MLA - Herb Cox - The Battlefords

Dear Lord. Thank you for Herb Cox. We thank you for his years of service and also for the service he is yet to render to the people of Saskatchewan. May you bless him with a spiritual edge that keeps the most important things front and centre in his work. May he also have a wonderful family life that exemplifies everything that life has to offer. Amen.

Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Herb graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from Brandon University. After graduation he moved to Saskatchewan and, while employed with a financial institution, worked in Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Lloydminster, Swift Current, and North Battleford.

Prior to entering politics, Herb was a realtor in North Battleford where he served with a number of organizations. Herb served three terms as president of the Battlefords Real Estate Board, four years as president of the Saskatchewan Team Penning Association and two years as president of the Canadian Team Penning Association. Herb was also a member of the Town of Battlefords industrial planning committee and served as sports chairman with the Zone Seven winter games.

First elected to the Saskatchewan legislature in 2011, Herb was re-elected in the 2016 provincial election.

Herb has served Saskatchewan as Government Whip and as a member of the Public Accounts Committee. He was also Minister of Environment, Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Water Corporation, and Minister Responsible for Saskatchewan Water Security Agency. He is currently a member of the caucus Management Committee, and the Standing Committee on Public Accounts.

Herb and his wife Linda are proud that their three children – a welder, a chartered accountant, and a pilot – are all living and working in Saskatchewan.