DCMS appoints Ruth Evans as Gambling Commission chair for five years
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport announced Ruth Evans as the next chair of the UK Gambling Commission, with a five-year term starting on 30 September 2026. Culture Secretary Lisa Nandy made the appointment. Evans will succeed interim chair Charles Counsell, who took the role after Marcus Boyle left in January 2025.
The five-year chair appointment shapes leadership as the Commission works on illegal gambling and Gambling Act reforms.