The begetter of Australian person Chris Bowen has died.
Mr Bowen, who is the Climate Change and Energy minister, announced the decease of his father, Ross, connected Wednesday morning.
'Mum mislaid her hubby and changeless companion of 53 years,' Mr Bowen wrote connected X.
'Dad was a quiescent man, but the hardest idiosyncratic I ever met and a combatant for what helium believed in.
'He would spell to enactment astatine 11pm each nighttime and enactment done the nighttime to supply for my member and me.
Chris Bowen (right) is pictured with his begetter Ross who died connected Sunday
Mr Bowen, the Climate Change and Energy Minister, is pictured during Question Time successful May
'He ne'er met anyone helium didn't privation to assistance oregon support.
'I'll miss his jokes and favourite sayings. His favourite being "It's clip for a brew sandwich, but I don't request the bread"'.
Ross antecedently worked the midnight to dawn displacement astatine NRMA, wherever helium was liable for dispatching assistance to roadside breakdowns.
Dozens shared their condolences with the Bowen family.
'Sincere condolences Chris to you and your family. No uncertainty a precise arrogant Dad,' Victoria's Deputy Premier Ben Carroll wrote connected X.
'I'm truthful atrocious Chris. He was a bully man. Sending our emotion and deepest sympathy to you and your family,' Labor MP Ben Reid commented.
'I americium truthful atrocious to perceive this bittersweet quality today. Your dada was a steadfast, loving and dedicated begetter and husband. I consciousness truthful fortunate to person known him and worked for our section assemblage alongside him,' Senator Deborah O'Neill wrote.
'My sincere condolences to you and your household - particularly your beauteous Mum.'
Mr Bowen archetypal joined the Labor enactment successful 1988 and served arsenic the Mayor of Fairfield for 1998 and 1999 earlier helium entered Parliament successful 2004.
Mr Bowen is pictured with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese successful March
Chris Bowen billed taxpayers $20,000 for a week-long travel to the United States (pictured)
He has held respective portfolios including Treasurer, Minister for Human Services, Minister for Immigration, and Minister for Small Business.
In April, Mr Bowen was slammed aft helium took his ain backstage pitchy to a clime announcement alternatively than hitch a thrust with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.
The outcry came aft an eagle-eyed section spotted 2 Royal Australian Air Force planes waiting connected the tarmac astatine Scone Airport.
However, Mr Bown told reporters determination was a elemental explanation.
'The Prime Minister ever travels with the Royal Australian Air Force … that's for information reasons and rather appropriate,' helium told a property conference.
'The runway astatine Scone wasn't beardown capable to instrumentality the ample pitchy truthful the Air Force recommended, took a decision, for 2 tiny jets.'
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