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. Charles was a member of the Opposition Shadow Ministry 1994–96. He retired at the 2004 election. In 2005, Charles was appointed as the Australian Consul-General in Chicago. Charles died on 17 April 2016, aged 79.