List of Australian National University people

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

Alumni

Academia

Business

Government

Politicians

Prime Ministers of Australia
Other federal politicians
  • Phil Barresi, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1996–2007
  • Kim Beazley Sr
    , Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1945–1977; Federal Minister 1972–1975
  • Bob Catley, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1990–1993
  • Barry Cohen, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1969–1990
  • Stephen Conroy, Member of the Australian Senate since 2006; Federal Minister 2007–2013
  • Craig Emerson, Member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1998; Federal Minister 2007–2013
  • Chris Gallus, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1990–2004
  • Concetta Fierravanti-Wells, Member of the Australian Senate since 2005
  • Peter Garrett, Member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2004; Federal Minister 2007–2013
  • Gary Gray, Member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2007; Federal Minister since 2010–2013
  • Alan Griffin, Member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1993; Federal Minister 2007–2010
  • Dame Margaret Guilfoyle, Member of the Australian Senate 1971–1987
  • Harry Jenkins, Member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1986; Speaker of the House 2008–2011
  • Michael Keenan, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 2004-2019
  • John Kerin, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1972–1993; Federal Minister 1983–1993
  • Catherine King, Member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2001; Federal Minister 2013
  • Joe Ludwig, Member of the Australian Senate since 1999; Federal Minister 2007–2013
  • Brett Mason, Member of the Australian Senate since 1999
  • Nick Minchin, Member of the Australian Senate 1993–2011; Federal Minister 1997–2007
  • Susan Ryan, Member of the Australian Senate 1975–1988
  • Zed Seselja, Member of the Australian Senate since 2013
  • Warwick Smith, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1984–1998; Federal Minister 1996–1998
  • Warren Snowdon, Member of the Australian House of Representatives since 1987; Federal Minister 2007–2013
  • Alex Somlyay, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1990–2013; Federal Minister 1997–1998
  • Peter White, Member of the Australian House of Representatives 1981–1990

State Premiers and territory Chief Ministers

State Premiers
Territory Chief Ministers
Other State and territory politicians

Civil servants

Diplomats
United Nations officials
  • Doug Anthony Allstars
Foreign officials

Law

Justices of the High Court of Australia

Judges of the Federal Court of Australia

  • Tony Whitlam, Judge of the Federal Court of Australia 1993–2005

Judges of the Supreme Courts of Australian states and territories

President of the Chamber of the Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand

  • Supreme Administrative Court of Thailand
    since 2022

Federal Magistrates of Australia

  • Chief Federal Magistrate of Australia
    since 2004

Legal practitioners

Law professors

  • UNSW Faculty of Law
    ; constitutional law expert

Humanities

Arts

Journalism and media

Literature, writing and poetry

Military

  • Vice Admiral
    Vice Chief of the Defence Force

Sciences

Astronomy

Biology

Chemistry

Mathematics

Medicine

Physics

Sport

Other

Faculty

Notable past and current faculty members include:

Philanthropy

Administration

Chancellors

Order Chair of Interim Council Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Richard Mills 1946 1951 4–5 years 1
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.
Order Chancellor Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1
PC
1951 1961 9–10 years [6]
2
CBE
1961 1965 3–4 years [7]
3
OM
1965 1968 2–3 years [8]
4 Dr. H. C. Coombs 1968 1976 7–8 years [9]
5
KBE
1976 1984 7–8 years [10]
6
OBE
1984 1987 2–3 years [11]
7
AK
1987 1990 2–3 years [12]
8
CBE
1990 1994 3–4 years [13]
9
AC
1994 2006 11–12 years [14]
10
AC
2006 31 December 2008 (2008-12-31) 1–2 years [15]
11
AC
1 January 2009 (2009-01-01) 31 December 2009 (2009-12-31) 1 year, 0 days [16]
12
QC
1 January 2010 (2010-01-01) 31 December 2019 (2019-12-31) 10 years, 0 days [17]
13 Julie Bishop 1 January 2020 (2020-01-01) incumbent 4 years, 165 days [18]

Vice-Chancellors

Order
Vice-Chancellor
Term start Term end Time in office Notes
1 Sir Douglas Copland 11 May 1948 (1948-05-11) 1953 4–5 years [19]
2 Sir Leslie Melville 1953 1960 6–7 years [20]
3 Sir Leonard Huxley 30 September 1960 (1960-09-30) 1967 6–7 years [21]
4 Sir John Crawford 1968 1973 4–5 years [10]
5 Robert Williams 1973 1975 1–2 years
6 Donald Anthony Low 1975 1982 6–7 years
7 Peter Karmel 1982 1987 4–5 years [22]
8 Lawrence Walter Nichol 1988 1993 4–5 years
9 Deane Terrell 1994 31 December 2000 (2000-12-31) 6–7 years [23]
10 Ian Chubb 1 January 2001 (2001-01-01) 2011 9–10 years [24]
11 Ian Young 2011 31 December 2015 (2015-12-31) 4–5 years [25]
12 Brian Schmidt 1 January 2016 (2016-01-01) 31 December 2023 (2023-12-31) 8 years, 165 days [26]
13 Genevieve Bell 1 January 2024 (2024-01-01) incumbent [27]

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