Nigel Evans

The Right Honourable Nigel Evans
Official portrait, 2017
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 8 January 2020 – 30 May 2024
Speaker	Lindsay Hoyle
Preceded by	Rosie Winterton
Succeeded by	Caroline Nokes
Executive Secretary of the 1922 Committee
In office 11 October 2017 (2017-10-11) – 8 January 2020 Serving with Bob Blackman
Leader	Theresa May Boris Johnson
Preceded by	Peter Bone & Christopher Chope
Succeeded by	Gary Sambrook
Deputy Speaker of the House of Commons First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means
In office 8 June 2010 – 10 September 2013
Speaker	John Bercow
Preceded by	Sylvia Heal
Succeeded by	Eleanor Laing
Shadow Secretary of State for Wales
In office 11 June 2001 – 11 November 2003
Leader	William Hague Iain Duncan Smith Michael Howard
Preceded by	Angela Browning
Succeeded by	Bill Wiggin
Member of Parliament for Ribble Valley
In office 9 April 1992 – 30 May 2024
Preceded by	Michael Carr
Succeeded by	Maya Ellis
Personal details
Born	Nigel Martin Evans (1957-11-10) 10 November 1957 (age 66) Swansea, Wales
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative (until 2013, 2014–present) Independent (2013–2014)
Alma mater	Swansea University
Website	Official website

Nigel Martin Evans MP (born 10 November 1957) is a former British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Ribble Valley in Lancashire from the 1992 until 2024. He was Joint Executive Secretary of the 1922 Committee from 2017 to 2019. He served as First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, one of the Speaker's three deputies, from 2010 to 2013. He was elected as Second Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means in 2020.

Evans is a strong critic of the European Union and supported Brexit in the 2016 EU Referendum. He has since been supportive of Leave Means Leave, a Eurosceptic campaign group^[1] and backed Boris Johnson for Prime Minister.^[2] He has however since refrained from campaigning on issues such as Brexit in order to fulfill his role as one of the deputy speakers.