John Daly (Australian politician)

The Honourable John Daly
Minister for Defence
In office 4 February 1931 – 3 March 1931
Preceded by	Albert Green
Succeeded by	Ben Chifley
Leader of the Government in the Senate
In office 22 October 1929 – 3 March 1931
Preceded by	George Pearce
Succeeded by	John Barnes
Leader of the Opposition in the Senate
In office 25 June 1929 – 22 October 1929
Preceded by	Ted Needham
Succeeded by	George Pearce
Senator for South Australia
In office 17 November 1928 – 30 June 1935
Personal details
Born	(1891-11-10)10 November 1891 Thebarton, South Australia
Died	13 April 1942(1942-04-13) (aged 50) North Adelaide, South Australia
Political party	Labor (1928–34) Independent (1934–35)
Profession	Barrister

John Joseph Daly (10 November 1891 – 13 April 1942) was an Australian lawyer and politician who served as a Senator for South Australia from 1928 to 1935. He was a member of the Australian Labor Party until 1934, when he was expelled. During the Scullin government he was the party's Senate leader, and held ministerial office as Vice-President of the Executive Council and briefly as Minister for Defence.