Lionel Bowen

The Honourable Lionel Bowen AC
Deputy Prime Minister of Australia
In office 11 March 1983 – 4 April 1990
Prime Minister	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Doug Anthony
Succeeded by	Paul Keating
Deputy Leader of the Labor Party
In office 22 December 1977 – 4 April 1990
Leader	Bill Hayden Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Tom Uren
Succeeded by	Paul Keating
Manager of Opposition Business
In office 10 November 1980 – 11 March 1983
Leader	Bill Hayden Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Chris Hurford
Succeeded by	Ian Sinclair
Attorney-General of Australia
In office 13 December 1984 – 4 April 1990
Leader	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Gareth Evans
Succeeded by	Michael Duffy
Vice-President of the Executive Council
In office 14 July 1983 – 24 July 1987
Leader	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Mick Young
Succeeded by	Mick Young
Minister for Trade
In office 11 March 1983 – 13 December 1984
Leader	Bob Hawke
Preceded by	Doug Anthony
Succeeded by	John Dawkins
Minister for Manufacturing Industry
In office 6 June 1975 – 11 November 1975
Leader	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Jim McClelland
Succeeded by	Bob Cotton
Special Minister of State
In office 30 November 1973 – 6 June 1975
Leader	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Don Willesee
Succeeded by	Doug McClelland
Postmaster-General
In office 19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974
Leader	Gough Whitlam
Preceded by	Lance Barnard
Succeeded by	Reg Bishop
Member of the Australian Parliament for Kingsford Smith
In office 25 October 1969 – 19 February 1990
Preceded by	Dan Curtin
Succeeded by	Laurie Brereton
Personal details
Born	(1922-12-28)28 December 1922 Ultimo, New South Wales, Australia
Died	1 April 2012(2012-04-01) (aged 89) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Claire Clement
Children	8
Alma mater	University of Sydney
Occupation	Solicitor
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Army
Years of service	1941–1945
Rank	Corporal

Lionel Frost Bowen AC (28 December 1922 – 1 April 2012) was an Australian politician. He was the deputy leader of the Australian Labor Party (ALP) from 1977 to 1990 and served as the sixth deputy prime minister of Australia in the Hawke government from 1983 to 1990.

Bowen was born in Sydney to a working-class family. He served in the Australian Army during World War II and subsequently studied law at the University of Sydney. He was elected mayor of Randwick in 1948 and served in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1962 to 1969. Bowen was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1969 federal election, representing the seat of Kingsford Smith. He served as Postmaster-General (1972–1974), Special Minister of State (1973–1975) and Minister for Manufacturing Industry (1975) in the Whitlam government, before being elected deputy leader to Bill Hayden in 1977. He retained the position when Bob Hawke was elected leader in 1983 and became deputy prime minister after Labor won the 1983 election. He served as Minister for Trade (1983–1984) and Attorney-General (1984–1990) until his retirement from politics in 1990, and was later chair of the National Gallery of Australia.