Charles William Blunt was born on 19 January 1951 and is a former Australian politician who served as leader of the National Party of Australia from 1989 to 1990.
12 Facts About Charles Blunt
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At a by-election on 18 February 1984, Charles Blunt was elected to the House of Representatives for the Division of Richmond in northern New South Wales, despite having had no previous connections with the area.
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Charles Blunt succeeded the former Deputy Prime Minister and leader of the NPA, Doug Anthony, who had resigned his seat.
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Charles Blunt was immediately promoted to the opposition front bench, serving as shadow Minister for Social Services.
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Charles Blunt was returned to parliament at the 1984 and 1987 general elections.
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In 1989 Charles Blunt organised a leadership coup against the veteran leader of the NPA, Ian Sinclair.
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Charles Blunt aimed to modernise the NPA and bring it into closer alignment with the Liberal Party, particularly on issues of economic deregulation.
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Charles Blunt was more socially liberal than most NPA members.
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Charles Blunt went into the election holding Richmond with a majority of six percent, just barely outside the range of being safe.
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Charles Blunt led a number of trade and investment missions to the United States and was a regular speaker at international trade and investment outlook conferences.
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Charles Blunt is currently chair of a number of publicly listed companies, including Capital Trade and Policy and Palamedia.
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In 2014, Charles Blunt appeared in a documentary about the Nationals, "A Country Road: The Nationals" in which he talked about his time as Nationals leader.