Eric James Charlton (born 17 March 1938) is a former Australian politician. Charlton was elected to the

Western Australian Legislative Council The Western Australian Legislative Council is the upper house of the Parliament of Western Australia, a state of Australia. It is regarded as a house of review for legislation passed by the Western Australian Legislative Assembly, Legislative A ...

in 1984 as a National Party member for Agricultural Region, replacing the deceased MLC Gordon Atkinson. He served in the Council until his resignation in 1998. In 1993 he was appointed Minister for Transport in

Richard Court Richard Fairfax Court (born 27 September 1947) is a former Australian politician and diplomat. He served as Premier of Western Australia from 1993 to 2001 and as Australian Ambassador to Japan from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Liberal Party ...

's Coalition government, a position he held until his retirement from politics.

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1938 births Living people National Party of Australia members of the Parliament of Western Australia Members of the Western Australian Legislative Council People from Cunderdin, Western Australia {{Australia-National-politician-stub