Evan Price
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Evan David Lewis Price is a barrister
at Ten Old Square, Lincoln's Inn in London and Conservative
politician and is second on the Welsh Conservatives' list of candidates for the next European Parliamentary elections in 2009.
and joined the Royal Regiment of Wales
, serving in Germany, Hong Kong and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales. After 7 years in the Army, he left in 1993 and went to University. He qualified as a Barrister
and was called to the Bar in 1997, specialising in property, insolvency and commercial litigation, and also advises on constitutional and administrative matters.
Price has campaigned in elections all over the country; recently in Brecon & Radnor and Blaenau Gwent as well as Sedgefield and London. He has advised the Conservative party on a number of issues; as part of a committee of lawyers about constitutional reforms and as an individual about the effects and possible effects of policy ideas on the law and the law on policy ideas.
On 28 March 2008 it was announced that he is placed second on the Welsh Conservatives' list of candidates for the next European Parliamentary elections in 2009. This has caused some controversy as Price has used an address in London for his nomination papers; he has used this address as this is the location of his principal residence, but has emphasised that he is also registered to vote in Wales.
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
at Ten Old Square, Lincoln's Inn in London and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician and is second on the Welsh Conservatives' list of candidates for the next European Parliamentary elections in 2009.
Background
Born and raised in Wales, Price attended SandhurstRoyal Military Academy Sandhurst
The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst , commonly known simply as Sandhurst, is a British Army officer initial training centre located in Sandhurst, Berkshire, England...
and joined the Royal Regiment of Wales
Royal Regiment of Wales
The Royal Regiment of Wales was an infantry regiment of the British Army, part of the Prince of Wales' Division. It was formed in 1969 by the amalgamation of The South Wales Borderers and The Welch Regiment....
, serving in Germany, Hong Kong and Northern Ireland as well as England and Wales. After 7 years in the Army, he left in 1993 and went to University. He qualified as a Barrister
Barrister
A barrister is a member of one of the two classes of lawyer found in many common law jurisdictions with split legal professions. Barristers specialise in courtroom advocacy, drafting legal pleadings and giving expert legal opinions...
and was called to the Bar in 1997, specialising in property, insolvency and commercial litigation, and also advises on constitutional and administrative matters.
Political career
Price's grandfather was the first Minister of State for Welsh Affairs, who was also appointed a member of the European Assembly (the forerunner to the Parliament).Price has campaigned in elections all over the country; recently in Brecon & Radnor and Blaenau Gwent as well as Sedgefield and London. He has advised the Conservative party on a number of issues; as part of a committee of lawyers about constitutional reforms and as an individual about the effects and possible effects of policy ideas on the law and the law on policy ideas.
On 28 March 2008 it was announced that he is placed second on the Welsh Conservatives' list of candidates for the next European Parliamentary elections in 2009. This has caused some controversy as Price has used an address in London for his nomination papers; he has used this address as this is the location of his principal residence, but has emphasised that he is also registered to vote in Wales.