Owen Evans (civil servant) explained

Owen Evans is a Welsh civil servant.

Early life and education

Owen Evans was educated at Ysgol Gyfun Gymunedol Penweddig in Aberystwyth, Wales. Evans completed his A-level in Economics in one year,^[1] and after leaving school, went on to study the subject at Swansea University, graduating in 1991.^[2]

Evans sat as a member of the Welsh Language Board from 2005 to 2010.^[3]

Evans was appointed chief executive of the Welsh-language public broadcaster S4C in October 2017.^[4]

In July 2021, it was announced that Evans would succeed Meilyr Rowlands as the head of the Welsh education inspectorate Estyn in January 2022.^[5]

Web site: Owen Evans. live. 23 July 2021. Swansea University. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723181346/https://www.swansea.ac.uk/centenary2020/century-of-inspiring-people/owen-evans/.
News: 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. 23 July 2021. 16 March 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210316223556/https://www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-news/s4c-welsh-language-education-jobs-20034500. live.
Web site: Owen Evans. live. 23 July 2021. S4C. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723181347/https://www.s4c.cymru/en/about-us/page/43036/owen-evans/.
News: Platt. Poppie. 23 July 2021. Wales's new Ofsted chief was expelled for spiking his teachers with laxatives. The Daily Telegraph. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723181415/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/07/23/waless-new-ofsted-chief-expelled-spiking-teachers-laxatives/. live.
News: Humphries. Will. 23 July 2021. Wales' new chief schools inspector was expelled at 16 for laxatives prank on teachers. The Times. subscription. 23 July 2021. 23 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210723181347/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/waless-new-chief-schools-inspector-was-expelled-at-16-for-laxatives-prank-on-teachers-mcswq2rc7. live.