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Nigel Evans
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'''Nigel Martin Evans''' (born
November 10,
1957)
United Kingdom British politician. He is the
Conservative Party (UK) Conservative Member of Parliament for
Ribble Valley (UK Parliament constituency) Ribble Valley
Nigel Evans was born in
Swansea,
Wales and was educated locally at the Dynevor School and the
University of Wales, Swansea where he was awarded a
Bachelor of Arts bachelor's degree degree in
politics in
1979. He was involved in the management of his family's
newsstand newsagent and
convenience store in Swansea. He was elected as a councillor to the
West Glamorgan County Council in
1985 and became the deputy Conservative group leader in
1990 before standing down as a councillor in
1991.
He contested
Swansea West (UK Parliament constituency) Swansea West at the
United Kingdom general election, 1987 1987 General Election but was defeated by former
Minister of State minister Alan Williams by 7,062 votes. He was selected to contest the
List of UK by-elections#50th Parliament (1987-1992) 1989 Pontypridd By-election following the death of Brynmor John. He was defeated by
Kim Howells in
Pontypridd (UK Parliament constituency) Pontypridd by 10,794 votes. He fought his third election in one parliament when he was selected to contest the very safe Conservative seat of
Ribble Valley in the by-election caused by the resignation of
David Waddington, Baron Waddington David Waddington to become the
Leader of the House of Lords in
1990. Nigel Evans was again defeated at the
List of UK by-elections#50th Parliament (1987-1992) 1991 Ribble Valley By-election on
March 7,
1991 when
Michael Carr (Lib Dem politician) Mike Carr gained the seat for the
Liberal Democrats (UK) Liberal Democrats somewhat resoundedly by 4,601 votes.
Nigel Evans regained Ribble Valley from the Liberal Democrats at the
United Kingdom general election, 1992 1992 General Election defeating Carr by 6,542 votes and has been the MP there since. He made his
maiden speech on
May 20,
1992[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm199293/cmhansrd/1992-05-20/Debate-13.html]. He was appointed as the
Parliamentary Private Secretary PPS to the
Secretary of State for Employment David Hunt in
1993 and remained Hunt's PPS when he was appointed
Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in
1994. In
1995, Evans became the PPS to
Tony Baldry the Minister of State at the
Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1995, and in
1996 became the PPS to the new
Secretary of State for Wales William Hague.
With the Conservative Party not winning a single seat in Wales at the
United Kingdom general election, 1997 1997 General Election, Evans was drafted onto the
frontbencher frontbench by
John Major as a spokesman on
Wales Office Welsh Affairs. He became a member of the
Shadow Cabinet under both William Hague and
Iain Duncan Smith as the Shadow
Secretary of State for Wales from
2001 to
2003. He had publicly criticized the government for not having a dedicated Secretary of State for Wales in a cabinet post, so when the new Conservative leader
Michael Howard decided to take the role outside of the Shadow Cabinet, Evans chose to return to the
backbencher backbenches.
He became a member of both the
Department for Trade and Industry Trade and Industry the Welsh Affairs
Select Committees in 2003; and in
November 2004, he was appointed a Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party, with specific responsibility for overseeing Conservatives Abroad and mobilising the Conservative vote overseas. He returned to the back-benches on the election of
David Cameron in
2005 deciding to dedicate more time to his work on the Council of Europe and Western European Union. He has been a member of the
Department for Culture, Media and Sport Culture Media and Sport Select Committee since the
United Kingdom general election, 2005 2005 General Election.
He has worked on three
U.S. presidential election United States of America presidential elections in
New York,
Florida, and
California.
External links
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Nigel Evans MP official site
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ePolitix.com - Nigel Evans MP
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Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Nigel Evans MP
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TheyWorkForYou.com - Nigel Evans MP
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The Public Whip - Nigel Evans MP voting record
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BBC News - Nigel Evans MPprofile 24 March, 2005
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