Christian Rowan

Dr Christian Andrew Carr Rowan (born 5 October 1972) is an Australian politician and Specialist Physician. He has been the Liberal National Party State Member for Moggill in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.[1]

Dr. Christian Rowan

MP
Shadow Minister for Education and Shadow Minister for the Arts
Assumed office
15 November 2020
LeaderDavid Crisafulli
Preceded byJarrod Bleijie (Education)
Ongoing (Arts)
Shadow Minister for Communities, Shadow Minister for Disability Services and Seniors, Shadow Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Shadow Minister for the Arts
In office
15 December 2017 – 15 November 2020
LeaderDeb Frecklington
Preceded byRos Bates (Communities, Disability Services and Seniors)
Steve Minnikin (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships)
Tim Nicholls (the Arts)
Succeeded byJohn-Paul Langbroek (Communities, Disability Services and Seniors)
John-Paul Langbroek (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships)
Shadow Minister for Environment and Heritage Protection, Shadow Minister for National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef
In office
6 May 2016 – 15 December 2017
LeaderTim Nicholls
Preceded byStephen Bennett (Environment, Heritage Protection, National Parks and the Great Barrier Reef)
Succeeded byDavid Crisafulli (Environment, Science, the Great Barrier Reef and Tourism)
Member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly
for Moggill
Assumed office
31 January 2015
Preceded byBruce Flegg
Personal details
Born (1972-10-05) 5 October 1972
Brisbane, Queensland
Political partyLiberal National Party
Spouse(s)Jane Louise Rowan
Children4 children
EducationUniversity of Queensland
ProfessionPhysician

Professional career

Rowan is a Specialist Physician in Addiction Medicine[2][3] and Medical Administration.[4]

Rowan served as President of the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland (RDAQ) from 2006 to 2007, and served as President of the Australian Medical Association of Queensland (AMAQ) from 2013 to 2014. [5]

In 2014, Rowan was sidelined as a spokesman for the AMAQ after he informed doctors he supported the Newman Government's public hospital contracts. Rowan said the contracts had the "capacity to drive productivity, efficiency, value for money and enhance transparency of outcomes for the public hospital system." The AMA federal president Steve Hambleton replaced Rowan as spokesman for the Queensland campaign to force the Government to continue negotiating with doctors over dispute resolution procedures, transfers, and dismissal procedures. Rudd reaffirmed that the Queensland division of the association fully supported the doctors' stance on the contracts.[6]

Rowan was previously the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Uniting Care Health and Director of Medical Services at St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital. He has also worked as a Director of Medical Services and Medical Superintendent in rural and regional Queensland, predominantly in South-West Queensland but also on the Darling Downs.[7]

Rowan has also advocated about the growing public health problems of over-the-counter codeine misuse and the emergence of new synthetic drugs.[2]

Political career

Rowan was first elected to the Queensland Parliament on 31 January 2015 in the seat of Moggill at the Queensland State Election defeating the then Labor candidate Louisa Pink with 58.2 per cent of the two-party preferred vote after preferences.[1] Rowan was a Deputy Chair of the Health, Communities, Disability Services and Domestic and Family Violence Prevention Committee in the 55th Queensland Parliament.[5]

Early life and education

Rowan was born in Brisbane, Australia. He completed his secondary education at the Anglican Church Grammar School in East Brisbane. He received his Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery from The University of Queensland in 1996. Rowan attained a Master of Diplomacy & Trade from Monash University in 2002.[7]

References
  1. Green, Antony. "Moggill". Queensland Election 2015. Australian Broadcasting Corporation.
  2. Scott, Leisa (31 August 2013). "Codeine addiction a growing problem". QWeekend The Courier Mail.
  3. "Dr Christian Rowan, The Wesley Hospital". The Wesley Hospital.
  4. "New Brisbane service to help tackle pain and pharmaceutical dependence". St Andrew's War Memorial Hospital. 2 September 2014.
  5. "Queensland Parliament, Dr Christian Rowan".
  6. "AMAQ boss Christian Rowan sidelined after backing Newman Government doctor contracts". Courier Mail. 21 February 2014. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
  7. "Inaugural Speech, Christian Rowan" (PDF). Queensland Parliament, Record of Proceedings. 27 March 2015.
Parliament of Queensland
Preceded by
Bruce Flegg		 Member for Moggill
2015–present		 Incumbent
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