Leonard Evans
| Len Evans | |
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| Member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba | |
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In office 1969–1999 |
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| Succeeded by | Drew Caldwell |
| Constituency | Brandon East |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Leonard Salusbury Evans August 19, 1929 Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Died | January 2, 2016 (aged 86) Winnipeg, Manitoba |
| Political party | New Democratic Party of Manitoba |
| Spouse(s) | Alice Lorrain Mazinke (m.1953–2015; her death) |
Leonard Salusbury Evans (August 19, 1929 – January 2, 2016) was a Canadian politician in Manitoba. He was a member of the Manitoba legislature from 1969 to 1999, and was a Cabinet Minister in the governments of New Democratic Premiers Edward Schreyer and Howard Pawley.
The son of David Evans and Gwen Salusbury, he was born in Winnipeg, and educated at Transcona Collegiate Institute, the University of Winnipeg, the University of Manitoba, Simon Fraser University and the University of Ottawa. He worked as an economist and a professor of economics before entering political life. Evans first ran for public office in the Canadian federal election of 1953, running as a Cooperative Commonwealth Federation candidate in the riding of St. Boniface. He finished second with 5568 votes, a credible showing for the party in the region.
In 1953, he married Alice Lorrain Mazinke.
Evans was elected to the Manitoba legislature as a New Democrat in the provincial election of 1969. This election was a watershed moment in Manitoba politics, as the NDP emerged as the largest party with 28 seats and was able to form government after gaining the support of Liberal MLA Laurent Desjardins. Evans was elected in the riding of Brandon East, in the province's southwestern corner.
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