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
Incumbent
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
(1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 (age 51) 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.chrisbowen.net
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 would later transfer 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 would replace Gillard as prime minister in the final leadership contest between the two, and he would assign 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 would become the 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.
September 2010, Bowen was appointed Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, succeeding Senator Chris Evans. On 2 February 2013, Bowen replaced Evans...
original on 18 May 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019. [verification needed] "ChrisBowen pulls out of Labor leadership battle after party's election defeat"....
construction and/or opening of a number of new facilities, including the Chris O’Brien Lifehouse Cancer Centre, the Kinghorn Cancer Centre, the Launceston...
Industry, Science and Research" to comprise tertiary education; Chris Evans, ChrisBowen, and later, Craig Emerson, each was Minister for Tertiary Education...
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In March 2019, a social media post written by former 2GB staff member ChrisBowen contained allegations that he had been the victim of sixteen years of...
defeat at the 2019 election initially supported ChrisBowen to replace Shorten as leader. However, Bowen later withdrew from the race, allowing Albanese...
elected as the ALP's deputy Senate leader following the resignation of Chris Evans, thus becoming Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate. Wong...
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offices Preceded by ChrisBowen Minister for Financial Services and Superannuation 2010–2013 Succeeded by David Bradbury Preceded by Chris Evans Minister for...
v t e Current members of the Cabinet of Australia Anthony Albanese ChrisBowen Tony Burke Linda Burney Mark Butler Jim Chalmers Jason Clare Julie Collins...
'cut to the core'". June 2016. Maher, Sid (2 February 2013). "Dreyfus, Bowen promoted in Gillard cabinet reshuffle". The Australian. Retrieved 2 February...
weighted equally in determining the winner. During the leadership election, ChrisBowen, former Treasurer of Australia and Member of Parliament for McMahon,...
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May 2022 Minister Josh Frydenberg Leader Anthony Albanese Preceded by ChrisBowen Succeeded by Angus Taylor Shadow Minister for Finance In office 23 July...
Albanese ChrisBowen Tony Burke Mark Butler Bob Carr Kim Carr Jason Clare Greg Combet Stephen Conroy Simon Crean Mark Dreyfus Craig Emerson Chris Evans John...
never again return to the ALP leadership. Kim Carr, Martin Ferguson and ChrisBowen quit their ministries. 23 March – Key independent MP Andrew Wilkie warns...
Bruce Eric Bowen Jr. (born June 14, 1971) is an American former professional basketball player. Bowen played small forward and graduated from Edison High...
elections in October. Prime minister Anthony Albanese, energy minister ChrisBowen, and industry minister Ed Husic travel to the former Liddell Power Station...
Highway, roughly between Woodville Road and South Creek. The current MP is ChrisBowen, a member of the Australian Labor Party. The division was established...
leadership election in 2013 though was defeated by Shorten. On 21 May ChrisBowen announced he would also contest the ballot; however the next day he announced...
Minister Kevin Rudd Julia Gillard Preceded by Peter Costello Succeeded by ChrisBowen Deputy Leader of the Labor Party In office 24 June 2010 – 26 June 2013...
Albanese ChrisBowen Tony Burke Mark Butler Bob Carr Kim Carr Jason Clare Greg Combet Stephen Conroy Simon Crean Mark Dreyfus Craig Emerson Chris Evans John...
v t e Current members of the Cabinet of Australia Anthony Albanese ChrisBowen Tony Burke Linda Burney Mark Butler Jim Chalmers Jason Clare Julie Collins...
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