Nigel Evans
British Conservative politician (born 1957) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Nigel Martin Evans MP (born 10 November 1957) is a former British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ribble Valley in Lancashire from the 1992 until 2024. He was Joint Executive Secretary of the 1922 Committee from 2017 to 2019. He served as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, one of the Speaker's three deputies, from 2010 to 2013. He was elected as Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means in 2020.
Nigel Evans | |
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Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
In office 8 January 2020 – 30 May 2024 | |
Speaker | Lindsay Hoyle |
Preceded by | Rosie Winterton |
Succeeded by | TBC |
Executive Secretary of the 1922 Committee | |
In office 11 October 2017 (2017-10-11) – 8 January 2020 | |
Leader | Theresa May Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Peter Bone & Christopher Chope |
Succeeded by | Gary Sambrook |
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means | |
In office 8 June 2010 – 10 September 2013 | |
Speaker | John Bercow |
Preceded by | Sylvia Heal |
Succeeded by | Eleanor Laing |
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
In office 11 June 2001 – 11 November 2003 | |
Leader | William Hague Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard |
Preceded by | Angela Browning |
Succeeded by | Bill Wiggin |
Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley | |
In office 9 April 1992 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | Michael Carr |
Succeeded by | Maya Ellis |
Personal details | |
Born | Nigel Martin Evans (1957-11-10) 10 November 1957 (age 66) Swansea, Wales |
Nationality | British |
Political party | Conservative (until 2013, 2014–present) Independent (2013–2014) |
Alma mater | Swansea University |
Website | Official website |
Evans is a strong critic of the European Union and supported Brexit in the 2016 EU Referendum. He has since been supportive of Leave Means Leave, a Eurosceptic campaign group[1] and backed Boris Johnson for Prime Minister.[2] He has however since refrained from campaigning on issues such as Brexit in order to fulfill his role as one of the deputy speakers.