Chris Bowen (born 17 January 1973 in Sydney, Australia) is an Australian federal politician. He was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as member for the Division of Prospect, New South Wales for the Australian Labor Party at the 2004 federal election. 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 degree. 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 Councils (WSROC) in 1999 and served as President until 2001. Bowen replaced Janice Crosio after she retired after 25 years in both state and federal politics. In 2006, Bowen was appointed to the Labor front bench as Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Revenue and Competition Policy. In December 2007 Prime Minister Kevin Rudd appointed him Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs.
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| Preceded by Janice Crosio |
Member for Prospect 2004 – present |
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