Herb Cox | |
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Member of the Saskatchewan Legislative Assembly for The Battlefords | |
In office November 7, 2011 –September 29, 2020 | |
Preceded by | Len Taylor |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Cockrill |
Personal details | |
Born | 1950/1951(age 71–72) [1] Brandon,Manitoba |
Political party | Saskatchewan Party |
Residence(s) | Battleford,Saskatchewan |
Occupation | Realtor |
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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]
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