Kathleen Cook

Kathleen Cook 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.^[2]

Kathleen Cook MLA
Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba for Roblin
Incumbent
Assumed office October 3, 2023
Preceded by	Myrna Driedger
Deputy Leader of the Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba for Winnipeg and urban centres
In office January 29, 2024 – May 6, 2025 Serving with Kelvin Goertzen (Deputy Leader for rural Manitoba)
Leader	Wayne Ewasko (2024-2025) Obby Khan (2025)
Succeeded by	Jeff Bereza
Personal details
Political party	Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party
Spouse	Jared[1]
Children	4 [1]
Residence	Charleswood[1]
Alma mater	University of Winnipeg

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.^[3] She was replaced as Deputy Leader in May 2025 by Jeff Bereza, and became the Party Whip.^[4]

Cook was provincial director for the Canadian Federation of Independent Business.^[5]

Cook has a political science degree from the University of Winnipeg.^[1]

Electoral record

v t e 2023 Manitoba general election: Roblin
Party	Candidate	Votes	%	±%	Expenditures
	Progressive Conservative	Kathleen Cook	6,088	49.72	-5.47	$18,280.04
	New Democratic	Madelaine Dwyer	4,968	40.57	+22.57	$2,103.86
	Liberal	Detlev Regelsky	1,189	9.71	-6.08	$0.00
Total valid votes/expense limit			12,245	99.39	–	$76,775.00
Total rejected and declined ballots			75	0.61	–
Turnout			12,320	62.54	+0.71
Eligible voters			19,699
	Progressive Conservative hold		Swing		-14.02
Source(s) Source: Elections Manitoba[6][7][8]