John David Jess, CBE (15 April 1922 – 18 October 2003) was an Australian politician.

Educated at Melbourne Grammar School, he was a lieutenant in the Citizens Military Force during the Second World War, serving in Melbourne and Queensland, before becoming an estate agent.

He was instrumental in bringing about the second Royal Commission into the Melbourne–Voyager ship collision in 1964.

[3] McCarthy (née Jess) E. (2015) John Jess Seeker of Justice the Role of the Parliament in the HMAS Voyager Tragedy

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