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- The Honourable Gareth Evans, AO QC FASSA FAIIA
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Gareth John Evans was born in Melbourne, Victoria on 5 September 1944. After graduating from the University of Melbourne BA, LLB (Hons) he studied at Oxford University and earned an MA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
Gareth Evans is currently Distinguished Honorary Professor at the Australian National University, where he was Chancellor from 2010-19 and President Emeritus of the International Crisis Group, the Brussels-based independent global conflict prevention and resolution organisation which he led from 2000 to 2009.
Gareth Evans was a member of the Australian Parliament for 21 years. He was Senator for Victoria from 1978 to 1996, serving as Deputy Leader (1987-93) and then Leader (1993-96) of the Government in the Senate, and was a member of the House of Representatives from 1996 until September 1999, serving as Deputy Leader of the Opposition (1996-98). As one of Australia's longest serving Foreign Ministers, he was best known internationally for his roles in developing the UN peace plan for Cambodia, bringing to a conclusion the international Chemical Weapons Convention, founding the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) forum and ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF), and initiating the Canberra Commission on the Elimination of Nuclear Weapons.
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An extensive biography can be found at https://www.gevans.org/biography.html