Eric Charlton | |
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Member of the Legislative Council of Western Australia | |
In office 17 November 1984 –21 May 1989 | |
Preceded by | Gordon Atkinson |
Succeeded by | None (seat abolished) |
Constituency | Central Province |
In office 22 May 1989 –28 July 1998 | |
Constituency | Agricultural Region |
Personal details | |
Born | Cunderdin,Western Australia | 17 April 1938
Political party | National |
Eric James Charlton (born 17 March 1938) is an Australian former politician.
Educated at Aquinas College,Charlton was elected to the Western Australian Legislative Council in 1984 as a National Party member for Agricultural Region,replacing the deceased MLC Gordon Atkinson. [1] He served in the Council until his resignation in 1998. In 1993 he was appointed Minister for Transport in the Court government,a position he held until his retirement from politics. [2] [3]