Deian Hopkin

Sir Deian Hopkin
Vice-Chancellor of the
London South Bank University
In office
2001–2009
Succeeded byProfessor Martin Earwicker
Personal details
Born
Deian Rhys Hopkin

(1944-03-01) 1 March 1944 (age 80)
Llanelli, Wales
Residence(s)London, England
Alma materAberystwyth University

Sir Deian Rhys Hopkin (born 1 March 1944) is an academic and historian, former vice chancellor and former President of the National Library of Wales. From 2013 to 2020, he served as Chair of Wales Remembers 1914-1918 and was expert adviser to the First Minister of Wales for the Centenary of the First World War.[1] Hopkin was from 2001 until 2009 vice-chancellor and chief executive of London South Bank University, England. From 2011 to 2015, he was president of the National Library of Wales.[2] He is a historian, originally from Wales and a fluent Welsh speaker.

  1. ^ "Expert advisor appointed to help Wales remember the First World War". Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  2. ^ "New President of the National Library of Wales appointed". National Library of Wales. 3 November 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2012. Retrieved 21 February 2012.