing against her finishing with a reduced margin of 2.4 points against Australian Labor Party candidate David O'Loughlin.
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