Rhys ab Owen

In this Welsh name, the surname is ab Owen.

Rhys ab Owen
MS
ab Owen in 2021
Member of the Senedd
for South Wales Central
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 May 2021
Personal details
Born (1987-01-12) 12 January 1987 (age 37)
Cardiff, Wales
Political partyIndependent (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Plaid Cymru (until 2024)
Parent
Alma materOxford University
ProfessionBarrister

Rhys ab Owen (born 12 January 1987), also sometimes referred to as Rhys ab Owen Thomas[1] is a Welsh politician representing the South Wales Central constituency since 2021.[2][3] He was suspended from the Senedd for 42 days - the longest suspension of any Senedd Member, after he was found to have "inappropriately touched" a woman on a night out.[4][5] A former member of Plaid Cymru, ab Owen was suspended in 2022, and formally expelled from the party in July 2024. His, father Owen John Thomas, represented the same region for the same party.[1]

  1. ^ a b Gupwell, Katie Ann (6 August 2020). "'The Royal Family can visit my father's care home, but I'm not allowed'". Wales Online. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Ab Owen Thomas, Rhys, (born 12 Jan. 1987), Member (Plaid Cymru) South Wales Central, Welsh Parliament, since 2021". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u296016. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  3. ^ Williams, Rhys (8 May 2021). "Regional Senedd Members for South Wales East confirmed". Caerphilly Observer. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Plaid Cymru Senedd member Rhys ab Owen suspended from party group". 8 November 2022 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
  5. ^ Jones, Branwen (13 March 2024). "Former Plaid Cymru MS Rhys ab Owen receives Senedd's longest sanction". Wales Online. Retrieved 20 March 2024.