Donald McLean (New Zealand politician)

Sir Donald McLean KCMG
Donald McLean in the 1870s
4th Minister of Native Affairs and Colonial Defence
In office 28 June 1869 – 10 September 1872
Prime Minister	William Fox
Preceded by	Theodore Haultain
Succeeded by	John Ballance
9th Minister of Native Affairs
In office 28 June 1869 – 10 September 1872
Prime Minister	William Fox
Preceded by	James Crowe Richmond
Succeeded by	himself
In office 11 October 1872 – 7 December 1876
Preceded by	himself
Succeeded by	Daniel Pollen
Member of the New Zealand Parliament for Napier
In office 20 March 1866 – 5 January 1877
3rd Superintendent of Hawke's Bay Province
In office 26 February 1863 – 23 September 1869
Preceded by	John Chilton Lambton Carter
Succeeded by	John Davies Ormond
Personal details
Born	(1820-10-27)27 October 1820 Tiree, Scotland
Died	5 January 1877(1877-01-05) (aged 56) Napier, New Zealand
Spouse	Susan Douglas Strang (m. 1851, d. 1852)
Relations	Douglas Maclean (son)

Sir Donald McLean KCMG (27 October 1820 – 5 January 1877) was a 19th-century New Zealand politician and government official. He was involved in negotiations between the settler government and Māori from 1844 to 1861, eventually as Native Secretary and Land Purchase commissioner. He was one of the most influential figures in Māori-Pākehā relations in the mid-1800s and was involved in the dispute over the "Waitara Purchase", which led up to the First Taranaki War.