John McDonald (Victorian politician)

The Honourable Sir 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
12th Deputy Premier of Victoria
In office 20 November 1947 – 3 December 1948
Premier	Thomas Hollway
Preceded by	Frank Field
Succeeded by	Wilfrid Kent Hughes
Councillor of the Shire of Shepparton for West Riding
In office 1928–1929
Personal details
Born	John Gladstone Black McDonald (1898-12-06)6 December 1898 Falkirk, Stirlingshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died	23 April 1977(1977-04-23) (aged 78) Mooroopna, Victoria, Australia
Nationality	Australian
Political party	Country Party
Spouse	Mary Cosser Trotter
Occupation	Orchardist
Military service
Allegiance	Australia
Branch/service	Australian Imperial Force
Years of service	1916–1918
Rank	Private
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 Labor Party under John Cain in 1952.

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

McDonald was President of the Goulburn Valley Second Eighteens Football Association from 1927 to 1933.