Charles Porter (Australian politician)

The Honourable
Charles Porter
Member of the Queensland Parliament
for Toowong
In office
28 May 1966 – 29 November 1980
Preceded bySir Alan Munro
Succeeded byIan Prentice
Personal details
Born
Charles Robert Porter

(1910-05-14)14 May 1910
Greenwich, England
Died14 April 2004(2004-04-14) (aged 93)
Brisbane, Australia
NationalityAustralian
Political partyLiberal Party
SpouseJoy Welch (m. 1931)
ChildrenChilla Porter
Warren Porter
Penny Porter
Christine Porter

Charles Robert Porter ((1910-05-14)14 May 1910 – (2004-04-14)14 April 2004) was a British born 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, and the Minister for Aboriginal and Island Affairs from 1977. Before his parliamentary career, Porter engaged in a career in radio and broadcasting, along with other creative pursuits.[2]

Porter was the father of 1956 Olympic silver medallist Charles "Chilla" Porter. Chilla's son and Charles' grandson is Christian Porter, a former member of the Western Australian state parliament, former member of the federal parliament and former Attorney-General of Australia.

  1. ^ "Porter, Hon. Charles Robert". parliament.qld.gov.au. Parliament of Queensland. 24 September 2015. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  2. ^ Porter, Charles (1962). "Broadcasting In Queensland". Journal of the Royal Historical Society of Queensland. 6 (4): 750–759 – via The University of Queensland eSpace.