Charles Porter (Australian politician)

The Honourable Charles Robert Porter ((1910-05-14)14 May 1910 in Greenwich, England – 14 April 2004(2004-04-14) in Brisbane, Australia) was an Australian politician, author, playwright and broadcaster. 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.

Party positions

• 1944 – 1949: General Secretary and State Campaign Director, Queensland People's Party (QPP)
• 1949 – 1966: State Campaign Director, Queensland Division, Liberal Party of Australia
• Member of the party's "Ginger Group".

Parliamentary career

• 28 May 1966 – 29 November 1980: Electoral district of Toowong. Stood down in 1980.

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

• Reynolds, Paul L. (2002). "Political Beginnings". Lock, Stock & Barrel: A Political Biography of Mike Ahern. University of Queensland Press. p. 15. ISBN 9780702232947. 

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