Charles Porter (Australian politician)

The Honourable
Charles Porter
Member of Parliament
for Electoral district of Toowong for the Queensland Legislative Assembly
In office
1966–1969
Majority 5136 (73.1%)[Note 1]
In office
1969–1972
Majority 2850 (67.3%)[Note 1]
In office
1972–1974
Majority 2891 (63.0%)[Note 1]
In office
1974–1977
Majority 5643 (71.6%)[Note 1]
In office
1977–1980
Majority 2552 (58.7%)[Note 1]
Personal details
Born (1910-05-14)14 May 1910
Greenwich, England
Died 14 April 2004(2004-04-14) (aged 93)
Brisbane, Australia
Nationality Australian
Spouse(s) Joy Welch (m. 1931)

Charles Robert Porter (14 May 1910 in Greenwich, England – 14 April 2004 in Brisbane, Australia) was an Australian politician, author, playwright and broadcaster.[1] He was the Liberal member for the Electoral district of Toowong in the Legislative Assembly of the Australian state of Queensland from 1966 to 1980.[1]

Career

Party positions

Parliamentary career

  • 16 December 1977 – 23 Dec 1980: Minister for Aboriginal and Island Affairs

Family

One of his two[3] sons was Olympic field athlete Charles "Chilla" Porter, who during the 1970s and 1980s was director of Western Australia's Liberal Party.[3] His grandson, Christian Porter, is the Liberal member for Pearce in Western Australia in the Australian House of Representatives.[3]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Two-party preferred vote

References

  1. 1 2 "Porter, Hon. Charles Robert". parliament.qld.gov.au. Parliament of Queensland. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ↑ Reynolds, Paul L. (2002). "Political Beginnings". Lock, Stock & Barrel: A Political Biography of Mike Ahern. University of Queensland Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780702232947.
  3. 1 2 3 Poprzeczny, Joseph (7 July 2012). "Promising WA MP's Canberra bid". News Weekly. Retrieved 13 February 2016.


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