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Eric Charlton

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Eric Charlton
Member of the Legislative Council
of Western Australia
In office
17 November 1984 – 21 May 1989
Preceded byGordon Atkinson
Succeeded byNone (seat abolished)
ConstituencyCentral Province
In office
22 May 1989 – 28 July 1998
ConstituencyAgricultural Region
Personal details
Born (1938-04-17) 17 April 1938 (age 86)
Cunderdin, Western Australia, Australia
Political partyNational

Eric James Charlton (born 17 March 1938) is an Australian former politician.

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. He served in the Council until his resignation in 1998. In 1993 he was appointed Minister for Transport in Richard Court's Coalition government, a position he held until his retirement from politics.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "Charlton, Eric James". Parliament of Western Australia. 2011. Archived from the original on 27 September 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.