André Cox
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General André Cox |
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Cox, photographed as General of The Salvation Army in 2013
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| 20th General of The Salvation Army | |
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Assumed office 3 August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Linda Bond |
| Acting General of The Salvation Army | |
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In office 13 June 2013 – 3 August 2013 |
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| 24th Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army | |
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In office 1 February 2013 – 3 August 2013 |
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| Preceded by | Barry Swanson |
| Succeeded by | William A. Roberts |
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12 July 1954 Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia, present-day Zimbabwe |
| Nationality | British/Swiss |
| Spouse(s) | Silvia (née Volet) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence | London, United Kingdom |
| Religion | Christian |
General André Cox (born 12 July 1954) is the 20th General of The Salvation Army. He was commissioned as an Officer in The Salvation Army on 25 May 1979. He was elected to the position of General by the 18th High Council of The Salvation Army on 3 August 2013.
He was the Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army from 1 February 2013 to 3 August 2013. In the wake of the unexpected retirement of General Linda Bond, Cox fulfilled the duties of General for a little under two months until the High Council could elect a new General.
Born in Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia (today Zimbabwe) to an English father and Swiss mother, Cox spent his childhood years in Southern Rhodesia and the United Kingdom, before moving to Switzerland where he met and married Silvia Cox (née Volet), who was born to Swiss parents in Argentina.
Session Name: Joyful Evangelists
Cox was commissioned as a Salvation Army officer on 25 May 1979 and spent the early years of his ministry as a corps officer in Switzerland. In 2005, Cox was appointed as the territorial commander of The Salvation Army's work in Finland and Estonia; a post he held until he took command of the Southern Africa Territory in October 2008.
Cox and his wife Silvia spent four years as leaders of the Salvation Army’s Southern Africa Territory, which includes work in the countries of South Africa, Lesotho, Namibia, the Islands of St Helena and Swaziland. They then served for 6 months as the territorial leaders of the United Kingdom with Ireland Territory.
When he took up his appointment as Chief of the Staff of The Salvation Army, Cox followed in the footsteps of his father, Commissioner Ron Cox, who served as the Chief of the Staff from 1987 to 1991.
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