Roger Evans (London politician)
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Roger Evans | |
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6th Statutory Deputy Mayor of London | |
In office 13 May 2015 – 9 May 2016 | |
Mayor | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Victoria Borwick |
Succeeded by | Joanne McCartney |
Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly | |
In office September 2008 – March 2011 | |
Preceded by | Richard Barnes[1] |
Succeeded by | James Cleverly |
Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in the London Assembly | |
In office September 2007 – September 2008 | |
Preceded by | Richard Barnes |
Succeeded by | Richard Tracey |
Member of the London Assembly for Havering and Redbridge | |
In office 4 May 2000 – 5 May 2016 | |
Preceded by | New constituency |
Succeeded by | Keith Prince |
Majority | 3,939 |
Personal details | |
Born | Lancashire | 23 June 1964
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative |
Jeremy Roger Evans (born 23 Jun 1964[2][3]) is a Conservative Party politician who served as Deputy Mayor of London to Boris Johnson from 2015 to 2016. He is a former member of the London Assembly for Havering and Redbridge and a former councillor and leader of the Conservative group in the London Borough of Waltham Forest.[citation needed]
Evans was born in Lancashire and moved to London in 1987.[citation needed] He worked for Royal Mail for 10 years before training as a barrister. He was called to the bar in 1997 and is a member of Middle Temple. He worked as a legal advisor to an IT recruitment company from 1998 to 2000.[citation needed]
Evans was elected to Waltham Forest council in 1990 and was the opposition spokesman on audit (1991), housing (1992), deputy leader (1993) and the leader of the Conservative group 1994–1998.[citation needed]
He was first elected to the London Assembly in 2000 and retained his seat in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 elections.[4][5][6][7] Until 2008 he was the Conservative spokesman for Transport and the Chairman of the Transport Committee. In September 2007 he was elected Deputy Leader of the Conservative group at City Hall. In 2008 he retained his seat in an election which returned Boris Johnson as London's Mayor and in September 2008 he became leader of the now eleven strong Conservative group, a post he held until 2011. In the 2012 elections he was returned with a reduced majority.
On 13 May 2015, Evans became Deputy Mayor of London, replacing Victoria Borwick who had been elected to parliament.[8]
In May 2006 he was elected to Havering council, taking the former Labour stronghold of Elm Park in the South of the borough.[citation needed]
In 2016, Evans announced his retirement from politics to pursue a career as a public speaking coach.[citation needed]
References[]
- ^ "London Assembly Member Richard Barnes". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2019.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- ^ Roger Evans [@TheSpeakingRog] (23 Jun 2016). "@ThorpeLynden Thank you for the lovely birthday card! Can't think of a better present than #Brexit #VoteLeaveTakeControl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "Jeremy Roger EVANS - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 2020-01-28.
- ^ "Results 2000". London Elects. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Results 2004". London Elects. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Results 2008". London Elects. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ "Results 2012". London Elects. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
- ^ Martin Hoscik (2015-03-25). "Roger Evans appointed as Deputy Mayor of London — MayorWatch". Mayorwatch.co.uk. Retrieved 2017-04-28.
External links[]
- 1964 births
- Living people
- Councillors in the London Borough of Waltham Forest
- Politicians from Lancashire
- Members of the Middle Temple
- LGBT politicians from England
- Conservative Members of the London Assembly