Lloyd Robert Shaw, CM (February 7, 1914 – October 16, 1993) was a Canadian businessman, political activist and organizer, a member of the Order of Canada,[1] and father of the late Nova Scotia New Democratic Party and federal New Democratic Party leader Alexa McDonough.

Earning a Master of Arts degree in Economics from Columbia University, Shaw went to teach in the schools throughout the Annapolis Valley.

When the CCF officially formed in 1933 Shaw became the political party's first national research director.

Shaw also worked tirelessly for community groups including Veterans Against Nuclear Arms and Elderhostel.

Shaw died on October 16, 1993, at the age of 79 in Halifax, Nova Scotia after a four-year-long battle with Alzheimer's disease.