Charles Court

The Honourable Sir Charles Court AK KCMG OBE
Court in 1952
21st Premier of Western Australia
In office 8 April 1974 – 25 January 1982
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Governor	Sir Hughie Edwards Sir Wallace Kyle Sir Richard Trowbridge
Deputy	Ray McPharlin Sir Des O'Neil Ray O'Connor
Preceded by	John Tonkin
Succeeded by	Ray O'Connor
Leader of the Opposition
In office 5 June 1972 – 8 April 1974
Premier	John Tonkin
Preceded by	Sir David Brand
Succeeded by	John Tonkin
Minister for Industrial Development
In office 2 April 1959 – 3 March 1971
Premier	Sir David Brand
Preceded by	Frank Wise
Succeeded by	Herb Graham
Leader of the Western Australian Liberal Party
In office 5 June 1972 – 25 January 1982
Deputy	Sir Des O'Neil Ray O'Connor
Preceded by	Sir David Brand
Succeeded by	Ray O'Connor
Member of the Western Australian Legislative Assembly for Nedlands
In office 14 February 1953 – 25 January 1982
Preceded by	David Grayden
Succeeded by	Richard Court
Personal details
Born	Charles Walter Michael Court (1911-09-29)29 September 1911 Crawley, Sussex, England
Died	22 December 2007(2007-12-22) (aged 96) Cottesloe, Western Australia
Resting place	Karrakatta Cemetery
Political party	Liberal Party (from 1946)
Spouses	Rita Steffanoni ​ ​ (m. 1936; died 1992)​ Judith Mildred Butt ​ (m. 1997)​
Children	5, including Richard Court
Relatives	Margaret Court (daughter-in-law)
Profession	Accountant

Sir Charles Walter Michael Court AK KCMG OBE (29 September 1911 – 22 December 2007) was an Australian politician who was the 21st premier of Western Australia from 1974 to 1982. He was a member of the Western Australian Liberal Party from 1972 to 1982.