Richard Evans (Australian politician)
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Richard Evans is a former Australia
n politician, who served as a Liberal Party of Australia
member in the Australian House of Representatives
. He was the member for Cowan
from 1993 to 1998. He was CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia until October 2007 and was the Executive Director of the Australian Retailers Association until July 2009.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
n politician, who served as a 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...
member in the Australian House of Representatives
Australian House of Representatives
The House of Representatives is one of the two houses of the Parliament of Australia; it is the lower house; the upper house is the Senate. Members of Parliament serve for terms of approximately three years....
. He was the member for Cowan
Division of Cowan
The Division of Cowan is an Australian Electoral Division in Western Australia. The division was created in 1984 and is named for Edith Cowan, the first woman elected to an Australian Parliament. It is located in the northern suburbs of Perth, including the suburbs of Girrawheen, Greenwood,...
from 1993 to 1998. He was CEO of the Franchise Council of Australia until October 2007 and was the Executive Director of the Australian Retailers Association until July 2009.