Jonathan Evans (politician)
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Jonathan Evans FRSA |
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Member of Parliament for Cardiff North |
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In office 6 May 2010 – 7 May 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Julie Morgan |
| Succeeded by | Craig Williams |
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Member of European Parliament for Wales |
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In office 10 June 1999 – 4 June 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kay Swinburne |
| Under-Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 2 June 1996 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Rod Richards |
| Under-Secretary of State for Trade and Industry | |
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In office 25 October 1994 – 29 November 1995 |
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| Preceded by | Neil Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | John Mark Taylor |
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Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire |
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In office 9 April 1992 – 1 May 1997 |
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| Preceded by | Richard Livsey |
| Succeeded by | Richard Livsey |
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2 June 1950 Tredegar, Monmouthshire |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret |
| Children | 3 |
| Profession | Solicitor |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Website | jonathanevans.org.uk |
Jonathan Peter Evans FRSA (born 2 June 1950) is a Welsh Conservative Party politician and Chairman of the Welsh Conservative Party. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Cardiff North from the 2010 general election and the dissolution of the 55th Parliament on 30 March 2015 . In April 2015 he became non-executive chairman of Allied World Managing Agency, which manages Allied World Syndicate 2232. He was also non-executive chairman of the UK subsidiary companies of Phoenix Group between 2009 and 2016.
After training as a solicitor, he was the Conservative Member of Parliament for Brecon and Radnorshire between 1992 and 1997, and then Member of the European Parliament for Wales between 1999 and 2009.
Born in Tredegar, Evans was educated at Lewis School, Pengam, Howardian High School, Cardiff and the Law Society's College of Law in Guildford and London. He trained with solicitors Leo Abse and Cohen in Cardiff from 1968 and joined the firm upon qualification in 1973 rising to Managing Partner in 1987. In 1997, he was appointed Director of Insurance in the City of London office of Eversheds, the major global law firm and remained a consultant to the practice until 2009.He has also acted as a consultant on London Insurance market issues to several major North American insurance corporations.
He is a former Deputy Chairman of the Welsh Housing Corporation (Tai Cymru). In 1995 he was appointed as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. From 1999 to 2009 he served on the Boards of NFU Mutual and Country Mutual Insurance Brokers. Between 2005 and 2009 he was Chairman of Pearl Group Limited, and between 2009 and 2016 he was non-executive Chairman of the Phoenix Life insurance companies.
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