Parliamentary and Local Government Career

• Candidate: New South Wales Legislative Assembly, Burrendong, 1973 (known as Bowman)
• Elected: MLC, 1984-1995 (known as Evans)
• Candidate: Senate, NSW, 1996
• Candidate: Legislative Council, 1999 (known as Evans)
• Party: Liberal, 1973,1984-95
• Party: Independent, 1996
• Party: The Seniors Party, 1999

Beryl Evans was elected as a Liberal Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1984. During her 11 years of service she was chairman of the Privileges committee and a member of the Stay Safe committee. From 1990 to 1991 Evans was Government Whip. Upon her retirement in 1995 Her Majesty the Queen granted the title of the Honourable to Beryl Evans for life.

On 12 November 1942 Evans joined the Royal Auxiliary Australian Air Force. Serving as a drill instructor and physical training instructor she obtained the ranks of corporal and sergeant before being commissioned in 1944. Beryl Evans was discharged on 25 September 1945 with the rank of section officer.

Beryl Evans became president of the WAAAF Branch of the RAAF Association NSW Division on 25 March 1997. She is a vice-president of the RAAF Association, a member of the Council and executive and national executive representative to Australian Veteran Defence Services Council.

Events

25 February 1942 - 25 September 1945

Served with the Women's Auxiliary Australian Air Force

1944

Married: Kenneth Graham Bowman and they had two sons

1962 - 1971

Councilor for Coolah Shire

30 July 1976

Married: Richard Kelywack Evans

1981

Graduated with Economic Degree from University of New England

1984 - 1995

Member of the Legislative Council (Liberal) for New South Wales

1988 - 1995

Government representative on the Governing Body of the University of New England

Sources used to compile this entry: 'NSW Parliamentary Archives list of women candidates' (under Bowman); Ephemera on NSW State and local elections, Box 8, Mitchell Library collection, State Library of NSW, Sydney; (accessed 2 October 2005) Who's Who in Australia, 1988, p. 298; personal information supplied by Beryl A Evans.