Bob Cotton

The Honourable Sir Robert Cotton KCMG, AO
Minister for Industry and Commerce
In office 11 November 1975 – 20 December 1977
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Lionel Bowen (Manufacturing Industry)
Succeeded by	Phillip Lynch
Minister for Science and Consumer Affairs
In office 11 November 1975 – 22 December 1975
Prime Minister	Malcolm Fraser
Preceded by	Clyde Cameron
Succeeded by	James Webster (Science)
Minister for Civil Aviation
In office 12 November 1969 – 2 December 1972
Prime Minister	John Gorton William McMahon
Preceded by	Reg Swartz
Succeeded by	Charles Jones
Senator for New South Wales
In office 4 August 1965 – 13 July 1978
Preceded by	Sir William Spooner
Succeeded by	Chris Puplick
16th Ambassador of Australia to the United States
In office 16 August 1982 – 1 June 1985
Preceded by	Geoffrey J. Price (Chargé d'affaires)
Succeeded by	Rawdon Dalrymple
Personal details
Born	(1915-11-29)29 November 1915 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia
Died	25 December 2006(2006-12-25) (aged 91) Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Political party	Liberal
Occupation	Businessman, pastoralist

Sir Robert Carrington Cotton, KCMG, AO (29 November 1915 – 25 December 2006) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Liberal Party and served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1966 to 1978. He held ministerial office as Minister for Civil Aviation (1969–1972), Science and Consumer Affairs (1975), and Industry and Commerce (1975–1977). He later served as Consul-General in New York (1978–1982) and Ambassador to the United States (1982–1985).