John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge (1907 – 8 March 1998) was a British politician and public servant. He married Frances Lonsdale in 1935. He was a soldier, farmer, prison reformer, consumers' champion and, under Jim Callaghan, Minister for the Arts from 1976 to 1979. Before his appointment as Arts Minister, Lord Donaldson had served for several years as a Minister of State at Britain's N.I.O. at Stormont.
He was created a life peer as Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge, of Kingsbridge in the County of Buckinghamshire on 20 November 1967.
The United Kingdom's National Portrait Gallery holds the following portrait featuring Lord Donaldson of Kingsbridge as a sitter: Exhibit number P528: John George Stuart Donaldson, Baron Donaldson of Kingsbridge and Frances Annesley (née Lonsdale), Lady Donaldson of Kingsbridge by Derry Moore, 12th Earl of Drogheda. Painted in 1992; medium: colour print; measurements: 14 7/8 in. x 12 in. (379 mm x 305 mm). See http://www.npg.org.uk/live/search/portrait.asp?search=ap&npgno=P528 for more information.
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| Preceded by Hugh Jenkins |
Minister for the Arts 1976–1979 |
Succeeded by Norman St John-Stevas |