Eleni Evangel

{{Short description|Australian politician}}

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{{Infobox officeholder | name = Eleni Evangel

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| constituency_AM = Perth

| assembly = Western Australian Legislative

| term_start = 9 March 2013

| term_end = 11 March 2017

| predecessor = John Hyde

| successor = John Carey

|office2 = City of Perth Councillor

|term_start2 = 2005

|term_end2 = 2013

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1965|12|17|df=y}}

| birth_place = Perth, Western Australia, Australia

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| party = Liberal Party

| spouse = Bill Evangel{{cite web | url=http://www.wa.liberal.org.au/representative-full/905 | title=Eleni Evangel | publisher=Liberal Party of Australia (Western Australian Division) | accessdate=12 March 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130421151451/http://www.wa.liberal.org.au/representative-full/905 | archive-date=21 April 2013 | url-status=dead }}

| children = 3 (Andria, Christos, Juliet)

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Eleni Evangel{{cite web | url=http://www.parliament.wa.gov.au/Parliament/Memblist.nsf/WAllMembersFlat/Evangel,+Eleni?opendocument| title=Ms Eleni Evangel MLA BA | publisher=Parliament of Western Australia | accessdate=7 August 2013}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Evangel-will-leave-City-short/7642141/ |title=Evangel will leave City short |work=Guardian Express |date=12 March 2013 |accessdate=12 March 2013 |author=Gartner, Anne |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140517115920/http://www.inmycommunity.com.au/news-and-views/local-news/Evangel-will-leave-City-short/7642141/ |archivedate=17 May 2014 |df=dmy }}

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.{{cite news | url=http://www.news.com.au/breaking-news/perth-councillor-set-for-move-to-state-politics/story-e6frfkp9-1226243050689 | title=Perth councillor set for move to state politics | work=news.com.au | date=12 January 2012 | accessdate=12 March 2013 | author=Mullany, Ashlee}}

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.