Angela Owen

Angela Carolyn Owen[2] (formerly Owen-Taylor)[3] is an Australian politician who has been a Councillor of Brisbane City Council (BCC), the local government authority for the City of Brisbane in the Australian state of Queensland since 2008.[4]

Councillor

Angela Owen
Brisbane City Councillor for
Calamvale Ward
Assumed office
March 2016
Brisbane City Councillor for
Parkinson Ward
In office
2008–2016
Personal details
Political partyLiberal National
Alma materGriffith University
ProfessionAccountant
WebsiteCouncillor Angela Owen [1]

Political career

Local government

Owen was first elected to BCC as the inaugural Councillor for the Ward of Parkinson, then re-elected in 2012. After a change in ward boundaries from Parkinson Ward to Calamvale Ward in 2016, Owen was elected as the inaugural Councillor for Calamvale Ward, then re-elected in 2020.[5]

She has additionally served as Chairman[3] and Deputy Chairman of Council,[6] Deputy Chairman of the Finance, Economic Development and Administration Committee as well as Deputy to the Lord Mayor on Multicultural Affairs and International Relations.

On 13 March 2020, Brisbane City Council's independent councillor conduct review panel determined that Owen had engaged in misconduct over the use of ratepayer-funded taxi charges while not on council business. After a complaint was lodged by another councillor in 2019, Owen reassessed her trips against a new policy and repaid the amounts.[7]

Federal government

Owen is a member of the Liberal National Party.[8] 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.[9] Owen polled well in first preference votes. However, the incumbent Labor member retained the seat.[10]

References
  1. https://www.brisbane.qld.gov.au/about-council/governance-and-strategy/lord-mayor-and-councillors/ward-office-locations/calamvale-ward
  2. "Notice of Election Results". Electoral Commission of Queensland. 9 April 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  3. "Brisbane City Council Calamvale Ward". Brisbane City Council. 9 August 2019. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  4. 30 August 2012, Courier-Mail, Key projects in Parkinson ward are progressing well, according to Councillor Angela Owen-Taylor. Retrieved 13 July 2014
  5. https://www.ecq.qld.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0027/9864/Brisbane-City-Council_Calamvale-Ward-Results-Declaration_9.4.20.pdf
  6. 13 May 2014, News.com, Councillor Nicole Johnston would rather go to court than apologise to Brisbane City Council. Retrieved 13 July 2014, "... deputy chairman Cr Angela Owen-Taylor...."
  7. . Brisbane Times. 20 March 2020 https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/two-brisbane-councillors-engaged-in-misconduct-review-panel-finds-20200320-p54c3e.html. Retrieved 14 April 2020. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  8. 29 April 2012, ABC News, 2012 Brisbane City Council Election. Retrieved 13 July 2014, "...Parkinson was a new and notionally Labor held ward first contested at the 2008 election, when a swing of 7.6% delivered victory to Liberal Angela Owen-Taylor...."
  9. Lynch, Lydia (30 March 2019). "Second Brisbane councillor to run in federal election". The Brisbane Times. Retrieved 30 April 2019.
  10. Green, Antony (6 June 2019). "Moreton". ABC News. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
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