Kathleen Cook

{{short description|Canadian politician}} {{Use Canadian English|date=October 2023}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | image = | name = Kathleen Cook | caption = | birth_date = 1981–1996 (age {{age|1996|12|31}}–{{age|1981|1|1}}) | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | office = Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Roblin | term_start = October 3, 2023 | term_end = | predecessor = Myrna Driedger | successor = | office2 = Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba for Winnipeg and urban centres | term_start2 = January 29, 2024 | term_end2 = May 6, 2025 | predecessor2 = | successor2 = Jeff Bereza | leader2 = {{ubl | Wayne Ewasko | Obby Khan}} | alongside2 = Kelvin Goertzen (Deputy Leader for rural Manitoba) | party = Progressive Conservative | occupation = | honorific_suffix = MLA | spouse = Jared Cook<ref name="PC"/> | children = 4<ref name="PC"/> | alma_mater = University of Winnipeg (BA) }}

'''Kathleen Cook''' (born between 1981 and 1996)<ref>{{cite web |year=2023 |title=Kathleen Cook |url=https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/election-candidates/provincial-2023/kathleen-cook |work=Winnipeg Free Press}}</ref> is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba in the 2023 Manitoba general election. She represents the district of Roblin as a member of the Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party.<ref>Sarah Petz, [https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/manitoba-2023-election-new-mlas-1.6985400 "Meet the New Faces Joining Manitoba's Government"]. CBC News, October 4, 2023.</ref>

On October 24, 2023, she was appointed as the Shadow Minister for Health. From 2024 to 2025, she served as the Deputy Leader of the Opposition Progressive Conservatives for Winnipeg and urban centres.<ref>{{cite web |title=PC Caucus Announces New Leadership Structure |url=https://pcmbcaucus.com/2024/01/pc-caucus-announces-new-leadership-structure/ |type=press release |publisher=Manitoba PC Caucus |date=29 January 2024 |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> She was replaced as Deputy Leader in May 2025 by Jeff Bereza, and became the Party Whip.<ref>{{cite web |title=New PC Leader Obby Khan Promises New PC Era During First Day in Legislative Assembly |url=https://pcmbcaucus.com/2025/05/new-pc-leader-obby-khan-promises-new-pc-era-during-first-day-in-legislative-assembly/ |type=press release |publisher=Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba Caucus |access-date=16 July 2025 |date=6 May 2025}}</ref>

Cook was provincial director for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-03-23 |title=Saskatchewan Budget Provides Little Relief for Struggling Small Businesses |url=https://www.cfib-fcei.ca/en/media/news-releases/saskatchewan-budget-provides-little-relief-struggling-small-businesses |type=press release |access-date=2023-10-05 |publisher=Canadian Federation of Independent Business |language=en}}</ref>

Cook has a political science degree from the University of Winnipeg.<ref name="PC">{{cite web|url=https://pcmanitoba.com/kathleen-cook/|title=Kathleen Cook|publisher=Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba|access-date=7 October 2023}}</ref>

==Electoral record==

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