The Honourable Chris Bowen MP |
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Shadow Treasurer of Australia | |
Assumed office 18 October 2013 |
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Leader | Bill Shorten |
Preceded by | Joe Hockey |
Leader of the Opposition | |
In office 18 September 2013 – 13 October 2013 |
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Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Prime Minister | Tony Abbott |
Deputy | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Tony Abbott |
Succeeded by | Bill Shorten |
Leader of the Labor Party Acting |
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In office 13 September 2013 – 13 October 2013 |
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Deputy | Anthony Albanese |
Preceded by | Kevin Rudd |
Succeeded by | Bill Shorten |
Treasurer of Australia | |
In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013 |
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Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
Preceded by | Wayne Swan |
Succeeded by | Joe Hockey |
Minister for Small Business | |
In office 4 February 2013 – 22 March 2013 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Prime Minister | Kevin Rudd |
Preceded by | Peter Dutton |
Succeeded by | Nick Sherry |
Member of the Australian Parliament for McMahon |
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Assumed office 21 August 2010 |
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Preceded by | Division Created |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Prospect |
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In office 9 October 2004 – 21 August 2010 |
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Preceded by | Janice Crosio |
Succeeded by | Division Abolished |
Personal details | |
Born |
Christopher Eyles Bowen 17 January 1973 Sydney, Australia |
Political party | Labor Party |
Spouse(s) | Rebecca Mifsud |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | University of Sydney |
Profession | Politician |
Website | Official website |
Christopher Eyles Bowen (born 17 January 1973) is an Australian politician who is the current Shadow Treasurer of Australia. Bowen is a senior Labor Right figure. He was briefly the Acting Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in 2013 after Labor lost the federal election. Before this he served in a number of positions in the Rudd and Gillard Governments, including as Minister for Financial Services, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, and Treasurer. He was first elected to the House of Representatives in 2004 for Prospect, however the seat was abolished and he has represented McMahon since 2010.
Bowen was educated at Smithfield Public School, St Johns Park High School and the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Economics. He was elected to Fairfield City Council in 1995 and was Mayor of Fairfield in 1998 and 1999. He was elected President of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) in 1999 and served as President until 2001.