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Mark McGowan is an Australian Labor Party politician who has been Premier of Western Australia since March 2017. Know Mark McGowan wife, Sarah McGowan.

Mark McGowan Biography

Mark McGowan was born on 13 July 1967 in Newcastle, New South Wales

Nark McGowan is 54 years old.

Mark McGowan stands 175 cm (5 ft 9 in) tall

McGowan then went to the University of Queensland and worked as a legal officer for the Royal Australian Navy, serving at naval base HMAS Stirling, south of Perth.

Mark McGowan is a product of UQ Law School (1989), The University of Queensland (1987), Casino High School, Coffs Harbour High School

However, In 1996, he was awarded a Commendation for Brave Conduct, for actions he took on service in 1995 for rescuing an unconscious driver from a burning car. He is one of the richest and influential politicians in Australia.

Mark McGowan was born to Dennis Francis McGowan and Mary Anne White

Mark grew up with a sibling. His brother is called Michael McGowan. Michael is a Guardian Australia reporter based in Sydney. He previously worked at the Newcastle Herald, where he covered state and local politics.

Settling in Western Australia, McGowan was elected as a councillor for the City of Rockingham from 1994, and was later elected to the Western Australian Legislative Assembly at the 1996 election, representing the district of Rockingham. In 2001, he was made Parliamentary Secretary to Premier Geoff Gallop, and later served as a Cabinet Minister in both the Gallop and Carpenter Governments from 2005 to 2008.

McGowan was elected as Leader of the Labor Party in Western Australia in January 2012, following the resignation of Eric Ripper, and became Leader of the Opposition in the Legislative Assembly. Although he led Labor to defeat at the 2013 election, he retained his position as leader, and embarked upon a “listening tour” of the state, pledg ing to restore Labor’s credibility with voters. McGowan subsequently grew in popularity, and went on to lead Labor to a landslide victory at the 2017 election, winning the largest majority government in the state’s history at the time. He was subsequently appointed the 30th Premier of Western Australia.

Throughout 2020, McGowan led the response of Western Australia to the COVID-19 pandemic, during which time he reached a record-breaking approval rating for an Australian Premier of 88%. At the 2021 election, McGowan led his party to an even larger majority, winning 53 out of 59 seats in the Legislative Assembly, the largest victory in terms of both vote share and proportion of lower house seats controlled in any Australian state or federal election since Federation.

In December 2006, following the resignation of Ljiljanna Ravlich, Carpenter appointed McGowan to replace her as Minister for Education and Training.

In this portfolio, McGowan oversaw the replacement of outcomes-based education with syllabus documents, re-established traditional forms of marking and reporting, and launched a renewed effort towards the attraction and retention of teachers.

Mark McGowan was sworn in by Governor Kerry Sanderson as the 30th Premier of Western Australia on 17 March 2017. Early in his premiership, McGowan moved to limit the number of pathways for foreign workers to enter the state and re-committed to terminating the controversial Perth Freight Link highway project, which had proved extremely unpopular in large parts of the state.

McGowan also worked to expand Chinese investment in Western Australia, and criticised some politicians for calling attention to human rights in China.

Mark McGowan net worth 2022 is estimated at around $8 million. His salary is $401,000.