Roger Kenneth Evans (born 18 March 1947) is a British politician and barrister who served as the

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(MP) for Monmouth from 1992 to

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. He is a member of the

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Career

Evans first stood for Parliament, unsuccessfully, at

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in October 1974 and again in

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, but he was beaten by Labour's Peter Archer each time. Evans contested Ynys Môn in the 1987 election. It was a Conservative seat with a majority of 1,684 votes from the 1983 election, but the Conservatives lost the seat to

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. Evans was elected the

for Monmouth in 1992, winning the seat back from Labour's

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who had defeated Evans in by-election the previous year. However, at the 1997 general election, Edwards retook the seat. Evans stood again in 2001 when he lost by 384 votes. Evans, a barrister, was a junior Social Security minister from 1994 to 1997. He was a guest on episode S0041 of the American public affairs show '' Firing Line'', alongside Irish Socialist

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, recorded on 25 March 1972.

References

* ''Times Guide to the House of Commons'', Times Newspapers Limited, 1997 edition.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Evans, Roger Kenneth 1947 births Living people Conservative Party (UK) MPs for Welsh constituencies UK MPs 1992–1997 Monmouth, Wales Presidents of the Cambridge Union

Career

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