Jack Beasley

The Right Honourable Jack Beasley
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	(1895-11-09)9 November 1895 Werribee, Victoria, Australia
Died	2 September 1949(1949-09-02) (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.