Bob Charles (politician)
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Bob Charles | |
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| 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 | 24 July 1936 Covington, Kentucky, USA |
| Nationality | American Australian |
| Political party | Liberal Party of Australia |
| Occupation | Engineer |
Robert Edwin "Bob" Charles (born 24 July 1936), Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to October 2004, representing the Division of La Trobe, Victoria.[1]
He was born in Covington, Kentucky, United States, and was 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, Bob was appointed as the Australian Consulate-General in Chicago.[2]
References
- ^ A seat where every vote really does count Archived 2012-11-05 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Jason Koutsoukis (December 18, 2004). "Howard awards plum post to Liberal mate". theage. Retrieved October 23, 2013.
- 1936 births
- Living people
- Liberal Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Australia
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives
- Members of the Australian House of Representatives for La Trobe
- Politicians from Covington, Kentucky
- Purdue University alumni
- Australian people of American descent
- American emigrants to Australia