John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside
Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
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| In office 10 June 1997 – 20 March 2015 Life Peerage | |
| Member of Parliament for St Helens North Newton (1974–1983) | |
| In office 28 February 1974 – 8 April 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Frederick Lee |
| Succeeded by | David Watts |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 October 1930, Belfast |
| Died | 5 March 2016, London (aged 85) |
| Political party | Labour |
John Evans, Baron Evans of Parkside (19 October 1930, Belfast – 5 March 2016, London)[1] was a British politician who was a Labour Party Member of Parliament (MP).
In 1959 he married Joan (nee Slater), and is survived by her and their children, David, Judith and Alan.
A former shipyard worker and trade unionist, he served as a member of Hebburn urban district council from 1962 until 1974 (of which he was chairman from 1973 to 1974) and South Tyneside council from 1973 to 1974.
Evans was elected to Parliament in the
Evans also served as a member of the European Parliament, from 1975 until 1978.
Notes
- ^ "Tributes after death of former St Helens MP John Evans who "fought valiantly" for miners' jobs". Liverpool Echo. 8 March 2016.
- ^ "No. 54811". The London Gazette. 19 June 1997. p. 7123.
References
- The BBC Guide to Parliament, ISBN 978-0-563-17748-7.
- Leigh Rayment's Peerage Pages [better source needed]
- Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Evans
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