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Corky Evans
Corky Evans (born January 2, 1948 in Berkeley, California, U.S.A.) is a former prominent provincial politician in British Columbia, Canada. He twice ran for the leadership of the New Democratic Party of British Columbia, placing second both times. In both cases, the party formed the government of BC and its leader became Premier of British Columbia. He served in several cabinet ministries.
==Early life and career==
While his birth certificate recorded his name as Conrad St. George Evans, he insists Corky Evans is his correct name.
Born in California the son of a prominent defense attorney and a graduate of Palo Verde High School in Tucson, Arizona, he moved to British Columbia in 1969 with his wife and two daughters. Evans describes himself as a war resister.〔(【引用サイトリンク】url=http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/news/observer/story.html?id=df918abb-1f78-469a-9a02-97f1844ef46a )〕 Their son was born soon after. Before his election to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Evans worked as a stevedore, logger, tree-planter, heavy-equipment operator, first-aid attendant, and highways surveyor.〔http://www.leg.bc.ca/mla/36thparl/Evans.htm〕 By the mid-1970s, Evans had settled in the Kootenay region of southern British Columbia, and became active in local environmental and land use initiatives, particularly in developing the Slocan Valley Forest Management Project, which aimed to control logging and protect watersheds.
In 1975, he became a Canadian citizen and he joined the New Democratic Party. He was elected to the Central Kootenay Regional District government, serving three consecutive terms as director and hospital board member.
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