Sir Robert Cotton | |
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| 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 | 29 November 1915 Broken Hill, New South Wales, Australia |
| Died | 25 December 2006 (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).