Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen was born on 17 January 1973 and is an Australian politician who has been Minister for Climate Change and Energy in the Albanese government since June 2022.
27 Facts About Chris Bowen
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Chris Bowen is a member of the Australian Labor Party and was first elected to parliament at the 2004 federal election.
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Chris Bowen held ministerial office in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2013.
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Chris Bowen 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.
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Chris 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.
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Chris Bowen held this position for less than three months, as the ALP was defeated at the 2013 election.
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Chris Bowen served briefly as the interim leader of the ALP and acting leader of the opposition.
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Chris Bowen was the shadow treasurer under Bill Shorten from 2013 to 2019.
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Chris Bowen is regarded as a senior figure in the Labor Right faction.
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Chris Bowen's father worked for the National Roads and Motorists' Association, while his mother, who was born in the United Kingdom, was a childcare worker.
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Chris Bowen grew up in the suburb of Smithfield, where one of his neighbours was soccer player Harry Kewell.
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Chris Bowen began his education at Smithfield Public School, and later attended St Johns Park High School before going on to the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Economics in 1994.
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Chris Bowen was elected to Fairfield City Council in 1995 and was Mayor of Fairfield in 1998 and 1999.
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Chris Bowen was elected president of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils in 1999 and served as president until 2001.
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In 2004, Chris Bowen was elected to the House of Representatives replacing Janice Crosio after she retired after 25 years in both state and federal politics.
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In 2006, Chris Bowen was appointed to the Labor front bench as Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Revenue and Competition Policy.
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In June 2009 Chris Bowen was promoted to cabinet as Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law and Minister for Human Services.
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On 2 February 2013, Chris Bowen replaced Evans as Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research.
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Chris Bowen resigned his ministerial portfolios on 22 March 2013 after he supported an unsuccessful attempt to reinstall Kevin Rudd as Prime Minister.
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Chris Bowen has been given responsibility for financial services and superannuation, including carriage of the MySuper and other Simple Super reforms previously held by Bill Shorten.
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Chris Bowen was appointed Interim Leader of the Labor Party on 13 September 2013 following the resignation of Kevin Rudd in the wake of the party's defeat in the 2013 federal election.
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Chris Bowen pledged not to stand in the October 2013 leadership spill which was contested by Anthony Albanese and Bill Shorten.
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Chris Bowen was replaced as Shadow Treasurer by Jim Chalmers, but remained on the frontbench as Shadow Minister for Health.
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Chris Bowen supported then Foreign Minister Marise Payne's call for an independent global inquiry into the origins of the COVID-19 pandemic including China's handling of the initial outbreak in Wuhan.
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Chris Bowen is married to Rebecca Mifsud, who as of 2016 worked for Toll Holdings as an industrial relations executive.
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Chris Bowen revealed this story in order to raise awareness to the lasting negative effects of stillbirths on families.
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Chris Bowen possesses a Diploma of Modern Language from the University of New England.