Nigel Evans
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Nigel Evans MP |
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| First Deputy Chair of Ways and Means | |
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In office 8 June 2010 – 10 September 2013 |
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| Speaker | John Bercow |
| Preceded by | Sylvia Heal |
| Succeeded by | Eleanor Laing |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
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In office 11 June 2001 – 11 November 2003 |
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| Leader |
William Hague Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard |
| Preceded by | Angela Browning |
| Succeeded by | Bill Wiggin |
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Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley |
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Assumed office 9 April 1992 |
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| Preceded by | Michael Carr |
| Majority | 14,769 (28.3%) |
| Personal details | |
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Nigel Martin Evans 10 November 1957 Swansea, Wales |
| Nationality | Welsh |
| Political party |
Conservative Independent (2013–2014) |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
| Website | Official website |
Nigel Martin Evans (born 10 November 1957) is a British politician. Since 1992 he has been Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley constituency, representing the Conservative Party until 2013, when he became an Independent. He was First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, one of the Speaker's three deputies, from 2010 until his resignation in 2013, after allegations of crimes for which he was acquitted at trial.
On 8 September 2014, Evans was reselected to stand as a Conservative candidate for Ribble Valley.He was re-elected in the subsequent 2015 general election.
Evans was born on 10 November 1957 in Swansea. He was educated locally at the Dynevor School, and at University College of Swansea, where he gained a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics in 1979. He was involved in the management of his family's newsagency and convenience store in Swansea.
In 1985, Evans was elected as a councillor to the West Glamorgan County Council. In 1990 he became the deputy Conservative group leader, before standing down as a councillor in 1991. He contested Swansea West at the 1987 general election but was defeated by former minister Alan Williams by 7,062 votes. He was selected to contest the Pontypridd by-election, 1989 following the death of Brynmor John, the seat's Labour MP.
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