Memorable Manitobans: Edward Gurney Vaux Evans (1907-1987)

MLA (1954-1957), MLA (1958-1959), MLA (1959-1962), MLA (1963-1966), MLA (1966-1969).

Born in Winnipeg on 3 September 1907, son of William Sanford Evans and Irene Gurney, he was educated at Ridley College and the University of Manitoba. He served with the Royal Winnipeg Rifles in the Second World War, receiving the Order of the British Empire and retiring as Lieutenant-Colonel. He represented Fort Rouge in the Manitoba Legislature as a Progressive-Conservative from 1953 to 1969, serving as Minister of Industry and Commerce (1958 to 1966), Minister of Mines and Natural Resources (1958 to 1959, 1966 to 1967), Provincial Secretary (1959 to 1963) and Finance Minister (1966 to 1969). He was Executive Director of the Carswell-Shaw Commission which calculated flood damages to Manitoba in 1950, and was Executive Director of the Red River Valley Board after the 1950 flood. He also served as Chairman of the Civil Service Commission of Manitoba.

He died on 8 January 1987.

There are papers at the Archives of Manitoba.

Sources:

The Canadian Parliamentary Guide, 1956.

Members of the Legislative Assembly (Deceased), Legislative Assembly of Manitoba.

Dictionary of Manitoba Biography by J. M. Bumsted, Winnipeg: University of Manitoba Press, 1999.

This profile was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Profile revised: 28 October 2011

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