John McDonald (Victorian politician)

John McDonald
37th Premier of Victoria
In office 27 June 1950 – 28 October 1952
Deputy	Keith Dodgshun 1950–1952 Alexander Dennett 1952 Keith Dodgshun 1952
Preceded by	Thomas Hollway
Succeeded by	Thomas Hollway
In office 31 October 1952 – 17 December 1952
Preceded by	Thomas Hollway
Succeeded by	John Cain (senior)
Personal details
Born	John Gladstone Black McDonald 6 December 1898(1898-12-06) Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland
Died	23 April 1977(1977-04-23) (aged 78) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Spouse(s)	Mary Cosser Trotter
Occupation	Orchardist
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Service/branch	Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1916–1918
Unit	37th Battalion

Sir John Gladstone Black McDonald (6 December 1898 – 23 April 1977) was 37th Premier of Victoria (leading the Country Party) from 27 June 1950 to 17 December 1952, except for a few days in October 1952 when Thomas Hollway led a brief Electoral Reform League government. McDonald came to office by defeating Hollway's Liberals, but was himself vanquished by the Australian Labor Party under John Cain (senior) in 1952.

McDonald was also Deputy Premier of Victoria from November 1947 to December 1948 under Premier Thomas Hollway.

Victorian Legislative Assembly
Preceded by Murray Bourchier	Member for Goulburn Valley 1936–1945	Seat abolished
Seat created	Member for Shepparton 1945–1955	Seat abolished
Political offices
Preceded by Thomas Hollway	Premier of Victoria 1950–1952	Succeeded by Thomas Hollway
Preceded by Thomas Hollway	Premier of Victoria 1952	Succeeded by John Cain
Party political offices
Preceded by Albert Dunstan	Leader of the Country Party in Victoria 1945–1955	Succeeded by Herbert Hyland

References

• Australian Dictionary of Biography (Online Edition)