John Richard Beaman (born 5 October 1951) was formerly one of the ten States of Alderney Members,[1] and he became the Chairman of the influential Policy and Finance Committee in January 2011.

This was the first tie in the island’s electoral history, and was resolved by the returning officer picking Beaman’s name from a ballot box, which led to his selection as the fifth member.

[5] On 12 January 2011 Beaman was elected as the chairman of the island's Policy and Finance (P&F) committee, the States' main decision-making body.

He polled five votes, narrowly beating fellow states member Ian Tugby.

[7] He is a fan of rugby league supporting Castleford Tigers, and was head coach of Derby City RLFC from 2000 until 2001.