Harry Evans | |
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| 12th Clerk of the Australian Senate | |
| In office 18 February 1988 – 4 December 2009 | |
| President | |
| Deputy |
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| Preceded by | Alan Cumming Thom |
| Succeeded by | Rosemary Laing |
| Deputy Clerk of the Australian Senate | |
| In office 20 February 19871 – 17 February 1988 | |
| President | Kerry Sibraa |
| Clerk | Alan Cumming Thom |
| Preceded by | Herbert Charles Nicholls |
| Succeeded by | Geraldine Anne Lynch |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 February 1946 Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Died | 7 September 2014 (aged 68) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Occupation | Parliamentary official |
| 1 Acting from 29 January 1987. | |
Harry Evans (7 February 1946 – 7 September 2014) was the longest-serving Clerk of the Australian Senate, serving from 17 February 1988 to 4 December 2009. He was considered an "ardent and outspoken defender" of the independence and constitutional authority of the Senate.[1]
- ^ Oakes L. Senate clerk Harry Evans bares his teeth, Herald Sun, Melbourne, 30 August 2008