John Bell Read (born 10 June 1939) is an Australian former politician who was a Labor Party member of the Legislative Assembly of Western Australia from 1983 to 1989, representing the seat of Mandurah.
He later served as the Administrator of the Cocos (Keeling) Islands (an Australian external territory) from 1992 to 1994.
He attended Eastern Goldfields High School before going on to study teaching at the University of Western Australia and Claremont Teachers College.
Between 1959 and 1983, Read worked as a schoolteacher at various primary schools in Perth and regional Western Australia.
[2] After leaving parliament, Read worked in various consulting and managerial positions for the state and federal governments.