Chris Bowen lives with his family in Smithfield. He was educated at Smithfield Public School, St Johns Park High School and the University of Sydney, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Economics.
Chris was elected to Fairfield City Council in 1995 and was Mayor of Fairfield for 1998 and 1999. He was elected President of the Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC) in 2000 and served til 2002.
Chris was elected to Parliament in 2004 and was elected as Deputy Chair of the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics, Finance and Public Administration and was also a member of the Joint Committee on Corporations and Financial Services.
In December 2006, Chris was elected to the Federal Labor Party's frontbench and was the Shadow Assistant Treasurer and Shadow Minister for Revenue & Competition Policy.
Chris was appointed Assistant Treasurer and Minister for Competition Policy and Consumer Affairs upon the election of the current Labor Government in 2007. In 2009, he was elevated to the cabinet and appointed Minister for Financial Services, Superannuation and Corporate Law, and Minister for Human Services.
Electorate Profile
McMahon
State:
NSW
Name Derivation:
Named after Sir William McMahon (1908-1988), 20th Prime Minister of Australia 1971-1972.
Area and Location Description:
McMahon covers an area of approximately 161 sq km bounded by South Creek in the west, the north boundary follows the Western Motorway to Flushcombe Road then up to the Great Western Highway heading east to Centenary Road, South Wentworthville. The eastern boundary follows Centenary Road to the Prospect canal then west to Cumberland Highway and south along Prospect Creek and follows around onto Orphan School Creek surrounding Fairfield, Fairfield Heights and through Fairfield West to Smithfield Road. The southern boundary follows Smithfield Road to Edensor Park Road and through Edensor Park to Cow Pasture Road south to Elizabeth Drive and west to meet South Creek at Kemps Creek. Suburbs include: Abbotsbury, Blacktown, Bossley Park, Canley Vale, Cecil Park, Eastern Creek, Edensor Park, Erskine Park, Fairfield, Fairfield Heights, Fairfield West, Greenfield Park, Greystanes, Horsley Park, Kemps Creek, Merrylands, Merrylands West, Mount Vernon, Orchard Hills, Pemulwuy, Prairiewood, Prospect, Smithfield, South Wentworthville, St Clair and Wetherill Park.
Products/Industries of the Area:
Building/construction, light manufacturing, wholesale and retail, transport industry, agriculture and mixed farming.
First Proclaimed/Election:
2009
Demographic Rating:
Outer Metropolitan
Members:
- Bowen, C (ALP) 2004-
- Crosio, J (ALP) 1990-2004
- Klugman, R E (ALP) 1969-1990