Election 2013 Treasurers Debate
Recent Speaker
Treasurer Chris Bowen will debate Shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey
August 28, 2013
Election 2013 Treasurers Debate.
thumbnailChris Bowen is the Federal Member for McMahon in Western Sydney. Chris has been a Federal Member of Parliament since 2004.
In February 2013 Chris was appointed Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and Minister for Small Business. Chris resigned as Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills, Science and Research and Minister for Small Business, saying it was the ‘honourable’ course of action following his support for Kevin Rudd in the failed leadership showdown of March 2013. In June of the same year, Chris was appointed Treasurer by Prime Minister Kevin Rudd.
thumbnailJoe Hockey is the federal Member for North Sydney and the Shadow Treasurer.
He was elected to the Australian Parliament in 1996 and following his re-election in 1998, was made Minister for Financial Services and Regulation, one of the youngest ministers in the history of the Commonwealth.
In February, 2009 Joe was appointed by Opposition Leader Malcolm Turnbull as Shadow Treasurer. He was subsequently reappointed by Opposition Leader Tony Abbott in December 2009.