Evelyn Perpetua Owens (22 January 1931 – 26 September 2010) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union activist.
She grew up partly in Limerick but mostly in Clontarf, and, following secondary education at Holy Faith Secondary School, Clontarf, began work for Dublin Corporation in the city treasurer's department.
While working, she studied for a diploma in public administration, during evenings, at Trinity College Dublin.
[2] She was a member of the public services committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, chairperson of its women's advisory committee and a member of the Council for the Status of Women.
After her retirement in 1998,[5] she served as a member of the board of Beaumont Hospital and of the Medical Council of Ireland.