Nigel Bowen
Chief Justice of the Federal Court of Australia | |
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In office 20 December 1976 – 31 December 1990 | |
Nominated by | Malcolm Fraser |
Preceded by | New office |
Succeeded by | Michael Black |
Judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales | |
In office 24 July 1973 – 19 December 1976 | |
Preceded by | Charles McLelland |
Succeeded by | William Deane |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 2 August 1971 – 5 December 1972 | |
Prime Minister | William McMahon |
Preceded by | Les Bury |
Succeeded by | Gough Whitlam (acting) |
Attorney-General of Australia | |
In office 22 March 1971 – 2 August 1971 | |
Prime Minister | William McMahon |
Preceded by | Tom Hughes |
Succeeded by | Ivor Greenwood |
In office 14 December 1966 – 12 November 1969 | |
Prime Minister | Harold Holt John McEwen John Gorton |
Preceded by | Billy Snedden |
Succeeded by | Tom Hughes |
Minister for Education and Science | |
In office 12 November 1969 – 22 March 1971 | |
Prime Minister | John Gorton |
Preceded by | Malcolm Fraser |
Succeeded by | David Fairbairn |
Member of the Australian Parliament for Parramatta | |
In office 20 June 1964 – 11 July 1973 | |
Preceded by | Garfield Barwick |
Succeeded by | Philip Ruddock |
Personal details | |
Born | Victoria, Australia | 26 May 1911
Political party | Liberal |
Spouses | Eileen Mullens (m. 1947–1983)Ermyn Krippner (m. 1984) |
Profession | Lawyer |
Sir Nigel Hubert Bowen,
Early life
Bowen was born in a
During the
Legal career
After the war, Bowen resumed his legal career, sharing chambers with
Political career
Bowen was elected to parliament at the
In November 1969, Bowen was appointed
Judicial career
In 1973, Bowen was appointed as Chief Judge in Equity in the
Personal life
Bowen died in Melbourne on 27 September 1994, aged 83. He was granted a state funeral. He was married twice and had three daughters from his first marriage.[5]
Honours
Bowen was appointed a
The Nigel Bowen Commonwealth Law Courts Building in Canberra was named in Bowen's honour.[6]
References
- ^ a b c d e Keating, Paul (10 October 1994). "Condolences: Bowen, Sir Nigel Hubert, AC, KBE". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ^ a b Lavarch, Michael (10 October 1994). "Condolences: Bowen, Sir Nigel Hubert, AC, KBE". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ^ a b Downer, Alexander (10 October 1994). "Condolences: Bowen, Sir Nigel Hubert, AC, KBE". Hansard. Parliament of Australia. Archived from the original on 24 May 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2007.
- ^ How McMahon was beaten by Whitlam and the Coalition, The Sydney Morning Herald, 31 December 2002. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Sir Nigel Bowen, 83, dies". The Canberra Times. 28 September 1994.
- ^ "Contact ACT Registry". Federal Court of Australia. 22 September 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2022.