Eleni Evangel

Australian politician

Eleni Evangel

Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Perth
In office 9 March 2013 – 11 March 2017
Preceded by	John Hyde
Succeeded by	John Carey
City of Perth Councillor
In office 2005–2013

Personal details
Born	(1965-12-17) 17 December 1965 (age 58) Perth, Western Australia, Australia
Political party	Liberal Party
Spouse	Bill Evangel^[1]
Children	3 (Andria, Christos, Juliet)

Eleni Evangel^[2] is a former Australian politician who was the member for the Western Australian Legislative Assembly seat of Perth from 2013 to 2017. She was a City of Perth councillor between 2005 and 2013.^[3]

Evangel, who is of Greek descent, was born in Perth and has a teaching and television presenting background. She is the daughter of Anastasios Parissis, once a prominent nightclub and restaurant owner in Northbridge.^[4]

She was elected to the Legislative Assembly seat of Perth at the general election of 9 March 2013. She attained 48.6% of the primary vote and won on preferences. She ran again in 2017 and lost.

References

^ "Eleni Evangel". Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division). Archived from the original on 21 April 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
^ "Ms Eleni Evangel MLA BA". Parliament of Western Australia. Retrieved 7 August 2013.
^ Gartner, Anne (12 March 2013). "Evangel will leave City short". Guardian Express. Archived from the original on 17 May 2014. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
^ Mullany, Ashlee (12 January 2012). "Perth councillor set for move to state politics". news.com.au. Retrieved 12 March 2013.