André Cox

General André Cox (born 12 July 1954

Officership 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.

On 13 June 2013, when General Linda Bond unexpectedly retired from the position of General of the Salvation Army, Cox became Acting General of The Salvation Army. The High Council of The Salvation Army met on 29 July 2013 to begin the process of electing a new General. On 31 July 2013 Cox was nominated by the High Council as a candidate for the 20th General of The Salvation Army, and on 3 August 2013 was elected General of The Salvation Army.

Cox retired on 3 August 2018. He was succeeded by Brian Peddle.

Appointments AppointmentTerritoryStart date Corps Switzerland and Austria Territory June 1979 Public Relations Zimbabwe Territory July 1987 Territorial Headquarters Zimbabwe Territory June 1992 Finance Secretary Zimbabwe Territory April 1994 Head of Communications Department Switzerland, Austria and Hungary Territory October 1997 Business Administrator Switzerland, Austria and Hungary Territory February 2002 Territorial Commander Finland and Estonia Territory July 2005 Territorial Commander Southern Africa Territory October 2008 Territorial Commander United Kingdom Territory with the Republic of Ireland May 2012 Chief of the Staff International Headquarters February 2013 General International Headquarters 3 August 2013

Retirement In February 2018, Cox announced his retirement with effect on 3 August 2018. Cox, following the form of several of his predecessors, will have been General for exactly five years. The High Council of The Salvation Army chose Brian Peddle as Cox's successor in May 2018.