Jinson Charls | |
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| Member of theNorthern Territory Legislative Assembly for theElectoral division of Sanderson | |
| Assumed office 24 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Worden |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Country Liberal Party |
Jinson Anto Charls is anMalayali Australian politician from theCountry Liberal Party.
Charls was born inKerala, India and moved toAustralia in 2011, before moving toDarwin in 2015.[1]
In the2024 Northern Territory general election, heunseated Labor ministerKate Worden inSanderson.[2]
On 9 September 2024, he was appointed to theFinocchiaro ministry as a government minister.[3]
In May, during a debate on racism in parliament, the Northern Territories Anti-Discrimination CommissionerJeswynn Yogaratnam criticised Charls' comments that appeared to link race withCharles Darwin's theory of evolution. Justine Davis, a member of the legislative assembly, questioned Charls' ability to fulfill the role of multicultural affairs minister after he made comments likening the opposition to the Nazi party and later quotedJoseph Goebbels. In the beginning of his speech, Charls told the chamber that he does "not support racism in any form".[4]
| Northern Territory Legislative Assembly | ||
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| Preceded by | Member forSanderson 2024–present | Incumbent |
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