11 Facts About Corky Evans

Corky Evans was born on January 2,1948 and is a former Canadian provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada.

Corky Evans twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times.

Corky Evans was elected to the Central Kootenay Regional District government, serving three consecutive terms as a director and hospital board member.

Corky Evans served as parliamentary secretary to the Minister of Forests and chair of the legislature's Select Standing Committee on Forests, Mines and Petroleum Resources.

Corky Evans's first run in a BC NDP leadership convention came in 1996, when Glen Clark was very widely assumed to be a shoo-in for the leadership.

In Clark's cabinet, Corky Evans became Minister of Transportation and Highways from February 1996 to June 1996.

Corky Evans had campaigned for a Ministry of Rural Development, and Dosanjh additionally named him Minister Responsible for Rural Development and empowered him to organize such a ministry.

Corky Evans was defeated in his riding in the 2001 provincial election when all but two NDP candidates were defeated.

Corky Evans was approached to run in the 2003 BC NDP leadership convention, but declined, citing his commitment to his new job with a local community service organization.

Corky Evans returned to politics as the MLA for Nelson-Creston on May 17,2005, when he won his riding in the provincial election.

On July 3,2008, Corky Evans announced that he would not stand for re-election in the 2009 provincial election.