Bob Charles (politician)

Robert Edwin Charles (24 July 1936 – 17 April 2016) was an Australian politician. He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to October 2004, representing the Division of La Trobe, Victoria.[1]

Bob Charles
Member of the Australian Parliament
for La Trobe
In office
24 March 1990 – 31 August 2004
Preceded byPeter Milton
Succeeded byJason Wood
Personal details
Born
Robert Edwin Charles

(1936-07-24)24 July 1936
Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died17 April 2016(2016-04-17) (aged 79)
NationalityAmerican
Australian
Political partyLiberal Party of Australia
OccupationEngineer

Charles was born in Covington, Kentucky and educated at Purdue University BSc (MechEng).[2] He was an engineer before entering politics. He was a foreman, supervisor, International Marketing Manager and Managing Director of an instrument company and Chairman and Managing Director of a construction company. He moved to Australia in 1969, became a citizen of Australia in 1974, and was first elected to the La Trobe seat in 1990.

Charles was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994–96. He retired at the 2004 election. In 2005, Charles was appointed as the Australian Consul-General in Chicago.[3][4]

Charles died on 17 April 2016, aged 79.[5]

References
  1. A seat where every vote really does count Archived 5 November 2012 at the Wayback Machine
  2. "Mr Bob Charles MP". Parliament of Australia. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
  3. Downer, Alexander (18 December 2004). "Diplomatic Appointment: Consul-General in Chicago" (Press release). Australian Government. Archived from the original on 12 February 2014.
  4. Koutsoukis, Jason (18 December 2004). "Howard awards plum post to Liberal mate". The Age. Fairfax Media. Archived from the original on 5 November 2012.
  5. Hansard, 19 April 2016. Retrieved 20 April 2016
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