Jinson Charls
Jinson Charls | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Territory Legislative Assembly for the Electoral division of Sanderson | |
| Assumed office 24 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Kate Worden |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Country Liberal Party |
Jinson Anto Charls is an Malayali Australian politician from the Country Liberal Party.
Charls was born in Kerala, India and moved to Australia in 2011, before moving to Darwin in 2015.[1]
In the 2024 Northern Territory general election, he unseated Labor minister Kate Worden in Sanderson.[2]
On 9 September 2024, he was appointed to the Finocchiaro ministry as a government minister.[3]
In May, during a debate on racism in parliament, the Northern Territories Anti-Discrimination Commissioner Jeswynn Yogaratnam criticised Charls' comments that appeared to link race with Charles 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 quoted Joseph Goebbels. In the beginning of his speech, Charls told the chamber that he does "not support racism in any form".[4]
References
- ^ "Jinson Anto Charls - CLP Candidate for Sanderson - Country Liberal Party". www.clp.org.au. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "'A remarkable result': CLP will win NT election, ABC elections analyst Antony Green says". ABC News. 2024-08-24. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
- ^ "'Better NT for everyone': leader unveils first cabinet". Yahoo News. 2024-09-09. Retrieved 2024-09-10.
- ^ "NT minister references Darwinism, quotes Nazi leader in anti-racism debate". ABC News. 22 May 2025. Retrieved 2 July 2025.