Roger Evans, Baron Evans of Guisborough

For the Member of Parliament for Monmouth, see Roger Evans (Monmouth MP).

Jeremy Roger Evans, Baron Evans of Guisborough (born 23 Jun 1964)^[2][3] is a British politician who served as Deputy Mayor of London under Boris Johnson from 2015 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, 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]} In December 2024, he was appointed to the House of Lords.^[4]

The Right Honourable The Lord Evans of Guisborough
Evans in 2008
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal
Incumbent
Assumed office 6 February 2025 Life peerage
6th 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	(1964-06-23) 23 June 1964 (age 60) Lancashire, England, U.K.
Political party	Conservative

Early life

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]}

London borough councillor

Evans was elected to Waltham Forest London Borough Council for the Valley ward (covering South Chingford) in 1990, 1994, and 1998.^[5][6][7] He stood for Cann Hall ward in 2002 but was not elected.^[8] He was the opposition spokesman on audit (1991), housing (1992), deputy leader (1993) and the leader of the Conservative group 1994–1998.^{[citation needed]}

In May 2006 he was elected to Havering London Borough Council, for the ward of Elm Park and again in 2010.^[9][10]

Greater London Authority

He was first elected to the London Assembly for Havering and Redbridge in 2000 and retained his seat in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 elections.^{[11][12][13][14]} 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.^[15]

Retirement

In 2016, Evans announced his retirement from politics to pursue a career as a public speaking coach.^{[citation needed]}

In 2024, Evans was granted a Life Peerage in the House of Lords by the Conservative Party as part of the 2024 Political Peerages.^[16]

References

1. "London Assembly Member Richard Barnes". london.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 27 August 2008. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
2. Roger Evans [@TheSpeakingRog] (23 June 2016). "@ThorpeLynden Thank you for the lovely birthday card! Can't think of a better present than #Brexit #VoteLeaveTakeControl" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
3. "Jeremy Roger EVANS - Personal Appointments". Companies House. Retrieved 28 January 2020.
4. "Political Peerages December 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 December 2024.
5. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). 3 May 1990. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
6. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). 5 May 1994. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
7. Minors, Michael; Grenham, Dennis (7 May 1998). "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). London Research Centre Demographic and Statistical Studies.
8. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Greater London Authority. 2 May 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 December 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
9. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Greater London Authority. 4 May 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on 11 February 2018. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
10. "London Borough Council Elections" (PDF). Greater London Authority. 6 May 2010. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
11. "Results 2000". London Elects. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
12. "Results 2004". London Elects. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
13. "Results 2008". London Elects. Archived from the original on 29 June 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
14. "Results 2012". London Elects. Retrieved 8 May 2016.
15. Martin Hoscik (25 March 2015). "Roger Evans appointed as Deputy Mayor of London — MayorWatch". Mayorwatch.co.uk. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
16. "Political Peerages December 2024". GOV.UK. Retrieved 20 December 2024.

External links

• MayorWatch Interview with Roger Evans^{[permanent dead link‍]}