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Reforming Political Parties - Dr Christian Rowan MP
Dr Christian Andrew Carr Rowan (born 5 October 1972) is an Australian politician. He has been the Liberal National Party member for Moggill in the Queensland Legislative Assembly since 2015.
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Professional career
Dr Rowan is an Addiction Medicine Specialist and an experienced Medical Administrator.
Dr Rowan is a former President of both the Queensland branch of the Australian Medical Association (2013-2014) and the Rural Doctors Association of Queensland (2006-2007).
During his time as President of the AMA in Queensland, Dr Rowan advocated for: improving services to reduce the economic and associated health care costs of illicit drug use as well as alcohol dependency disorders; the development of private-public healthcare partnerships; and improving rural and regional health services.
Dr Rowan has also worked as a General Practitioner and Medical Superintendent in rural and regional Queensland, predominantly in South-West Queensland but also on the Darling Downs.
Dr Rowan was instrumental in the establishment of the Remote Vocational Training Scheme (RVTS) as a part of the national medical education training framework, and he also served on the RVTS Board.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians' Chapter of Addiction Medicine, the Royal Australasian College of Medical Administrators, the Australian College of Rural and Remote Medicine and the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners.
Dr Rowan has also advocated about the growing public health problems of over-the-counter codeine misuse and the emergence of new synthetic drugs.
Political career
Dr Rowan was elected on 31 January 2015 in the seat of Moggill at the Queensland State Election defeating the Labor candidate Louisa Pink with 58.2 per cent of the two-party preferred vote after preferences. He is a member of the Health and Ambulance Services Committee in the 55th Queensland Parliament.
Early life and education
Dr 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. He attained a Master of Diplomacy & Trade from Monash University in 2002.