Elisabeth Mae Bowes is an Australian diplomat currently serving as the Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.

[7] Bowes received Bachelor of Arts (honours) and Bachelor of Laws (honours) degrees from the University of Queensland in 1993,[8] and a Master of Philosophy in International Relations from the University of Oxford in 1997 with a theses entitled "Art of the state: plunder and restitution of cultural property".

[9] Prior to joining the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade she had served at the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva and a legal officer at the International Tribunal for the Law of the Sea in Hamburg.

[3] Bowes was awarded the Public Service Medal in 2021 for her work in international trade policy, with particular with reference to taskforce:[10] ...Australia's ground breaking legislation was challenged by several countries and her persistence was admirable as the Taskforce came under sustained and protracted pressure from a well-funded and influential tobacco industry.

Additionally, it encouraged many other countries to introduce similar measures, aimed at enhancing health outcomes for their own citizens..