Jack Charles (18 January 1923 – 19 January 2006) was a British civil servant and Director of Establishments for the Greater London Council. He was educated at Ilford County High School, Essex. During World War II, he was initially at the Air Ministry, 1939–42, then served in the RAF, 1942–46. In 1968, he moved to the Greater London Council as Deputy Director of Establishments. He was Director of Establishments from 1972 to 1977, when he retired to Newbury in Berkshire to concentrate on gardening and walking.