Patricia Jessie Giles AM (née White; 16 November 1928 – 9 August 2017) was an Australian politician and activist for women's rights.

She was the older of two daughters born to Marjorie Eva (née Norris) and Eustace Frederick White; her mother was a schoolteacher and her father was a car salesman, shopkeeper and accountant.

[1] In 1951, Giles moved to Perth where she obtained a midwifery certification at King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women.

Giles and her husband settled in Bassendean, also living in England for two years while he undertook specialist training in anesthetics.

[1] In 1971, Giles was appointed to the Health and Education Council of Western Australia and became a vice-president of the Federation of West Australian Parents' and Citizens' Associations.

[1] Giles first stood for parliament at the 1969 federal election, standing as a Defence of Government Schools (DOGS) candidate in the seat of Perth.