Colin Evans (diplomat)

Professor Colin Evans
Personal details
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Commando Training Centre Royal Marines Britannia Royal Naval College City & Guilds of London Institute University of Coimbra
Occupation	Diplomat

Colin Evans (born 1964) is a trade diplomat.

Born in 1964 into a working-class family. He grew up in Birkenhead and swam and played rugby for his high school. He completed GCE Advanced Level education and a Gold Pass in the Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme. Until 2001, the Gold Awards were presented to winners by the Duke of Edinburgh in a ceremony at Buckingham Palace.

Evans went on to represent Merseyside, Cheshire and his R.M.R. Unit at National Judo competitions.

He joined the Royal Marines Reserve in Merseyside a year after leaving school and was sent for Officer Cadet training at the University of Liverpool Officers Training Corps UOTC, where he attended the 'North West Reserve Officers Training Programme' in Preston, passing in top place.

He attended the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines and was commissioned into the Royal Marines as a 2nd lieutenant in 1983. He then served as a troop commander in 45 Commando, where he was captain of the judo team and had the opportunity to serve as an honour guard subaltern to Queen Elizabeth II [13]. He is trained in mountain and Arctic warfare. After qualifying as a weapon training officer, he then attended the Academic Professional Studies course at Britannia Royal Naval College, Dartmouth. He then returned to the Commando Training Centre Royal Marines, Lympstone, as an instructor, troop commander and company commander. He also trained alongside Portuguese Special Forces at the Special Operations Troops Centre at Lamego in Portugal where he was schooled in Unconventional Warfare.

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