Alister Irvine Paterson (born 14 March 1959) is a former Australian politician.
He was the Liberal member for South Barwon in the Victorian Legislative Assembly from 1992 to 2002.
He was educated at Scotch College, and subsequently became a journalist, although he also worked as a sales and programming executive.
He is currently the Chief of Staff to Victorian Liberal Senator, Sarah Henderson.
[1] In 1992, Paterson was selected to contest the state seat of South Barwon against Liberal-turned-Independent MP Harley Dickinson.