Robert Edwin Charles (24 July 1936 – 17 April 2016) was an Australian politician.
He was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1990 to October 2004, representing the Division of La Trobe, Victoria.
[1] Charles was born in Covington, Kentucky and educated at Purdue University BSc (MechEng).
Charles was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994–96.
In 2005, Charles was appointed as the Australian Consul-General in Chicago.