Charles Edward "Ceb" Barnes (13 November 1901 – 24 October 1998) was a long serving member of the Australian House of Representatives who served as a Minister under five prime ministers.Born in Einasleigh, Queensland to wealthy grazier and racehorse breeder JHS Barnes and his wife Sarah, Barnes was raised at farms near Hughenden and Warwick, Queensland. Educated in Sydney, Barnes left school at 17 to work for the Union Trustee Company.