The Baroness Evans of Bowes Park | |
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 Official portrait, 2023 | |
| Leader of the House of Lords Lord Keeper of the Privy Seal | |
| In office 14 July 2016 – 6 September 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Stowell of Beeston |
| Succeeded by | The Lord True |
| Baroness-in-Waiting Government Whip | |
| In office 8 May 2015 – 13 July 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | The Baroness Jolly |
| Succeeded by | The Baroness Goldie |
| Member of the House of Lords Lord Temporal | |
| Assumed office 28 October 2014 Life Peerage | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Natalie Jessica Evans (1975-11-29)29 November 1975 (age 50) |
| Party | Conservative |
| Spouse | |
| Alma mater | New Hall, Cambridge |
Natalie Jessica Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park (born 29 November 1975), is a British politician and member of theHouse of Lords. A member of theConservative Party, she was made alife peer in 2014 and from 2016 to 2022 wasLeader of the House of Lords. She was the first Leader of the House of Lords to serve under two different prime ministers sinceLord Shepherd in 1974, and the longest serving Lords leader since 1951.
Evans was born on 29 November 1975. She was educated atRockport School in County Down, TheHenrietta Barnett School and atNew Hall, Cambridge, where she studiedsocial and political sciences and graduated in 1998.[1][2][3]
Evans worked as a researcher for theHouse of Commons and then for theSocial Market Foundation,[4] a public policy think tank which aims to "champion ideas that marry a pro-market orientation with concern for social justice".[5] She moved to theConservative Research Department in 1999, eventually becoming its deputy director.[1][4] In 2002, she was appointed head of policy at theInvestor Relations Society "with a remit to help the Society play a leading role in influencing UK legislation, in particular the Financial Services Authority's review of the listing rules and regulations covering analyst research."[4] She later became its general manager.[6] In 2004, she became head of health and protection at theAssociation of British Insurers (2004–2006),[6][7] and then worked as head of policy at theBritish Chambers of Commerce (2006–2008).[3]
In 2008, Evans became deputy director atPolicy Exchange,[3] a centre-rightthink tank.[8] In May 2010, she stood for election to theLondon Borough of Haringey as a Conservative Party candidate to be one of three councillors in theBounds Greenward; she achieved 647 votes and was not elected.[9] On 5 November 2010, as deputy director at Policy Exchange, she introduced Home SecretaryTheresa May at a speech aboutimmigration hosted by the think tank.[10]
In 2011, Evans left Policy Exchange to become chief operating officer at theNew Schools Network.[3] She was then its director from January 2013 until May 2015.[11] The New Schools Network is a registered charity, and supports groups who wish to set upfree schools.[12]
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She was madelife peer asBaroness Evans of Bowes Park, ofBowes Park which borders the London Boroughs of Enfield and Haringey, on 12 September 2014.[13] Baroness Evans was formallyintroduced to theHouse of Lords along withLord Cashman on 28 October 2014.[14] She was, at the time, the youngest female peer.[11]
Evans served as a government whip in the House of Lords during the 2015 government, and spoke briefly in January 2016 about how "education must be at the heart of our prison system if we are to rehabilitate effectively".[15][16] On 14 July 2016 Baroness Evans was appointed to the post ofLeader of the House of Lords by then prime minister,Theresa May.[17] She remained in that office whenBoris Johnson became Prime Minister in July 2019.
Her husbandJames Wild was employed as aSpecial Adviser by SirMichael Fallon MP, when he served asSecretary of State for Defence.[18] He was elected the MP forNorth West Norfolk at the2019 general election.
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