Petrie Bowen Wells (born 4 August 1935), known as Bowen Wells, is a retired British Conservative Party politician who served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Hertford and Stevenage then Hertford and Stortford from 1979 until 2001.
Wells was educated at St Paul's School in London, the University of Exeter, and Regent Street Polytechnic.
He then served twice in John Major's Government; as PPS to Minister of State for Public Transport Roger Freeman from 1992 until 1994, and as a Lord Commissioner of the Treasury from 1995 until 1997.
Wells lost his position in government following the Labour victory in the 1997 general election.
Soon after, he was made Chair of the newly formed International Development Select Committee.