15 Facts About Stuart Bowen

Stuart Bowen previously served as the Inspector General for the Coalition Provisional Authority, a position to which he was appointed in January 2004.

Stuart Bowen was born in Washington, DC, on March 24,1958.

Stuart Bowen spent four years on active duty as an intelligence officer in the US Air Force, earning the rank of Captain and the Air Force Commendation Medal.

From 1991 to 1992, Mr Stuart Bowen was Briefing Attorney to Texas Supreme Court Justice Raul Gonzalez; and from 1992 to 1994, he was an Assistant Attorney General of Texas, with a litigation practice focused on the civil prosecution of state licensee regulatory violations and appellate work in state and federal court.

From 1994 to 2000, Mr Bowen held a variety of positions on Texas Governor George W Bush's staff, including Deputy General Counsel, Deputy General Counsel for Litigation, and Assistant General Counsel.

Mr Stuart Bowen subsequently served as counsel to the Bush-Cheney transition team.

From 2001 to 2003, Mr Stuart Bowen served President Bush as Deputy Assistant to the President and Deputy Staff Secretary and Special Assistant to the President and Associate Counsel.

Mr Stuart Bowen has supervised the production of 35 quarterly reports to the Congress, travelled to Iraq 34 times, and testified before the Congress on 35 occasions.

Stuart Bowen managed the compilation of seven lessons learned reports, including HARD LESSONS, a book-length report on the entire Iraq reconstruction enterprise, which provides 13 recommendations for improving the US approach to overseas stabilization and reconstruction operations.

Mr Stuart Bowen's writings have appeared in a variety of publications including The Fletcher Forum of World Affairs, National Defense University's Prism Quarterly, The Journal of International Peace Operations, and books published by King's College London and The National Defense University.

On October 22,2015, Stuart Bowen accused Planned Parenthood of misconduct and informed them all of the state's Planned Parenthood affiliates were being dropped as a Medicaid health care provider.

Stuart Bowen cited videos showing misconduct and sent investigators with letters to Planned Parenthood offices in San Antonio, Dallas, and the Houston area, requesting records.

Stuart Bowen's letters cited the authority of Health and Human Services Commission to investigate allegations of potential fraud involving Medicaid payments.

Greg Abbott on May 10,2017, after the governor discovered Stuart Bowen had been moonlighting for Hyatt Farber Schreck, a lobbying firm that represents the Iraqi government.

Stuart Bowen said he had consulted with a state ethics advisor and was told that his moonlighting "fully complied" with the health commission's policy.