Suzanne Evans | |
|---|---|
 Evans in 2016 | |
| Head of the UKIP Policy Committee | |
| In office 29 November 2016 – 11 June 2017 | |
| Leader | Paul Nuttall |
| Preceded by | Mark Reckless |
| Succeeded by | Margot Parker |
| Deputy Chair of the UK Independence Party | |
| In office 29 November 2016 – 11 June 2017 Serving with The Earl of Dartmouth | |
| Leader | Paul Nuttall |
| Preceded by | Diane James |
| Succeeded by | The Earl of Dartmouth |
| In office 4 August 2014 – 24 February 2016 Serving with Neil Hamilton | |
| Leader | Nigel Farage |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Diane James |
| UKIP Spokesperson for Health | |
| In office 1 December 2016 – 11 June 2017 | |
| Leader | Paul Nuttall |
| Preceded by | Louise Bours |
| Succeeded by | Julia Reid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 1965 (age 59) |
| Political party | Conservative (before 2013) UK Independence Party (2013–2018) |
| Alma mater | Lancaster University |
Suzanne Elizabeth Evans (born February 1965)[1] is an English journalist and politician, formerly associated with the UK Independence Party (UKIP).
On 6 May 2010, Evans was elected as a Conservative councillor in the London Borough of Merton Council.[2] She resigned the Conservative whip on 15 May 2013,[3] and then became a councillor with UKIP from 29 May 2013[4] to 22 May 2014.[5]
Evans was Deputy Chair of UKIP from 2014 to 2016 and 2016 to 2017,[6] with Neil Hamilton and later The Earl of Dartmouth.[7] She was suspended from the party between March and September 2016, and was unable to run in its September 2016 leadership election before being re-appointed to the post of Deputy Chairman by Paul Nuttall. She was one of the three candidates in the party's November 2016 leadership election. She was a spokeswoman for the party and the co-author of its election manifesto in 2015 and 2017. She resigned from the party in December 2018, over the appointment of Stephen Yaxley-Lennon as an advisor to party leader Gerard Batten.[8]
Evans stood as the UKIP candidate in the Shrewsbury and Atcham constituency in the 2015 general election.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
CoHouse1was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Merton Electorate and Turnout (London Borough Council Election – 6 May 2010) (PDF), London Borough of Merton (published 2014), 6 May 2010, archived from the original (PDF) on 23 December 2014, retrieved 30 June 2015
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Lauren May (17 May 2013), "Defection to UKIP 'strong possibility' for former Merton Conservatives deputy leader Councillor Suzanne Evans", Wimbledon Guardian, archived from the original on 4 March 2016
- ^ Mark McAleer, Chairman, UKIP Merton, UK Independence Party (29 May 2013), "Letter to the Editor: UKIP welcomes Merton councillors Richard Hilton and Suzanne Evans", Wimbledon Guardian, retrieved 30 June 2015
{{citation}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ London Borough of Merton (May 2014), Local Elections – Thursday 22 May 2014, archived from the original on 29 May 2014
- ^ UK Independence Party (4 August 2014), UKIP appoints Suzanne Evans as Deputy Leader, archived from the original on 6 August 2014, retrieved 30 June 2015
- ^ Neil Hamilton: UKIP election strategy and no Tory pact, BBC News, 1 October 2013, archived from the original on 13 October 2015, retrieved 30 June 2015
- ^ PoliticsHome.com (3 December 2018). "Former Ukip deputy chair Suzanne Evans quits party over Tommy Robinson appointment". PoliticsHome.com.