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Jack MacDougall (born 1953) is a former politician in New Brunswick, Canada.
He was owner-operator of a taxi business in Saint John, New Brunswick which he sold prior to 1982. In 1982, he led a 1-year, $1 million fundraising campaign to save the Imperial Theatre.[1] He worked for the Liberal Party of New Brunswick from 1984 to 1999. In 2002, he was an unsuccessful candidate for leader of the party.[2] In August 2008, he was hired by the Green Party of Canada as Maritimes Organizer.[3]
On September 24, 2009, MacDougall was acclaimed the leader of the Green Party of New Brunswick.[4] In the 2010 general election, the Green Party polled 4.5 per cent of the vote and elected no members.[5] In his own riding of Fredericton-Nashwaaksis, MacDougall finished third with 9.4 per cent of the vote.[6] He resigned as leader on September 12, 2011.[6]
He received an award "for breaking the mold" for his work in saving the Imperial Theatre in 2013.[1]
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