Owen Evans (civil servant)
Owen Evans | |
|---|---|
| HM Chief Inspector of Education and Training in Wales | |
| Assumed office January 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Meilyr Rowlands |
| Chief Executive of S4C | |
| In office October 2017 – January 2022 | |
| Personal details | |
| Alma mater | Swansea University |
Owen Evans is a Welsh civil servant.
Early life and education
Owen Evans was educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig in Aberystwyth, Wales.[1] Evans completed his A-level in Economics in one year,[2] and after leaving school, went on to study the subject at Swansea University, graduating in 1991.[3]
Career
Evans sat as a member of the Welsh Language Board from 2005 to 2010.[4]
Evans was appointed chief executive of the Welsh-language public broadcaster S4C in October 2017.[1]
In July 2021, it was announced that Evans would leave S4C to succeed Meilyr Rowlands as the head of the Welsh education inspectorate Estyn in January 2022.[5][6]
References
- ^ a b Platt, Poppie (23 July 2021). "Wales's new Ofsted chief was expelled for spiking his teachers with laxatives". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Owen Evans". Swansea University. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Clements, Laura (13 March 2021). "'I got expelled from school and worked as a shepherd. Now I run one of Wales' main TV channels'". Western Mail. Archived from the original on 16 March 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ "Owen Evans". S4C. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.
- ^ Wightwick, Abbie (23 July 2021). "Man who was expelled from school is now Wales' chief inspector of schools". Wales Online. Retrieved 30 January 2026.
- ^ Humphries, Will (23 July 2021). "Wales' new chief schools inspector was expelled at 16 for laxatives prank on teachers". The Times. Archived from the original on 23 July 2021. Retrieved 23 July 2021.