Gareth Evans

'This book shows Gareth Evans arrayed in all his colours. The cyclonic temper is there. So is the intellectual daredevil who won his wings as "Biggles". The explosive, sharp workaholic emerges restlessly from this book. But also the politician of substance and imagination and the Australian who won great respect in the United Nations and around the world. The question that leaps out form these pages is: What next?' Justice Michael Kirby'We can easily see from this book why Gareth Evans was one of the best and most widely respected Foreign Ministers in the last few years. High intelligence and principle added to a razor-sharp wit ensured that he was a controversial figure, but one who left the world better than he found it. If we're all lucky, there will be other jobs for him on the international stage.' Right Honourable Christopher Patten CH, former Governor of Hong Kong'As well as his achievements as Australia's finest foreign minister, Gareth Evans's drive, idealism and intelligence contributed to many of the important changes in Australia in the 1980s and 90s. Keith Scott's highly readable book shows how and why.' Paul Keating, former Prime Minister of Australia'This book reveals Gareth Evans as a complex figure, impatient, energetic, ambitious, visionary, yet sometimes prone to misjudgment when spinning his grand designs.' Paul Kelly, International Editor, The AustralianThis is the story of an unusual politiciana rational intellectual who has been described as garrulous, impatient, generous, energetic and at times abrasivea young man from a working class suburb of Melbourne who achieved status as one of Australia's great Labor politicians and most accomplished foreign minister. Gareth Evans has been one of the most newsworthy politicians of the last three decades. Here is the first detailed account of his life from childhood to the present, a vivid picture of the man in his times and a revealing look at the influences which defined him as a politician - thKeith Scott is the author of 'Gareth Evans', published 1999 under ISBN 9781864487145 and ISBN 1864487143.