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|spouse = Charlotte Owen |relations = |children = 3 (m) |residence = Newcastle, New South Wales |alma_mater = |occupation = Politician |profession = |religion = |signature = |website = |footnotes = |allegiance = |branch = Royal Australian Air Force |serviceyears = 1984–2008 |rank = Air Commodore |unit = Surveillance and Response Group |battles = Iraq War Afghanistan war }} Timothy Francis "Tim" Owen (born 29 October 1955) is a former Australian politician and a former deputy commander of the Australian Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was a member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly representing the electoral district of Newcastle for the Liberal Party of Australia from the 2011 New South Wales state election until 6 August 2014 when he moved to the parliamentary crossbench and sat as an independent after the Independent Commission Against Corruption heard evidence that Owen may have breached electoral funding laws. In May 2014, Owen had announced that he would not contest his seat at the next state election.〔 On 12 August 2014 Owen resigned from parliament triggering the 2014 Newcastle by-election. ==Air Force career== Owen served in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), commencing in 1977, and rising to the rank of Air Commodore and deputy commander of the Australian Forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. During his career in the RAAF he held various ranks and positions, including: *1984 Flight Commander, No 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit *1985 Three year exchange with USAF - responsible for Counter Air Tactics and Joint Battle Management courses at Tyndall AFB, completed abbreviated AWACS conversion *1990 Completed RAAF Command and Staff College *1992 Commander No 2 Control and Reporting Unit in Darwin *1995 Chief of Staff - Air Defence 41 Wing HQ *1998 Joint Air Plans, Strategic Command Division *1999 Director of Joint Plans *2000 Commander Surveillance and Control Group at RAAF Williamtown *2005 Commander Surveillance and Response Group In 1978, Owen moved to Williamtown, the site of a large RAAF military base, and has lived in the region, when not on active duty, for 15 years.〔〔 He completed a Masters in Strategic Studies (MSS) in 1999. He resigned from the Air Force and the Australian Defence Force in 2009 and became Chief Executive Officer of CI Agent Solutions,〔 a company that provides oil-spill solutions to the defence and aerospace industry sector. He is married to Charlotte and they live in Newcastle with three adult sons. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Tim Owen」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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