John Armstrong (Australian politician)

The Honourable John Armstrong AC
Senator for New South Wales
In office 1 July 1938 – 30 June 1962
Minister for Munitions
In office 1 November 1946 – 6 April 1948
Prime Minister	Ben Chifley
Preceded by	John Dedman
Minister for Supply and Development
In office 6 April 1948 – 19 December 1949
Prime Minister	Ben Chifley
Preceded by	Bill Ashley
Succeeded by	Richard Casey
72nd Lord Mayor of Sydney
In office 4 December 1965 – 13 November 1967
Deputy	Henry Albert Burland Joseph Anthony Bradford
Preceded by	Harry Jensen
Succeeded by	Vernon Treatt
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom
In office 28 January 1973 – 31 January 1975
Preceded by	Alick Downer
Succeeded by	John Bunting
Personal details
Born	(1908-07-10)10 July 1908 Ultimo, New South Wales
Died	10 March 1977(1977-03-10) (aged 68) Batemans Bay, New South Wales
Political party	Labor
Spouse	Joan Curran ​ (m. 1945)​

John Ignatius Armstrong AC (10 July 1908 – 10 March 1977) was an Australian politician and diplomat. He served as a Senator for New South Wales from 1938 to 1962, representing the Labor Party, and was a minister in the Chifley government. Armstrong later served as Lord Mayor of Sydney from 1965 to 1967, and then as High Commissioner to the United Kingdom from 1973 to 1974.