Nigel Martin Evans (born November 10, 1957) British politician. He is the Conservative Member of Parliament for the Ribble Valley November 10 is the 314th day of the year (315th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 51 days remaining. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... A politician is an individual involved in politics to the extent of holding or running for public office. ... The Conservative Party is the largest political party on the right-of-centre in the United Kingdom and the most successful party in political history based on election victories. ... A Member of Parliament, or MP, is a representative elected by the voters of an electoral district to a parliament; in the Westminster system, specifically to the lower house. ... Ribble Valley is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ...

Nigel Evans was born in Swansea, Wales and was educated locally at the Dynevor School and the University of Wales, Swansea where he was awarded a Bachelor of Arts degree in politics in 1979. He was involved in the management of his family's newsagents and convenience store in Swansea. He was elected as a councillor to the West Glamorgan County Council in 1985 and became the deputy Conservative group leader in 1990 before standing down as a councillor in 1991. Swansea (Welsh: Abertawe, mouth of the Tawe) is a city and county in South Wales, situated on the coast immediately to the east of the Gower Peninsula. ... For an explanation of often confusing terms such as Great Britain, Britain, United Kingdom and England, see British Isles (terminology). ... The University of Wales, Swansea was founded in 1920 as University College, Swansea, the fourth college of the University of Wales, following the report of the Haldane Commission into University Education in Wales. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B., from the Latin Artium Baccalaureus) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ... West Glamorgan as a preserved county since 2003. ...

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 1989 Pontypridd By-election following the death of Brynmor John. He was defeated by Kim Howells in Pontypridd by 10,794 votes. He fought his third election in one parliament when he was selected to contest the very safe Conservative seat of Ribble Valley in the by-election caused by the resignation of David Waddington to become the Leader of the House of Lords in 1990. Nigel Evans was again defeated at the 1991 Ribble Valley By-election on March 7, 1991 when Mike Carr gained the seat for the Liberal Democrats by 4,601 votes. Swansea West is a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... The UK general election, 1987 was held on June 11, 1987 and was the third victory in a row for Margaret Thatcher and the Conservatives. ... Minister of State is a title borne by officials in certain countries governed under the parliamentary system. ... The Right Honourable Alan John Williams (born 14 October 1930, Caerphilly) is a Welsh politician for the Labour Party. ... This is a list of UK by-elections, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. ... Dr Kim Scott Howells (born November 27, 1946 in Merthyr Tydfil) is a Labour politician in Wales, and member of Parliament for Pontypridd. ... Pontypridd is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. ... Ribble Valley is a local government district with borough status in Lancashire, England. ... David Charles Waddington, Baron Waddington, PC (born August 2, 1929), is a Conservative politician in the United Kingdom. ... Leader of the House of Lords is a function in the British government that is always held in combination with a formal Cabinet position, most often Lord President of the Council, Lord Privy Seal or Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. ... This is a list of UK by-elections, with the names of the incumbent and victor and their respective parties. ... Michael Carr is a British politician for the Liberal Democrats. ... The Liberal Democrats, often shortened to Lib Dems, are a liberal political party based in the United Kingdom. ...

Nigel Evans regained Ribble Valley from the Liberal Democrats at the 1992 General Election defeating Carr by 6,542 votes and has been the MP there since. He made his maiden speech on May 20, 1992[1]. He was appointed as the Parliamentary Private Secretary PPS to the Secretary of State for Employment David Hunt in 1993 and remained Hunt's PPS when he was appointed Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster in 1994. In 1995, Evans became the PPS to Tony Baldry the Minister of State at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food in 1995, and in 1996 became the PPS to the new Secretary of State for Wales William Hague. The UK general election, 1992 was held on April 9, 1992, and was the fourth victory in a row for the Conservatives. ... A Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) is a junior role given to British Government MPs to act as the Parliamentary contact of senior Ministers. ... PPS may stand for: The PPSh Type 41 soviet WWII era submachine gun designed by Shpagin Parliamentary Private Secretary The chemical poly(p-phenylene sulfide) Polska Partia Socjalistyczna or Polish Socialist Party Partido Popular Socialista or Brazils Peoples Socialist Party Purchasing Power Standard This is a disambiguation page... Minister of Labour re-directs here. ... David James Fletcher Hunt, Baron Hunt of Wirral, PC (born 1942), is an English Conservative politician, and was a member of the Cabinet during the John Major administration. ... The Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster is, in modern times, a sinecure office in the British government. ... Anthony Brian Tony Baldry (born July 10, 1950) is a British politician, and member of Parliament for Banbury (UK Parliament constituency), first being elected in 1983. ... The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food was a UK government department, first created in September 1793 (relaunched in 1889) and called the Board of Agriculture. ... The post of Secretary of State for Wales came into existence in October of 1964, the first incumbent being Jim Griffiths, MP for Llanelli. ... William Hague The Right Honourable William Jefferson Hague (born March 26, 1961) is a British politician, the Member of Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire, former leader of the Conservative Party, and currently Shadow Foreign Secretary. ...

With the Conservative Party not winning a single seat in Wales at the 1997 General Election, Evans was drafted onto the frontbench by John Major as a spokesman on Welsh Affairs. He became a member of the Shadow Cabinet under both William Hague and Iain Duncan Smith as the Shadow Secretary of State for Wales from 2001 to 2003. He had publicly criticized the government for not having a dedicated Secretary of State for Wales in a cabinet post, so when the new Conservative leader Michael Howard decided to take the role outside of the Shadow Cabinet, Evans chose to return to the backbenches. The UK general election, 1997 was held on 1 May 1997. ... In many parliaments and other similar assemblies, seating is typically arranged in banks or rows, with each political party or caucus grouped together. ... Sir John Major, KG, CH, (born 29 March 1943) is a British politician who served in the Cabinets of Margaret Thatcher as Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Foreign Secretary and Chancellor of the Exchequer, before succeeding Thatcher as Conservative Party leader and Prime Minister from 1990 to 1997. ... The Wales Office is a United Kingdom government department. ... The Shadow Cabinet (also called the Front Bench) is a senior group of opposition spokespeople in the Westminster System of government who together under the leadership of the Leader of the Opposition (or the leader of other smaller opposition parties) form an alternative cabinet to the governments, whose members... Rt. ... The post of Secretary of State for Wales came into existence in October of 1964, the first incumbent being Jim Griffiths, MP for Llanelli. ... The Rt. ... A backbencher is a Member of Parliament or a legislature who does not hold governmental office and is not a Front Bench spokesperson in the Opposition. ...

He became a member of both the Trade and Industry the Welsh Affairs Select Committees in 2003; and in November 2004, he was appointed a Vice-Chairman of the Conservative Party, with specific responsibility for overseeing Conservatives Abroad and mobilising the Conservative vote overseas. He returned to the back-benches on the election of David Cameron in 2005 deciding to dedicate more time to his work on the Council of Europe and Western European Union. He has been a member of the Culture Media and Sport Select Committee since the 2005 General Election. The Department of Trade and Industry is a United Kingdom government department. ... A Select Committee is a committee made up of a small number of parliamentary members appointed to deal with particular areas or issues originating in the Westminster System of parliamentary democracy. ... David William Donald Cameron (born 9 October 1966) is a British politician, Leader of the Conservative Party, and Leader of the Opposition in the House of Commons. ... DCMS Logo DCMS headquarters in Cockspur Street The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (sometimes abbreviated DCMS) is a department of the British government. ... The United Kingdom general election of 2005 was held on Thursday, 5 May 2005 and won by the Labour Party, led by Tony Blair. ...

He has worked on three United States of America presidential elections in New York, Florida, and California. United States presidential elections determine who serves as President and Vice President of the United States for four-year terms, starting on Inauguration Day (January 20th of the year after the election). ... Official language(s) None, English de facto Capital Albany Largest city New York City Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 27th 141,205 km² 455 km 530 km 13. ... Official language(s) English Capital Tallahassee Largest city Jacksonville Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 22nd 170,451 km² 260 km 800 km 17. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total   - Width   - Length    - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 158,302 sq mi  410,000 km² 250 miles  400 km 770 miles  1,240 km 4. ...

External links

• Nigel Evans MP official site
• ePolitix.com - Nigel Evans MP
• Guardian Unlimited Politics - Ask Aristotle: Nigel Evans MP
• TheyWorkForYou.com - Nigel Evans MP
• The Public Whip - Nigel Evans MP voting record
• BBC News - Nigel Evans MPprofile 24 March, 2005