Lee Justin Evans MP (born ca. 1962), an Australian politician, is a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly

New South Wales Legislative Assembly

The Legislative Assembly, or lower house, is one of the two chambers of the Parliament of New South Wales, an Australian state. The other chamber is the Legislative Council. Both the Assembly and Council sit at Parliament House in the state capital, Sydney...

 representing Heathcote

Electoral district of Heathcote

Heathcote is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Lee Evans of the Liberal Party of Australia.-Members for Heathcote:-Election results:...

 for the Liberal Party of Australia

Liberal Party of Australia

The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...

 since 2011

New South Wales state election, 2011

Elections to the 55th Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday, 26 March 2011. The 16-year incumbent Australian Labor Party government led by Premier Kristina Keneally was defeated in a landslide by the Liberal-National coalition opposition led by Barry O'Farrell.New South Wales has...

.

Early years and background

Evans has lived in the local area for more than four decades. He has worked in the food industry and is part-owner of an Australian gourmet foods distribution business. He has also worked for a major food company as a distribution manager and a hospitality teacher at TAFE.

Political career

Evans was endorsed as the Liberal candidate for Keira

Electoral district of Keira

Keira is an electoral district of the Legislative Assembly in the Australian state of New South Wales. It is represented by Ryan Park of the Australian Labor Party.-Members for Keira:-Election results:...

 in the 2003 state election

New South Wales state election, 2003

Elections to the 53rd Parliament of New South Wales were held on Saturday 22 March 2003. All seats in the Legislative Assembly and half the seats in the Legislative Council were up for election...

, however was unsucessful in winning the seat from the incumbent Labor

Australian Labor Party

The Australian Labor Party is an Australian political party. It has been the governing party of the Commonwealth of Australia since the 2007 federal election. Julia Gillard is the party's federal parliamentary leader and Prime Minister of Australia...

 member, David Campbell. In 2006, Evans again received Liberal Party endorsement, this time for Heathcote, in the 2007 state election, but was unsucessful in winning the seat from the incumbent Labor member, Paul McLeay

Paul McLeay

Paul Edward McLeay , a former Australian politician, was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electorate of Heathcote for the Australian Labor Party between 2003 and 2011. In 2010, McLeay resigned his position as a Minister on 1 September 2010 after he admitted...

 despite receiving a swing of 3.5 per cent from McLeay on a two-party preferred basis. In 2010, the Liberal Party endorsed Evans, again for Heathcote running against McLeay. At the March 2011 elections, Evans was elected and received a swing of 14.8 per cent, winning 62.9 per cent of the vote on a two-party preferred basis.

External links

• Mr Lee Justin EVANS, MP. Parliament of New South Wales.