John MacDonell (born April 2, 1956) is a Canadian retired educator and politician.
[2] MacDonell worked on a dairy farm and taught biology at Hants East Rural High School from 1985 to 1998.
[1] In 1998, MacDonell successfully ran for the Nova Scotia New Democratic Party nomination in the riding of Hants East.
[3] At the leadership convention in June 2002, MacDonell was defeated by Darrell Dexter.
[4] On June 19, 2009, MacDonell was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia, where he served first as Minister of Natural Resources until 2011.