Evelyn Edwards

Evelyn Edwards
MLA for Saskatoon Sutherland
In office 1975–1976
Preceded by	first member
Succeeded by	Harold Lane
Personal details
Born	1923 Colonsay, Saskatchewan
Died	1976
Political party	Liberal
Residence	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

Evelyn Grace Edwards (1923–September 17, 1976) was a registered nurse and Canadian provincial politician. She was a Liberal member of the Legislative Assembly of Saskatchewan, representing the electoral district of Saskatoon Sutherland from 1975 until her death in 1976.

She was born and educated in Colonsay, Saskatchewan. She graduated as a nurse from Saskatoon City Hospital. She married W. Arnold Edwards. Edwards was a trustee for Saskatoon City Hospital and served on its board of governors from 1972 to 1974. She was president of the Saskatchewan Hospital Association in 1975, a founding member of the Parkinson's Disease Foundation and a board member of the Saskatoon Council on Aging. Edwards also served as a board member at the Saskatoon and provincial levels for the Canadian National Institute for the Blind. She was a member of Saskatoon City Council from 1966 to 1971. She resigned her council seat to run for mayor of the city in 1971, but lost to Bert Sears.

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