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 by	Peter Milton
Succeeded by	Jason Wood
Personal details
Born	Robert Edwin Charles (1936-07-24)24 July 1936 Covington, Kentucky, U.S.
Died	17 April 2016(2016-04-17) (aged 79)
Nationality	American Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Occupation	Engineer

Charles was born in Covington, Kentucky and educated at Purdue University. 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.[2][3]

Charles died on 17 April 2016, aged 79.[4]

References

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

Parliament of Australia
Preceded by Peter Milton	Member for La Trobe 1990–2004	Succeeded by Jason Wood
Diplomatic posts
Preceded by Ron Harvey	Australian Consul-General in Chicago 2005–2008	Succeeded by Elizabeth Schick