John A. Lee

John A. Lee DCM
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Grey Lynn
In office 2 December 1931 – 25 September 1943
Preceded by	John Fletcher
Succeeded by	Fred Hackett
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Auckland East
In office 7 December 1922 – 14 November 1928
Preceded by	Clutha Mackenzie
Succeeded by	James Donald
Personal details
Born	(1891-10-31)31 October 1891 Dunedin, New Zealand
Died	13 June 1982(1982-06-13) (aged 90) Auckland, New Zealand
Political party	Democratic Labour Party (1940–49) Labour Party (1919–40)
Spouse	Mollie Lee
Awards	Distinguished Conduct Medal
Military service
Allegiance	New Zealand Army
Years of service	1916-18
Rank	Private
Battles/wars	World War I

John Alfred Alexander Lee DCM (31 October 1891 – 13 June 1982) was a New Zealand politician and writer. He is one of the more prominent avowed socialists in New Zealand's political history.

Lee was elected as a member of parliament in 1922. After the Labour Party's victory in 1935, Lee was passed over for appointment to cabinet, instead becoming an under-secretary. He became a critic of the leadership of his party and was expelled in 1940, subsequently founding his own left-wing party, the Democratic Labour Party. He lost his parliamentary seat at the 1943 election.