Chris Bowen | |
|---|---|
 Bowen in 2022 | |
| Minister for Climate Change and Energy | |
| Assumed office 1 June 2022 | |
| Prime Minister | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Angus Taylor |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
Acting | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 13 October 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Tony Abbott |
| Deputy | Anthony Albanese |
| Preceded by | Tony Abbott |
| Succeeded by | Bill Shorten |
| Treasurer of Australia | |
| In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Wayne Swan |
| Succeeded by | Joe Hockey |
| Minister for Small Business | |
| In office 4 February 2013 – 22 March 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Brendan O'Connor |
| Succeeded by | Gary Gray |
| Minister for Immigration and Citizenship | |
| In office 14 September 2010 – 4 February 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Chris Evans |
| Succeeded by | Brendan O'Connor |
| Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law | |
| In office 9 June 2009 – 14 September 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard |
| Preceded by | Nick Sherry |
| Succeeded by | Bill Shorten |
| Assistant Treasurer of Australia | |
| In office 3 December 2007 – 8 June 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
| Preceded by | Peter Dutton |
| Succeeded by | Nick Sherry |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for McMahon | |
| Assumed office 21 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | New seat |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for Prospect | |
| In office 9 October 2004 – 21 August 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Janice Crosio |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Mayor of Fairfield | |
| In office September 1998 – September 1999 | |
| Preceded by | Anwar Khoshaba |
| Succeeded by | Anwar Khoshaba |
| Councillor of the City of Fairfield | |
| In office 1995–2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen 17 January 1973 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Political party | Labor |
| Spouse |
Rebecca Mifsud
(m. 2003) |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | St Johns Park High School |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney (BEc) |
| Profession | Politician |
| Website | www |
Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen (born 17 January 1973) is an Australian politician who has been Minister for Climate Change and Energy in the Albanese government since June 2022.[1] He is a member of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) and was first elected to parliament at the 2004 federal election. He held ministerial office in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2013.
Bowen served on the Fairfield City Council from 1995 to 2004, including a term as mayor. He was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2004 election, winning the seat of Prospect; he later transferred to the seat of McMahon at the 2010 federal election, after his former seat was abolished. Bowen was added to Kevin Rudd's shadow ministry in 2006, and following the ALP's victory at the 2007 election served variously as Assistant Treasurer, Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs, Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, and Human Services. After Julia Gillard replaced Rudd as prime minister in June 2010, Bowen was made the Minister Immigration and Citizenship, and also served as the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research, Small Business for a brief time in 2013.
In June 2013, Rudd replaced Gillard as prime minister in the final leadership contest between the two, and he assigned Bowen the role of Treasurer. He held this position for less than three months, as the ALP was defeated at the 2013 election. Bowen served briefly as the interim leader of the ALP and acting leader of the opposition.[2] He was the shadow treasurer under Bill Shorten from 2013 to 2019. After the 2019 election, he became a candidate to succeed Shorten as party leader but eventually withdrew in favour of Anthony Albanese.
After the ALP's victory in the 2022 election, Bowen was appointed Minister for Climate Change and Energy. He is regarded as a senior figure in the Labor Right faction.[3][4]
- ^ Mazengarb, Michael (31 May 2022). "Chris Bowen confirmed as new energy and climate minister, McAllister as assistant". RenewEconomy. Retrieved 31 May 2022.
- ^ "Chris Bowen named interim Labor leader". 13 September 2013. Archived from the original on 14 April 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Bowen backs out of Labor leadership race, leaving spot open to Shorten and Albanese". ABC News. 9 September 2015. Retrieved 12 May 2015.
- ^ "Albanese 'one slip away' from ousting as vultures circle". The Australian. News Corp. Retrieved 31 October 2021.