Background
Evans, Martyn John was born on November 27, 1953 in Birmingham, England. Son of Stanley and Gladys (Parkes) Evans. arrived in Australia, 1955.
Evans, Martyn John was born on November 27, 1953 in Birmingham, England. Son of Stanley and Gladys (Parkes) Evans. arrived in Australia, 1955.
Bachelor of Science, Adelaide University, 1974. Graduate diploma in business administration, South Australian Institute of Technology, 1982.
He was educated at The University of Adelaide. He took up the position of Director, Community Engagement at The University of Adelaide in July 2007. Evans entered the South Australian House of Assembly following the 1984 Elizabeth by-election, caused when Peter Duncan resigned from the seat to contest the federal seat of Bonython.
Elected as a Labor independent, he served as Minister of Health, Family and Community Services and Minister for the Aged from 1992-1993, and rejoined Labor from 1993.
A 1994 Elizabeth by-election was sparked when Evans resigned to contest the 1994 Bonython by-election. The Division of Bonython was abolished at the 2003 electoral redistribution.
Evans contested the Division of Wakefield at the 2004 election, which had absorbed a slice of Bonython"s former territory and had become notionally Labor as a result. However, he was narrowly defeated by less than one percent.
A State Government Administrative Officer before entering politics, Evans was a member of the City of Elizabeth council from 1975-1984 and served as Mayor from 1981-1984. Evans was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry from 1996 to 2001.
Married Teresa Mary Evans, March 10, 1984.