List of La Trobe University people
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La Trobe University has had numerous notable alumni and staff.
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[edit] Staff
[edit] Current
[edit] Politics
- Robert Manne - One of Australia's foremost academics/public intellectuals. Manne is an author of numerous books on Australian politics and society.[1]
- Dennis Altman - One of Australia's most prominent academics and expert on the politics of gender.[2]
- Judith Brett - Prominent academic in the field of politics and author of several books on Australian politics.[3]
- Nick Bisley - High profile political economist who frequently contributes to the media and public debates.[4]
- Joseph Camilleri - One of Australia's most prominent academics in the field of International Relations and director of the Centre for Dialogue[5]
[edit] Sociology and Anthropology
- John Carroll[1] - Prominent academic in the field of sociology. Public intellectual
- Peter Beilharz - Public intellectual
- Alberto Gomes - Anthropology Professor.
- Sandy Gifford - Anthropology professor, Refugee rights advocate.
- Joel Kahn - emeritus anthropology professor, expert on the concept of culture and anthropology of Southeast Asia
[edit] Engineering
- Daryl E. Hooper - inaugural professor
- Shinichi Endo - Phd
- Akbar Sathaar - Professor
[edit] Economics and Finance
- Dr Don Brash - Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and former New Zealand Opposition Leader.
[edit] Law
- Mike Moore - Former Director General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and former Prime Minister of New Zealand
- Chris Field - West Australian Ombudsman (also former La Trobe Law student)
- Jianfu Chen
- Spencer Zifcak
- Randy Peerenboom
- Jill Murray
[edit] Philosophy
- Peter Singer - world renowned philosopher and ethicist
- Agnes Heller - world renowned philosopher
- Frank Cameron Jackson - world renowned philosopher
- J. J. C. Smart - philosopher
[edit] English
[edit] History
- John Hirst
- Richard Broome
- Marilyn Lake
- Inga Clendinnen
- Peter Cochrane historian and author
- Edward Duyker, historian and author
- Rhys Isaac
- Alan Frost
- Katie Holmes
[edit] Cinema & Media Studies
- John Flaus - film academic and theorist, actor
- Rhys L Isaac - Pulitzer Prize winner
- Lawrie Zion
- Terrie Waddell
[edit] Science
- David Vaux - internationally acclaimed cell biology researcher
- Daniel Tillett - Genomics and DNA sequencing researcher
- Roger Parish - Botanist
- Graeme Clark
[edit] Past
- Andrew Robb (also former La Trobe student) - Current Federal Liberal MP, former Liberal Party treasurer
- Petro Georgiou - Federal Liberal MP
- Burkhard Dallwitz - Composer, Golden Globe winner
- Peter Höj - CEO of the Australian Research Council
- Gerard Henderson
[edit] Administrative
- Fran Kelly - Journalist, ABC Presenter
[edit] Alumni
[edit] Politics and government
- Jacinta Allan, Victorian Government Minister
- Helen Buckingham, MP
- Phil Cleary, Former Federal Independent MP, Author, social activist, political and sports commentator, former VFL Footballer, ABC Presenter
- Jacinta Collins, Federal Senator
- Mary Delahunty, Victorian MP, former minister, former ABC TV presenter
- Martin Dixon, Victorian MP, opposition frontbencher
- Stephen Duckett former Secretary of Commonwealth Department of Human Services and Health (1994–1996) and currently President and Chief Executive Officer of Alberta Health Services in Canada.
- Matthew Guy, Liberal MP
- Bill Kelty, former ACTU secretary, union official, AFL Commissioner, Union icon
- Sussan Ley, Federal MP
- Brian Loughnane, Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia
- Terry Moran, Head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Head of the Federal Public Service
- Maximus Ongkili, Malaysian Cabinet minister
- Emilia Pires, Finance Minister, East Timor
- Geoff Raby Foreign Affairs secretary, Australia's most senior Trade official, World Trade Organisation negotiator and the Australian ambassador to China.
- Andrew Robb, Federal MP, Parliamentary secretary, Former Liberal Treasurer
- Mahinda Samarasinghe, Sri Lankan cabinet minister of disaster management and MP
- Tony Sheehan, Former Treasurer, deputy opposition leader
- Sharman Stone, Federal MP, Opposition frontbencher, Former Government minister
- Theo Theophanous, Victorian Government Minister
- Geoff Walsh, Former ALP National Secretary, UN official and delegate, adviser to Prime Ministers Bob Hawke and Paul Keating, Consul General to Hong Kong, Age and AFR journalist
- Don Watson, Author, academic, political commentator, former speechwriter to Paul Keating
- Ian Watt, Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Finance, former Treasury and cabinet official, former diplomat
- Christian Zahra, Former Federal Opposition frontbencher
[edit] Media & Arts
- Jennifer Keyte, journalist, TV news presenter
- Morag Fraser, Prominent Academic, social commentator, journalist
- Corinne Grant, TV Personality, comedian, actor
- Jane Gazzo, BBC presenter
- Naomi Robson, journalist, presenter
- Tim Ross, TV and Radio Personality, Comedian (Merrick and Rosso)
- John Silvester, crime writer, prominent Age journalist
- Virginia Trioli, ABC Presenter,journalist, author, political commentator
- Maureen Wheeler, Founder of Lonely Planet
[edit] Business
- David Morgan, Westpac CEO, former Treasury official, BHP Billiton Director
- Rob Hunt, CEO Bendigo Bank
- Ahmed Fahour, former CEO National Australia Bank, Australian Region
- Garry Weaven, Founder of Industry Funds Services, superannuation pioneer
- Chris Field -West Australian Ombudsman, former Chairman of the Australian Consumers Association (CHOICE)
- Martyn Dunne, CEO, NZ Customs
- Adrian Collette, CEO, Opera Australia
- Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor
- Tricia Caswell, CEO, Victorian Association of Forest Industries
[edit] Science
- Tim Flannery, Well known biologist, author and prominent commentator on global warming, 2007 Australian of the Year
- Neil J. Gunther Australian/American physicist and computer scientist
- Carlo Montagner, Bioscientist
- Dr Margaret Brumby, General Manager of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
- Lindsay Falvey, Academic
- Linzi Wilson-Wilde, forensic scientist
- Geoff Love, Australian Director of Meteorology
[edit] Socal Services & Academia
- Judith Kinnear, Vice Chancellor, Massey University, NZ
[edit] Sport
- Andrew Demetriou, AFL CEO
- Tamsyn Lewis, Olympic athlete, World Champion [6]
- Linda Beilharz, Adventurer
- Tim Matthews, Paralympian
- Chris Mullins, Paralympian [6]
- Catherine Arlove, Olympian, Judo [6]
- Samuel Beltz, Olympian, Rowing [6]
- Rachel Imison, Olympian, Field Hockey [6]
- Warwick Draper, Olympic kayak competitor
[edit] Current Students
- Angus Monfries - AFL Player, Essendon
- Dailan Evans - Comedian
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[edit] References
- ^ http://www.latrobe.edu.au/socsci/staff/manne/manne.html
- ^ http://www.latrobe.edu.au/socsci/staff/altman/altman.html
- ^ http://www.latrobe.edu.au/socsci/staff/brett/brett.html
- ^ http://www.latrobe.edu.au/socsci/staff/bisley/bisley.html
- ^ http://www.latrobe.edu.au/dialogue/
- ^ a b c d e http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php
