Laurie E. Evans is a politician

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 in Manitoba

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, Canada

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. Between 1988 and 1990, he served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

Legislative Assembly of Manitoba

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, representing the riding

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 of Fort Garry for the Manitoba Liberal Party

Manitoba Liberal Party

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Born in Unity

Unity, Saskatchewan

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, Saskatchewan

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, Evans has a Bachelor of Science

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 degree from the University of Saskatchewan

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, and Master of Science

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 and Ph.D.

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 degrees from the University of Manitoba

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. He worked as an agriculturalist before entering public life, and joined the Academic Staff of the University of Manitoba in 1958. From 1968 to 1969, he was a technical advisor to the Canadian International Development Agency

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 (CIDA) in Kenya

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He is married to Mary Ellen Evans. He has three daughters from a previous marriage, Laura, Norma and Nancy as well as two stepsons Joseph and John.

Evans first ran for the provincial legislature in the provincial election of 1986

Manitoba general election, 1986

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, in the rural riding of Springfield (located just outside Winnipeg). He received 1376 votes, finishing well behind incumbent New Democrat

New Democratic Party of Manitoba

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 Andy Anstett

Andy Anstett

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 and the winner, Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 Gilles Roch

Gilles Roch

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Two years later, he was elected in the central Winnipeg riding of Fort Garry (which includes the University of Manitoba), defeating incumbent Progressive Conservative

Progressive Conservative Party of Manitoba

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 Charlie Birt

Charlie Birt

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 by almost 1,000 votes. The Liberals increased their parliamentary representation from one to twenty in this election, and Evans sat with the official opposition for the next two years. In the provincial election of 1990

Manitoba general election, 1990

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, he was defeated by Progressive Conservative Rosemary Vodrey

Rosemary Vodrey

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 amid a general loss of support for the Liberal party.

Laurie Evans is currently an elected Councillor for Ward 6 in the Rural Municipality of Ste Anne, Manitoba

Ste. Anne, Manitoba (rural municipality)

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and has served 2 terms and is presently serving his third term.