Martin Gerard Bowles is an Australian healthcare executive, and former senior public servant. He is currently the national CEO of Calvary Health Care, and was previously

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of the

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(2014–17) and the

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(2012–14) in the Australian public service.

Personal life

Bowles resides in Canberra. He is married to Deidre and has two children, Andrew and Morgan.

Education

Bowles has a Bachelor of Business from the Capricornia Institute of Advanced Education and a Graduate Certificate of Public Sector Management from

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. He is also a Fellow of the

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Career

Bowles has held a number of public roles across the Australian Capital Territory,

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and

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. 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. In 2006, Bowles joined the ranks of the

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, Australia's federal civil service, when he was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the

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. Following his time at Defence, Bowles was appointed as Deputy Secretary of the Energy, Safety and Corporate Group at the

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, 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

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appointed Bowles Secretary of the

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after he had acted in the position since March 2012. Bowles stayed in the role of immigration head as the department transitioned to the

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. Bowles transferred to head the Department of Health in October 2014. He tendered his resignation from this role as of 1 September 2017, and is currently national CEO for Calvary Health Care.

Awards

Bowles was awarded the Public Service Medal in January 2012 "for outstanding public service in delivering highly the Home Insulation and Green Loans programs."

References

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