Jackie McDonald

Jackie McDonald
McDonald in 2014
Born	John McDonald (1947-08-02) 2 August 1947 (age 76) Belfast, Northern Ireland
Nationality	British
Occupation(s)	Dispatches manager community worker organiser
Employer(s)	Balmoral Furniture Company John McMichael Centre
Known for	Ulster Defence Association (UDA) brigadier Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) spokesman
Title	Brigadier UDA South Belfast Brigade
Term	1988–1989 1996-date
Predecessor	John McMichael Alex Kerr
Successor	Alex Kerr incumbent
Movement	Ulster Political Research Group
Criminal charge(s)	Extortion, blackmail and intimidation
Criminal penalty	10 years imprisonment
Criminal status	Released in 1994

John "Jackie" McDonald (born 2 August 1947) is a Northern Irish loyalist and the incumbent Ulster Defence Association (UDA) brigadier for South Belfast, having been promoted to the rank by former UDA commander Andy Tyrie in 1988, following John McMichael's killing by the Provisional IRA in December 1987.^[1] He is also a member of the organisation's Inner Council and the spokesman for the Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG), the UDA's political advisory body.