Martin Gerard Bowles AO PSM is an Australian healthcare executive, and former senior public servant. He is currently the national CEO of Calvary Health Care, and was previously Secretary of the Department of Health (2014–17) and the Department of Immigration (2012–14) in the Australian public service.
Martin Bowles | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship | |
| In office March 2012 – 18 September 2013 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Border Protection | |
| In office 18 September 2013 – 13 October 2014 | |
| Secretary of the Department of Health | |
| In office 13 October 2014 – 1 September 2017 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Martin Gerard Bowles Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia |
| Alma mater | Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education Griffith University |
| Occupation | Not for profit Executive |
Personal life
editBowles resides in Canberra. He is married to Deidre and has two children, Andrew and Morgan.[1]
Education
editBowles has a Bachelor of Business from the Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education and a Graduate Certificate of Public Sector Management from Griffith University.[2] He is also a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants.[2]
Career
editBowles has held a number of public roles across the Australian Capital Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.[3] He worked in Health across a number of Area Health Services including his appointment in June 2002 as the Chief Executive Officer of Wentworth Area Health Services, and a term as Deputy Director General of Corporate Services at the Department of Education and Training New South Wales.[4]
In 2006, Bowles joined the ranks of the Australian Public Service, Australia's federal civil service, when he was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Department of Defence.[5]
Following his time at Defence, Bowles was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Energy, Safety and Corporate Group at the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, where he had executive oversight of the Corporate Support Division, the Energy and Safety Programs Division and the Renewable and Energy and Efficiency Division.
At the end of 2012, Prime Minister Julia Gillard appointed Bowles Secretary of the Department of Immigration and Citizenship after he had acted in the position since March 2012.[6] Bowles stayed in the role of immigration head as the department transitioned to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection.
Bowles transferred to head the Department of Health in October 2014.[7] He tendered his resignation from this role as of 1 September 2017,[8] and is currently national CEO for Calvary Health Care.[9]
Awards
editBowles was awarded the Public Service Medal in January 2012 "for outstanding public service in delivering highly the Home Insulation and Green Loans programs."[10] Bowles received an Officer of an Order of Australia in 2019.[11]
References
edit- ^ Alumnus appointed as Secretary of Health Department
- ^ a b Martin Bowles PSM, Secretary (PDF), Department of Immigration and Border Protection, 2013, archived from the original (PDF) on 10 November 2013
- ^ Annual report 2010-11, Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, 2011, archived from the original on 29 February 2012
- ^ Greenwood, Stephen (November 2014). "Political capital: Pharmacy: Don't mess With Bowles". The Australian Journal of Pharmacy. 95 (1134): 28–29 – via Informit.
- ^ Martin Bowles PSM, Secretary (PDF), Department of Immigration and Border Protection, 2013, archived from the original (PDF) on 22 January 2014
- ^ Gillard, Julia (28 September 2012). "Appointment of Secretaries" (Press release). Archived from the original on 19 December 2013.
- ^ Owens, Jared (3 September 2014). "Immigration secretary Martin Bowles to head health department". The Australian. News Ltd.
- ^ "Secretary of the Department of Health". Prime Minister of Australia Media. 22 August 2017. Retrieved 22 August 2017.
- ^ McIlroy, Tom (29 August 2017). "Health department boss Martin Bowles leaves public service to join Calvary". Canberra Times. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Search Australian Honours: BOWLES, Martin Gerard", itsanhonour.gov.au, Australian Government, archived from the original on 13 November 2017
- ^ "Australian Honours Search Facility". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet (Australia). 10 June 2019. Retrieved 15 July 2024.