14 Facts About Andrew Saxton

Andrew Saxton was born on March 11,1964 and is a Canadian politician and businessman who served as a member of Parliament represented the riding of North Vancouver in the House of Commons from 2008 to 2015.

Andrew Saxton graduated with honors from Upper Canada College in 1982, where he served as head of Wedd's House and as a member of the UCC Board of Stewards.

Andrew Saxton went on to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Administrative and Commercial Studies from the University of Western Ontario in 1986, now known as a Bachelor of Management and Organizational Studies.

Andrew Saxton began his career in finance with Credit Suisse in Switzerland and later held positions at Credit Suisse in New York City, where he was promoted to assistant treasurer.

Andrew Saxton returned to Vancouver with the firm before moving to Hong Kong in 1994 as senior account manager with HSBC.

Andrew Saxton was the founder and past president of the Pacific Club.

Andrew Saxton was first elected to the House of Commons in the 2008 Canadian federal election and was re-elected in 2011.

Andrew Saxton was appointed parliamentary secretary to the President of the Treasury Board after his first election and continued in this role after his re-election in 2011.

Andrew Saxton served on several parliamentary committees, including the Standing Committee on Public Accounts, the Joint Standing Committee on Scrutiny of Regulations, and the Finance Committee.

Andrew Saxton held leadership roles in various parliamentary friendship groups, including as vice-chair of the Canada-China Legislative Association and co-chair of the Canada-Philippines Interparliamentary Group.

Andrew Saxton chaired the Canada-Hong Kong, Canada-Malaysia, and Canada-Brunei Parliamentary Friendship Groups and served as vice-chair for Canada-Thailand and Canada-Vietnam Parliamentary Friendship Groups.

Andrew Saxton lost re-election in 2015 to Liberal candidate Jonathan Wilkinson and challenged him unsuccessfully in 2019.

In 2017, Andrew Saxton placed 13th in the Conservative Party of Canada leadership race.

In 2012, Andrew Saxton was awarded the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for his service to his community.