Professor Rod Morgan, currently head of HM Inspectorate of Probation, was selected before Christmas but the announcement was put on hold until the Home Office had revealed its plan to reform adult correctional services.
He starts in his new role on 5 April.
Reducing local variations in youth offending team effectiveness and resources, along with improving the quality of youth justice research, would be high on his agenda as chair.
Morgan told YPN he also hoped to raise the profile of the youth justice system and would like to see fewer young people put in custody.
"I'm quite focused on making sure we've got clear priorities and are getting hard, reliable data to ensure that we are hitting those priorities, " he said.
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