Charles Jones (Australian politician)

Charles Jones
Jones in 1973
Member of the Australian Parliament
for Newcastle
In office
22 November 1958 – 4 February 1983
Preceded byDavid Watkins
Succeeded byAllan Morris
Personal details
Born(1917-09-12)12 September 1917
Newcastle, New South Wales
Died7 August 2003(2003-08-07) (aged 85)
NationalityAustralian
Political partyAustralian Labor Party
SpouseDoreen Wright
RelationsSam Jones (brother)
OccupationBoilermaker

Charles Keith Jones AO (12 September 1917 – 7 August 2003) was an Australian politician and government minister.

He was Minister for Transport (19 December 1972 – 12 June 1974) and Minister for Civil Aviation (19 December 1972 – 30 November 1973) in the Second Whitlam ministry and Minister for Transport (12 June 1974 – 11 November 1975) in the Third Whitlam ministry.