John Armstrong | |
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| 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 | 10 July 1908 Ultimo, New South Wales |
| Died | 10 March 1977 (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.