Timothy Francis Owen was born on 29 October 1955 and is a former Australian politician and a former deputy commander of the Australian Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
15 Facts About Tim Owen
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Tim Owen was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of Newcastle for the Liberal Party from the 2011 New South Wales state election until 6 August 2014, when he moved to the parliamentary crossbench and sat as an independent, following evidence given to the Independent Commission Against Corruption that he may have breached electoral funding laws.
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In May 2014, Owen announced that he would not contest his seat at the next state election.
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Tim Owen served in the Royal Australian Air Force, commencing in 1977, and rising to the rank of Air Commodore and deputy commander of the Australian Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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In 1978, Tim Owen moved to Williamtown, the site of a large RAAF military base, and has lived in the region, when not on active duty, for 15 years.
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Tim Owen completed a Masters in Strategic Studies in 1999.
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Tim Owen resigned from the Air Force and the Australian Defence Force in 2009 and became chief executive officer of CI Agent Solutions, a company that provides oil-spill solutions to the defence and aerospace industry sector.
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Tim Owen is married to Charlotte and they live in Newcastle with three adult sons.
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In October 2010 Tim Owen joined the Liberal Party and on 11 December 2010 was endorsed as the party's candidate for Newcastle at the 2011 state election.
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In May 2014 Tim Owen announced that would not contest his seat at the next NSW election after admitting that prohibited donors had "probably" contributed to his 2011 campaign.
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On 6 August 2014, the New South Wales Independent Commission Against Corruption revealed evidence that Tim Owen's campaign had received illegal funding from Newcastle developers.
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On 12 August 2014, as a result of mounting political pressure, Tim Owen resigned from parliament hours later.
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Tim Owen was however subsequently not found to be corrupt in the final ICAC findings along with his other Liberal colleagues.
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Tim Owen was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia on 26 January 2007.
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Tim Owen received the Australian Active Service Medal and the Iraq and Afghanistan campaign medals in 2009.