Nicholas Clive Kurt Evers(1 November 1937 – 27 July 2013) was anAustralianpolitician.
Nick Evers | |
|---|---|
| Member of theTasmanian House of AssemblyforFranklin | |
| In office 8 February 1986 – 23 July 1990 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nicholas Clive Kurt Evers 1 November 1937 Wynyard, Tasmania,Australia |
| Died | 27 July 2013(aged 75) Launceston, Tasmania,Australia |
| Political party | Liberal Party |
| Alma mater | University of Tasmania |
Early life and career
editBorn inWynyard, Tasmania,Evers held aBachelor of Arts(Hons) from theUniversity of Tasmania.
Evers joined the diplomatic service of theDepartment of External Affairs,and was posted in Ghana and Korea. In the early 1970s, he was a deputy general manager at theAustralian Tourism Commission(ATC). Prior to entering politics, he was the head of the Department of Premier and Cabinet in Tasmania.
Political career
editIn 1986, Evers was head-hunted by the LiberalPremier of Tasmania,Robin Gray,who asked him to run for Parliament atthat year's state election.He was one of several high-profile individuals, dubbed the "magnificent seven", who were personally selected by Gray for their expertise and vision, and who he hoped would replace Liberal Party "drones" in the parliament.[1]When Gray won the election, Evers who had won a seat inFranklin,was immediately appointed to his cabinet as Minister for Transport, Primary Industry and Public Administration. In 1988, he was made Minister for Tourism in addition to his other portfolios. On 1 June 1989, Robin Gray formed a ministry in which Evers was Minister for Industrial Relations, and Labour and Industry, however Gray's minority government was dissolved by the Governor of Tasmania, who then commissionedMichael Fieldas Premier with the support of five Green Independents under theLabor–Green Accord.[2]
Evers resigned from parliament on 23 July 1990, citing a "lack of privacy and low pay".[3][4]
After politics
editAfter leaving state politics, Evers was the chairman of theTT-Line Company,which operated the Bass Strait ferry service between Tasmania and the mainland. In 1999, he was appointed chairman of the Australian Tourism Commission. He resigned in 2004 when the ATC was merged intoTourism Australia.[5]
Illness and death
editEvers died following a long illness on 27 July 2013, aged 75, at a nursing home inLaunceston.He was survived by his wife and two children.[6][7]
References
edit- ^Prismall, Barry:Parliament in need of a quality makeover,The Examiner,28 August 2012
- ^"Ministers - House of Assembly - 1950 to 1989".Parliament of Tasmania.Archived fromthe originalon 1 November 2019.
- ^Montgomery, Bruce:Nick Evers remembered,Tasmanian Times,30 August 2013.
- ^"Evers, Nicholas Clive Kurt".Members of theParliament of Tasmania.Retrieved24 July2022.
- ^"Nick Evers bows out",Australasian Business Intelligence,COMTEX News Network, Inc, 10 February 2004,ISSN1320-6680
- ^Death of former Liberal MP,ABC News,Retrieved 3 August 2013.
- ^Tribute to Nick Evers,Will Hodgman,Retrieved 3 August 2013.