Rhys ab Owen

Rhys ab Owen, also sometimes referred to as Rhys ab Owen Thomas is a Welsh politician who represented the South Wales Central constituency from 2021 to 2026. 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. 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.