Keith Towler

Keith Towler worked in youth justice, social work and in the third sector.and former Children's Commissioner for Wales.

Keith Towler, the former Children's Commissioner for Wales

Born in London, Towler was educated at Llanedeyrn High School and then undertook a degree in fine arts at Exeter College of Art and Design. He then joined South Glamorgan County Council's social service department, worked as a social work assistant, working in youth justice.[1]

He then became head of NACRO Cymru in 1998, and in 2001 was appointed NACRO's Director of Crime Reduction.[2] In 2006 he became the programme director for Save The Children Wales, and chair of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) for Wales.[1]

Towler was appointed Children's Commissioner for Wales in March 2008, after the death of Peter Clarke.[1] His seven year term concluded in 2015.

Towler now serves as Chair of the Interim Youth Work Board for Wales, a ministerial appointment by the Welsh Government. He is also a member of the Youth Justice Board for England and Wales.