Angela Owen | |
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Brisbane City Councillor for Calamvale Ward | |
In office 16 March 2016 –27 March 2024 | |
Preceded by | Ward established |
Succeeded by | Emily Kim |
Brisbane City Councillor for Parkinson Ward | |
In office 26 March 2008 –16 March 2016 | |
Preceded by | Ward established |
Succeeded by | Ward abolished |
Personal details | |
Political party | Liberal National |
Alma mater | Griffith University |
Profession | Accountant |
Angela Carolyn Owen [1] (formerly Owen-Taylor) [2] is an Australian former politician who was a Councillor of Brisbane City Council (BCC),the local government authority for the City of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland,from 2008 [3] to 2024. [4]
Owen (formerly known as Owen-Taylor) was first elected in 2008 to Brisbane City Council as the inaugural Councillor for Parkinson Ward,then re-elected in 2012.
In 2014 and 2015,the Local Government Change Commission undertook a review of all BCC electoral wards,resulting in the abolition of Parkinson Ward and the creation of Calamvale Ward. Owen contested the 2016 Brisbane City Council election and was elected as the inaugural Councillor for Calamvale Ward,then re-elected in 2020. [5]
Whilst elected,Owen additionally served as Chairman of Council, [2] Deputy Chairman of Council,Deputy Chairman of the Finance,Economic Development and Administration Committees,Deputy Chairman of City Business and Local Assets,Deputy Chair of Public and Active Transport as well as Deputy to the Lord Mayor on Multicultural Affairs and International Relations,Chairman of the Sister Cities Committee and Deputy to the Lord Mayor on the $215m City Hall Restoration project.[ citation needed ]
On 13 March 2020,the Council’s conduct review panel found Owen to have engaged in misconduct over her use of ratepayer-funded cab charges. [6] She subsequently apologised for her actions. [7]
Owen contested the 2024 Brisbane City Council election for Calamvale Ward. After a 4% swing against Owen,she lost to Emily Kim. [8] [9] In losing her seat,Owen became the first sitting LNP Councillor to lose their own ward to Labor in the twenty-first century.[ citation needed ]
Owen is a member of the Liberal National Party. [10] In March 2019,she was endorsed as the LNP candidate for the Australian House of Representatives in the marginal Brisbane seat of Moreton and contested the 2019 Australian federal election. [11] Owen led on first preference votes,however incumbent Labor member Graham Perrett marginally retained the seat,in part due to preferences from Greens voters. [12]
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