Chris Bowen

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Christopher Eyles Guy Bowen (born 17 January 1973) is an Australian politician who has served as the minister for climate change and energy in the Albanese government since 2022. A member of the Labor Party, he has been the member of Parliament (MP) for the New South Wales division of McMahon since 2004, and served as a minister in the Rudd and Gillard governments from 2007 to 2013. Born in Sydney, Bowen graduated from the University of Sydney in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in economics. He served as a councillor of Fairfield City Council from 1995 to 2004, including a term as mayor. Bowen was elected to the House of Representatives at the 2004 federal election, winning the seat of Prospect in New South Wales, later transferring to the seat of McMahon. He was appointed to the shadow ministry by Kevin Rudd in 2006, becoming assistant treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs after the Labor Party's victory at the 2007 election. He continued to serve as a minister...

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