- Chris Evans (Australian politician)
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For other people of the same name, see Christopher Evans (disambiguation).
The Honourable
Chris Evans
Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations Incumbent Assumed office
14 September 2010Preceded by Simon Crean
(Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations)Leader of the Government in the Senate Incumbent Assumed office
2007Minister for Immigration and Citizenship In office
3 December 2007 – 14 September 2010Preceded by Kevin Andrews Succeeded by Chris Bowen Personal details Born 14 May 1958
Cuckfield, UKNationality Australia Political party Australian Labor Party Website ChrisEvans.alp.org.au Christopher Vaughan Evans (born 14 May 1958) is an Australian politician and a member of the Australian Senate for the state of Western Australia, representing the Australian Labor Party.
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Early life
Evans was born in Cuckfield, England. He was educated at the University of Western Australia, where he graduated in Arts and was President of the University Labor Club. Evans was an industrial officer with the Federated Miscellaneous Workers' Union during 1982–87 and State Secretary of the Fire Brigade Union of Western Australia during 1987–90. He was Western Australian State Secretary of the Labor Party during 1991–93.
Political career
Evans was elected to the Senate at the 1993 election and was re-elected in 1998, 2004 and 2010.
He was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry October 1998 until December 2007 when Labor won the election. In that period he held various Shadow Ministries including Shadow Minister for Family Services and the Aged (October 2008 – December 2001); Defence (November 2001 to August 2004); Reconciliation, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Affairs (December 2002 to February 2003); Defence Procurement, Science and Personnel (August 2004 – Ocxtober 2004); Social Security (October 2004 – June 2005); Indigenous Affairs (June 2005 – December 2006); Family and Community Services (June 2005 – December 2006) and National Development, Resources and Energy (December 2006 to December 2007).[1]
Evans was appointed Leader of the Opposition in the Senate in October 2004 and Leader of the Government in the Senate after the 2007 election.
He was appointed Minister for Immigration and Citizenship in the Rudd Ministry and retained this portfolio in the First Gillard Ministry. On 14 September 2010, following the 2010 election, Evans was sworn in as Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Jobs and Workplace Relations in the Second Gillard Ministry.[2]
Evans was the Acting Prime Minister for around 30 hours in June 2008, the first Labor senator to have been acting PM for nearly 100 years.[3]
Personal life
Evans is married with two sons. He supports Fremantle Football Club in the AFL.[4]
References
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- ^ http://www.aph.gov.au/Library/parl/43/ministry/ministry.htm
- ^ Woolford, Don (11 June 2008). "Chris Evans to make history as acting PM". The Age (Melbourne). http://news.theage.com.au/national/chris-evans-to-make-history-as-acting-pm-20080611-2p0d.html.
- ^ "About Chris". alp.org.au. Australian Labor Party. http://www.chrisevans.alp.org.au/about/index.php.
See also
- Rudd Ministry
- First Gillard Ministry
- Second Gillard Ministry
Political offices Preceded by
Kevin AndrewsMinister for Immigration and Citizenship
2007–2010Succeeded by
Chris BowenPreceded by
Simon CreanMinister for Tertiary Education, Jobs, Skills and Workplace Relations
2010–presentIncumbent Party political offices Preceded by
John FaulknerLeader of the Australian Labor Party in the Senate
2004–presentIncumbent Rudd Cabinet (2007–10) Prime Minister: Kevin Rudd Anthony Albanese • Chris Bowen • Tony Burke • Kim Carr • Stephen Conroy • Simon Crean • Chris Evans • John Faulkner • Martin Ferguson • Joel Fitzgibbon • Peter Garrett • Julia Gillard • Joe Ludwig • Jenny Macklin • Robert McClelland • Nicola Roxon • Stephen Smith • Wayne Swan • Lindsay Tanner • Penny Wong
Current members of the Cabinet of Australia Current members of the Australian Senate NSW Mark Arbib (ALP) • Doug Cameron (ALP) • John Faulkner (ALP) • Concetta Fierravanti-Wells (Lib) • Bill Heffernan (Lib) • Fiona Nash (Nat) • Marise Payne (Lib) • Lee Rhiannon (Grn) • Arthur Sinodinos (Lib) • Ursula Stephens (ALP) • Matt Thistlethwaite (ALP) • John Williams (Nat)Vic Kim Carr (ALP) • Jacinta Collins (ALP) • Stephen Conroy (ALP) • Richard Di Natale (Grn) • David Feeney (ALP) • Mitch Fifield (Lib) • Helen Kroger (Lib) • Bridget McKenzie (Nat) • John Madigan (DLP) • Gavin Marshall (ALP) • Michael Ronaldson (Lib) • Scott Ryan (Lib)QLD Ron Boswell (Nat) • Sue Boyce (Lib) • George Brandis (Lib) • Mark Furner (ALP) • John Hogg (ALP) • Barnaby Joyce (Nat) • Joe Ludwig (ALP) • Ian Macdonald (Lib) • Jan McLucas (ALP) • Brett Mason (Lib) • Claire Moore (ALP) • Larissa Waters (Grn)WA Judith Adams (Lib) • Chris Back (Lib) • Mark Bishop (ALP) • Michaelia Cash (Lib) • Mathias Cormann (Lib) • Alan Eggleston (Lib) • Chris Evans (ALP) • David Johnston (Lib) • Scott Ludlam (Grn) • Louise Pratt (ALP) • Rachel Siewert (Grn) • Glenn Sterle (ALP)SA Cory Bernardi (Lib) • Simon Birmingham (Lib) • Sean Edwards (Lib) • Don Farrell (ALP) • David Fawcett (Lib) • Mary Jo Fisher (Lib) • Alex Gallacher (ALP) • Sarah Hanson-Young (Grn) • Anne McEwen (ALP) • Penny Wong (ALP) • Penny Wright (Grn) • Nick Xenophon (Ind)Tas Eric Abetz (Lib) • Catryna Bilyk (ALP) • Bob Brown (Grn) • Carol Brown (ALP) • David Bushby (Lib) • Richard Colbeck (Lib) • Christine Milne (Grn) • Stephen Parry (Lib) • Helen Polley (ALP) • Nick Sherry (ALP) • Lisa Singh (ALP) • Anne Urquhart (ALP)Territories Gary Humphries (Lib) • Kate Lundy (ALP)Trish Crossin (ALP) • Nigel Scullion (CLP)Labor (ALP) • Democratic Labor (DLP) • Greens (Grn) • Liberal (Lib) • Country Liberal (CLP) • National (Nat) Categories:- 1958 births
- Living people
- English emigrants to Australia
- Australian Labor Party politicians
- Members of the Australian Senate for Western Australia
- Members of the Australian Senate
- Members of the Cabinet of Australia
- People from Cuckfield
- Government ministers of Australia
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