John Ingles Richardson (born 15 March 1938) is a former Australian politician.
He became a schoolteacher in Braybrook Primary School and a lecturer at Footscray Technical College; finally, in 1963, he received a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University.
[1] In 1976, Richardson was elected to the Victorian Parliament for Forest Hill as a member of the Liberal Party.
In 1982 he became Shadow Minister for Educational Services, but later that year was moved to Consumer Affairs, with the additional portfolio of Assistant to the Leader of the Opposition.
In 1989 he returned as Shadow Minister for Education, moving to Community Services, Housing and Aboriginal Affairs in 1990.