| John MacDonell | |
| Birth Date: | 2 April 1956 [1] |
| Birth Place: | Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Constituency Am: | Hants East |
| Assembly: | Nova Scotia House of |
| Term Start: | March 24, 1998 |
| Term End: | October 8, 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Bob Carruthers |
| Successor: | Margaret Miller |
| Office2: | Minister of Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations |
| Premier2: | Darrell Dexter |
| Term Start2: | January 11, 2011 |
| Term End2: | October 22, 2013 |
| Predecessor2: | Ramona Jennex |
| Successor2: | Mark Furey |
| Office3: | Minister of Agriculture |
| Premier3: | Darrell Dexter |
| Term Start3: | January 11, 2011 |
| Term End3: | October 22, 2013 |
| Predecessor3: | Mark Parent |
| Successor3: | Keith Colwell |
| Office4: | Minister of Natural Resources |
| Term Start4: | June 19, 2009 |
| Term End4: | January 11, 2011 |
| Premier4: | Darrell Dexter |
| Predecessor4: | Carolyn Bolivar-Getson |
| Successor4: | Charlie Parker |
| Party: | NDP |
| Occupation: | educator |
John MacDonell (born April 2, 1956) is a Canadian retired educator and politician.
A native of Halifax, MacDonell was educated at Acadia University and Saint Mary's University. MacDonell worked on a dairy farm and taught biology at Hants East Rural High School from 1985 to 1998.[1]
In 1998, MacDonell successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Hants East. He was elected in the 1998 provincial election and was re-elected in the 1999, 2003, 2006 and 2009 provincial elections.
In 2002, MacDonell was a candidate for the leadership of the Nova Scotia NDP.[2] At the leadership convention in June 2002, MacDonell was defeated by Darrell Dexter.[3]
On June 19, 2009, MacDonell was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, where he served first as Minister of Natural Resources until 2011. He then served as Minister of Agriculture. MacDonell was defeated in the 2013 provincial election.[4]