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List of Australian National University people

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This is an incomplete list of Australian National University people, including alumni and staff.

Contents

Politicians

Prime Ministers of Australia
  • Bob Hawke, Prime Minister of Australia 1983-1991 (attended but did not graduate)
  • Kevin Rudd, Prime Minister of Australia 2007-2010, 2013
  • Other federal politicians

    State Premiers and territory Chief Ministers

    State Premiers
  • Jeff Kennett, Premier of Victoria 1992-1999 (attended but did not graduate)
  • Barry O'Farrell, Premier of New South Wales 2011-2014
  • Territory Chief Ministers
  • Andrew Barr, the Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory since 2014
  • Katy Gallagher, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory 2011-2014
  • Gary Humphries, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory 2000-2001
  • Jon Stanhope, Chief Minister of the Australian Capital Territory 2001-2011
  • Shane Stone, Chief Minister of the Northern Territory 1995-1999
  • Other State and territory politicians

    Civil servants

    Diplomats
    United Nations officials
  • Robert Piper, Regional Humanitarian Coordinator for the Sahel, with the rank of UN Assistant Secretary General; founding member of the Doug Anthony Allstars
  • Foreign officials

    Justices of High Court of Australia

  • Stephen Gageler, Justice of the High Court of Australia since 2012; Solicitor-General of Australia 2008-2012
  • Justices of Federal Court of Australia

  • John Griffiths, Justice of the Federal Court of Australia since 2012
  • Alan Robertson, Justice of the Federal Court of Australia since 2011
  • Tony Whitlam, Justice of the Federal Court of Australia 1993-2005
  • Justices of the Supreme Courts of Australian states and territories

  • Peter Buchanan, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria since 1997
  • Terence Higgins, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Australian Capital Territory since 2003
  • Catherine Holmes, Justice of the Supreme Court of Queensland since 2000
  • Geoffrey Nettle, Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria since 2002
  • Justices of Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand

  • Rathakit Manathat, Justice of the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand since 2016
  • Federal Magistrates of Australia

  • John Pascoe, Chief Federal Magistrate of Australia since 2004
  • Tupou Draunidalo, Fijian Lawyer
  • David Risstrom, barrister
  • Jennifer Robinson, human rights and Wikileaks Lawyer; Rhodes Scholar 2006
  • Law professors

  • George Williams, professor at the UNSW Faculty of Law; constitutional law expert
  • Journalism and media

  • Bettina Arndt, psychologist and journalist
  • Paul McDermott, comedian and television host
  • Stephen Rice, journalist
  • Peter Thompson, journalist
  • Military

  • Vice Admiral Ray Griggs, Chief of the Australian Navy
  • Other

  • Brian George Farran, bishop
  • Bettina Gorton, wife of John Gorton, Prime Minister of Australia (1968–71)
  • Andrew Tridgell, computer programmer
  • Barbara Vernon, birth activist
  • Tom Worthington, computer programmer
  • Faculty

    Notable past and current faculty members include:

    Chancellors

    1 Mills served as Chair of the Interim Council while the University was initially beginning operations. While Bruce was officially the first Chancellor, Mills had been effectively fulfilling the same function. 10 Hawke retired on 1 January 2009 and was succeeded by Kim Beazley.

    References

    List of Australian National University people Wikipedia


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