Jeremy Roger Evans, Baron Evans of Guisborough (born 23 Jun 1964) is a British politician who served as Deputy Mayor of London under

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from 2015 to 2016. A member of the Conservative Party, he is a former member of the

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for Havering and Redbridge and a former councillor and leader of the Conservative group in the

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. In December 2024, he was appointed to the

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Early life

Evans was born in

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and moved to London in 1987. He worked for

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for 10 years before training as a

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. He was called to the bar in 1997 and is a member of

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. He worked as a legal advisor to an IT recruitment company from 1998 to 2000.

London borough councillor

Evans was elected to Waltham Forest London Borough Council for the Valley ward (covering South Chingford) in 1990, 1994, and 1998. He stood for Cann Hall ward in 2002 but was not elected. He was the opposition spokesman on audit (1991), housing (1992), deputy leader (1993) and the leader of the Conservative group 1994–1998. In May 2006 he was elected to

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, for the ward of Elm Park and again in 2010.

Greater London Authority

He was first elected to the

for Havering and Redbridge in 2000 and retained his seat in the 2004, 2008 and 2012 elections. Until 2008 he was the Conservative spokesman for Transport and the Chairman of the Transport Committee. In September 2007 he was elected Deputy Leader of the Conservative group at City Hall. In 2008 he retained his seat in an election which returned Boris Johnson as London's Mayor and in September 2008 he became leader of the now eleven strong Conservative group, a post he held until 2011. In the 2012 elections he was returned with a reduced majority. On 13 May 2015, Evans became Deputy Mayor of London, replacing Victoria Borwick who had been elected to parliament.

Retirement

In 2016, Evans announced his retirement from politics to pursue a career as a public speaking coach. In 2024, Evans was granted a

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age in the

by the Conservative Party as part of the 2024 Political Peerages. He was created ''Baron Evans of Guisborough, oof Guisborough in the County of North Yorkshire'' on 6 February 2025.

References

External links

MayorWatch Interview with Roger Evans
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