Dan Mackinnon

Dan Mackinnon
Member of the Australian Parliament for Wannon
In office 10 December 1949 – 28 April 1951
Preceded by	Don McLeod
Succeeded by	Don McLeod
Member of the Australian Parliament for Corangamite
In office 29 August 1953 – 31 October 1966
Preceded by	Allan McDonald
Succeeded by	Tony Street
Personal details
Born	(1903-02-11)11 February 1903 Melbourne, Victoria
Died	7 June 1983(1983-06-07) (aged 80)
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Liberal Party of Australia
Alma mater	Oxford University
Occupation	Grazier

Ewen Daniel "Dan" Mackinnon (11 February 1903 – 7 June 1983) was an Australian politician. The son of state MLA Donald Mackinnon, he was born in Melbourne and educated at Geelong Grammar School and then attended Oxford University. He returned to Australia as a grazier at Linton before becoming a company director and serving in the military 1938-43. In 1949, he was elected to the Australian House of Representatives as the Liberal for Wannon, but he was defeated in 1951. In 1953 he returned to the House as the member for Corangamite, having been elected in the by-election that followed the death of Allan McDonald. In 1966, Mackinnon retired from politics, and in 1967 was appointed Ambassador to Argentina; in 1968, while retaining the Argentinian position, he was also appointed Ambassador to Peru and Uruguay. He held these positions until 1970. Mackinnon died in 1983.