Jackie McDonald | |
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Born | John McDonald 2 August 1947 Belfast, Northern Ireland |
Nationality | British |
Occupation(s) | Dispatches manager community worker organiser |
Employer(s) | Balmoral Furniture Company John McMichael Centre |
Known for | Ulster Defence Association (UDA) brigadier Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG) spokesman |
Title | Brigadier UDA South Belfast Brigade |
Term | 1988–1989 1996-date |
Predecessor | John McMichael Alex Kerr |
Successor | Alex Kerr incumbent |
Movement | Ulster Political Research Group |
Criminal charge(s) | Extortion, blackmail and intimidation |
Criminal penalty | 10 years imprisonment |
Criminal status | Released in 1994 |
John "Jackie" McDonald (born 2 August 1947) is a Northern Irish loyalist and the incumbent Ulster Defence Association (UDA) brigadier for South Belfast, having been promoted to the rank by former UDA commander Andy Tyrie in 1988, following John McMichael's killing by the Provisional IRA in December 1987.[1] He is also a member of the organisation's Inner Council and the spokesman for the Ulster Political Research Group (UPRG), the UDA's political advisory body.