Evans, Gareth

Gareth Evans was a Cabinet member throughout the Hawke–Keating years, as Attorney-General (1983–84), Minister for Resources and Energy (1984–87), Minister for Transport and Communications (1987–88) and Foreign Minister (1988–96). As Senator for Victoria from 1978 to 1996, he was Deputy Leader (1987–93) then Leader of the Government in the Senate (1993– 96); as Member for Holt (1996–99) he served as Deputy Leader of the Opposition from 1996 to 1998. He left Australian politics to become President and CEO of the Brussels-based International Crisis Group from 2000 to 2009, and has been Chancellor of the Australian National University since 2010.;