Natalie Evans, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park

Career

She was educated at Rockport School, Henrietta Barnett School and at the New Hall, Cambridge, where she studied social and political sciences and graduated in 1998.

In May 2010, she stood for election to the London Borough of Haringey as a Conservative Party candidate to be one of three councillors in the Bounds Green Ward. She achieved 647 votes and was not elected.

On 5 November 2010, as Deputy Director at Policy Exchange, she introduced Theresa May at a speech about immigration hosted by Policy Exchange.

Evans was the Director of the New Schools Network from January 2013 until May 2015, where she had previously been its Chief Operating Officer from 2011. The New Schools Network is a registered charity, and supports groups who wish to set up free schools.

Previously Evans was head of policy at the British Chambers of Commerce, and deputy director of the Conservative Research Department.

She was made life peer as Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, of Bowes Park in the London Borough of Haringey, on 12 September 2014. Baroness Evans was formally introduced to the House of Lords along with Lord Cashman on 28 October 2014. She was, at the time, the youngest female peer.

Evans served as a government whip in the House of Lords during the 2015 government, and spoke briefly in January 2016 about how "education must be at the heart of our prison system if we are to rehabilitate effectively". On 14 July 2016 Baroness Evans was appointed to the post of Leader of the House of Lords by the Prime Minister, Theresa May.

Personal life

Her husband is employed as a Special Adviser by Michael Fallon MP, Secretary of State for Defence.