Laurie Evans

Who is Laurie Evans?

Laurie E. Evans is a politician in Manitoba, Canada. Between 1988 and 1990, he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba, representing the riding of Fort Garry for the Manitoba Liberal Party.

Born in Unity, Saskatchewan, Evans has a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Saskatchewan, and Master of Science and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Manitoba. He worked as an agriculturalist before entering public life, and joined the Academic Staff of the University of Manitoba in 1958. From 1968 to 1969, he was a technical advisor to the Canadian International Development Agency in Kenya.

He is married to Mary Ellen Evans. He has three daughters from a previous marriage, Laura, Norma and Nancy, and two stepsons Joseph and John.

Evans first ran for the provincial legislature in the provincial election of 1986, in the rural riding of Springfield. He received 1376 votes, finishing well behind incumbent New Democrat Andy Anstett and the winner, Progressive Conservative Gilles Roch.

Two years later, he was elected in the central Winnipeg riding of Fort Garry, defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative Charlie Birt by almost 1,000 votes.