Jim Donald

James Donald (1 June 1895 – 4 May 1976) was a member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly and briefly the leader of the Queensland branch of the Australian Labor Party and Queensland Opposition Leader.

Early years Donald was born at Redbank, Queensland, to parents Andrew Donald and his wife Jessie (née Simpson) and was educated at Redbank State School and Ipswich State School.

Political career When the member for Bremer, former Premier Frank Cooper, retired from politics in March 1946, Donald was chosen by the Labor Party to be their candidate at the by-election which was held on the 25 May 1946. Donald went on to win the seat over the Queensland People's Party candidate, Harold Shapcott, by 5643 votes to 3246.

Donald held Bremer until the seat was abolished prior to the 1960 state election when he moved to the newly created seat of Ipswich East which he went on to hold from 1960 until his retirement from politics in 1969. Donald became the new opposition leader on the 14 April of that year. He stood aside from the position to make way for Jack Duggan on 17 August 1958, and on the 11 July 1960 he married Hilda Bell Julho Thomlinson (died 1984).