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Herb Cox

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Herb Cox
Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly
for The Battlefords
In office
November 7, 2011 – September 29, 2020
Preceded byLen Taylor
Succeeded byJeremy Cockrill
Personal details
Born1950 or 1951 (age 73–74)[1]
Brandon, Manitoba
Political partySaskatchewan Party
ResidenceBattleford, Saskatchewan
OccupationRealtor

Herb Cox (born 1950 or 1951) is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan in the 2011 election, representing the electoral district of The Battlefords as a member of the Saskatchewan Party.[2][3]

Cox served in the cabinet of Premier Brad Wall twice, first as Minister of Environment and later briefly as Minister of Advanced Education.

In 2012, Cox revealed that he had been diagnosed with bone cancer two days after his election victory, and had received chemotherapy treatment for the disease.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Battlefords MLA Cox fighting bone cancer Couture, Joe. Leader Post [Regina, Sask] 08 Mar 2012: A.4.
  2. ^ "Saskatchewan Party | Constituencies & MLAs". Archived from the original on 2015-06-03. Retrieved 2013-07-23.
  3. ^ Warick, Jason (November 8, 2011). "Sask. Party takes North Battleford seat". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-03-07.
  4. ^ Bitner, Kelly (March 7, 2012). "Battlefords MLA reveals he has bone cancer". News Talk 650 CKOM. Rawlco Communications. Retrieved 2012-03-07.[permanent dead link]
Saskatchewan provincial government of Brad Wall
Cabinet posts (2)
Predecessor Office Successor
Kevin Doherty Minister of Advanced Education
October 30, 2017–February 2, 2018
Tina Beaudry-Mellor
Scott Moe Minister of Environment
May 21, 2015–August 23, 2016
Scott Moe