David Charles (Australian politician)

{{short description|Australian politician}}

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| name = David Charles

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| constituency_MP = Isaacs

| parliament = Australian

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| predecessor = Bill Burns

| successor = Rod Atkinson

| term_start = 18 October 1980

| term_end = 19 February 1990

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1948|3|2}}

| birth_place = Melbourne, Victoria

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| nationality = Australian

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| party = Australian Labor Party

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| occupation = Film director

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David Ernest Charles (born 2 March 1948) is an Australian former politician. Born in Melbourne, he was a film and television director before entering politics. In 1980, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Labor member for Isaacs. He held the seat until his retirement in 1990.{{cite web|last=Carr|first=Adam|title=Australian Election Archive|work=Psephos, Adam Carr's Election Archive|url=http://psephos.adam-carr.net/countries/a/australia|year=2008|accessdate=2008-06-20}} On leaving the parliament, Charles served a term as Consul-General in San Francisco (1990–1993).{{cite news|last1=Magnier|first1=Mark|title=CRISIS IN THE MIDDLE EAST COULD COST AUSTRALIA DEARLY|url=http://www.joc.com/maritime-news/crisis-middle-east-could-cost-australia-dearly_19900827.html|accessdate=17 June 2017|agency=The Journal of Commerce|date=27 August 1990}}