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%)
In office 1969–1972
Majority	2850 (67.3%)
In office 1972–1974
Majority	2891 (63.0%)
In office 1974–1977
Majority	5643 (71.6%)
In office 1977–1980
Majority	2552 (58.7%)
Personal details
Born	(1910-05-14)14 May 1910 Greenwich, England
Died	Brisbane, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Spouse(s)	Joy Welch (m. 1931)

This article is about the 20th-century Queensland politician. For his grandson, see Christian Porter.

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.

Career

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

Family

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.