John Richard Coulter (3 December 1930 – 6 September 2024) was an Australian medical researcher and politician.
[1][2] He was the fourth elected parliamentary Senate leader of the Australian Democrats, serving from 2 October 1991 to 29 April 1993.
He argued that correcting these misleading indices would reveal the paths toward ecological sustainability and a more humane society.
In 1999, he was publicly critical of Meg Lees's leadership of the Democrats, especially of her handling of the Goods and Services Tax legislation.
He believed Stott Despoja would make a better leader, and was working towards that goal, which she in fact attained in April 2001.