Chris Bowen

The Honourable Chris Bowen MP
Bowen in 2024
Minister for Climate Change and Energy
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 June 2022
Prime Minister	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Angus Taylor
Leader of the Opposition
Acting
In office 18 September 2013 – 13 October 2013
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Prime Minister	Tony Abbott
Deputy	Anthony Albanese
Preceded by	Tony Abbott
Succeeded by	Bill Shorten
Treasurer of Australia
In office 27 June 2013 – 18 September 2013
Prime Minister	Kevin Rudd
Preceded by	Wayne Swan
Succeeded by	Joe Hockey
Minister for Small Business
In office 4 February 2013 – 22 March 2013
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
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
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
Personal details
Born	Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen (1973-01-17) 17 January 1973 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse(s)	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. Bowen is the Minister for Climate Change and Energy since June 2022.^[1] He was the Shadow Treasurer of Australia. Bowen is a senior Labor Right figure.^[2] He was the Interim Leader of the Labor Party and Leader of the Opposition in 2013 after Labor lost the federal election.^[3]

Bowen worked for the Rudd and Gillard Governments as Minister for Financial Services, Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, and Treasurer.

After the Labor's loss in the 2019 federal election, Bowen announced his candidacy in the leadership election to replace Opposition Leader Bill Shorten on 21 May.^[4] He withdrew from the race the next day due to lack of support.^[5]

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