Martyn Evans Politician
Martyn John Evans (born 27 November 1953 in Birmingham, England), Australian politician, was an Australian Labor Party member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1994 to October 2004, representing the Division of Bonython, South Australia. He was educated at The University of Adelaide. A State Government Administrative Officer before entering politics, Evans was a member of the Elizabeth City Council from 1975–84 and served as Mayor from 1981-84. He took up the position of Director, Community Engagement at The University of Adelaide in July 2007.Evans entered the South Australian House of Assembly following the 1984 Elizabeth by-election, caused when Peter Duncan resigning from the seat to contest the federal seat of Bonython. Elected as a Labor independent, he rejoined the ALP in 1993 and served as Minister of Health, Family and Community Services and Minister for the Aged from 1992-93.A 1994 Elizabeth by-election was sparked when Evans resigned to contest the 1994 Bonython by-election. Evans was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry from 1996 to 2001.The Division of Bonython was abolished at the 2003 electoral redistribution. Evans contested the Division of Wakefield at the 2004 election, which had absorbed a slice of Bonython's former territory and had become notionally Labor as a result. However, he was narrowly defeated by less than one percent.