Charles Court, English-Australian politician, 21st Premier of Western Australia (d. 2007)
Sir Charles Walter Michael Court, (29 September 1911 – 22 December 2007) was a Western Australian politician, and the 21st Premier of Western Australia from 1974 to 1982. He was a member of the Liberal Party.
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