Jack Beasley | |
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| High Commissioner of Australia to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 14 August 1946 – 2 September 1949 | |
| Preceded by | Stanley Bruce |
| Succeeded by | Sir Norman Rupert Mighell CMG |
| Minister for Defence | |
| In office 6 July 1945 – 14 August 1946 | |
| Prime Minister | Frank Forde Ben Chifley |
| Preceded by | John Curtin |
| Succeeded by | Frank Forde |
| Minister for Supply and Shipping | |
| In office 17 October 1942 – 6 July 1945 | |
| Prime Minister | John Curtin |
| Preceded by | (new title) |
| Succeeded by | Bill Ashley |
| Minister for Supply and Development | |
| In office 7 October 1941 – 17 October 1942 | |
| Prime Minister | John Curtin |
| Preceded by | George McLeay |
| Succeeded by | (title abolished) |
| Member of the Australian Parliament for West Sydney | |
| In office 17 November 1928 – 14 August 1946 | |
| Preceded by | William Lambert |
| Succeeded by | William O'Connor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 November 1895 Werribee, Victoria, Australia |
| Died | 2 September 1949 (aged 53) Darlinghurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Resting place | Frenchs Forest Bushland Cemetery |
| Political party | Labor |
| Other political affiliations | Lang Labor (1931–36) ALP (Non-Communist) (1940–41) |
| Spouse |
Alma Creighton (m. 1927) |
| Occupation | Unionist |
John Albert Beasley (9 November 1895 – 2 September 1949) was an Australian politician who was a member of the House of Representatives from 1928 to 1946. He served in the Australian War Cabinet from 1941 to 1946, and was a government minister in the Curtin and Chifley governments. Beasley was a member of the Australian Labor Party, although on two occasions he left the party to join the breakaway Lang Labor groups, leading the faction in federal parliament. He concluded his career as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1946 until his death in 1949.