List of La Trobe University people

La Trobe University has had numerous notable alumni and staff.

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Current

Politics

*Robert Manne - One of Australia's foremost academics/public intellectuals
*Dennis Altman - One of Australia's most prominent academics
*Judith Brett - Prominent academic in the field of politics
* [http://www.josephcamilleri.com Joseph Camilleri] - One of Australia's most prominent academics in the field of International Relations

ociology

*John Carroll [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/socsci/staff/carroll/carroll.html] - Prominent academic in the field of sociology. Public intellectual
*Peter Beilharz - Public intellectual

Engineering

*Daryl E. Hooper - inaugral professor

Economics and Finance

*Dr Don Brash - Former Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand and former New Zealand Opposition Leader.

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)
* [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/law/staff/profiles/chen.html Jianfu Chen]
* [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/law/staff/profiles/zifcak.html Spencer Zifcak]
* [http://www.law.ucla.edu/home/index.asp?page=648 Randy Peerenboom]
* [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/law/staff/profiles/murray.html Jill Murray]

Philosophy

*Peter Singer - world renowned philosopher and ethicist
*Agnes Heller - world renowned philosopher

English

*David Tacey

History

*Marilyn Lake - Internationally recognised historian
*John Hirst

Cinema & Media Studies

* John Flaus - film academic and theorist, actor
*Rhys L Isaac - Pulitzer Prize winner
*Lawrie Zion
*Terrie Waddell

Biochemistry

* David Vaux - internationally acclaimed cell biology researcher
* Daniel Tillett - Genomics and DNA sequencing researcher

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

Administrative

* Fran Kelly - Journalist, ABC Presenter

Alumni

Some notable alumni are:
*John Silvester, crime writer, prominent Age journalist
*Andrew Demetriou, AFL CEO
*Don Watson, Author, academic, political commentator, former speechwriter to Paul Keating
*Bill Kelty, former ACTU secretary, union official, AFL Commissioner, Union icon
*Andrew Robb, Federal MP, Parliamentary secretary, Former Liberal Treasurer
*David Morgan, Westpac CEO, former Treasury official, BHP Billiton Director
*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
*Brian Loughnane, Federal Director of the Liberal Party of Australia
*Mary Delahunty, Victorian MP, former minister, former ABC TV presenter
*Phil Cleary, Former Federal Independent MP, Author, social activist, political and sports commentator, former VFL Footballer, ABC Presenter
*Sharman Stone, Federal MP, Minister
*Sussan Ley, Federal MP
*Theo Theophanous, Victorian Government Minister
*Corinne Grant, TV Personality, comedian, actor
*Virginia Trioli, ABC Presenter,journalist, author, political commentator
*Neil O'Keefe, Former Federal Government minister, political commentator
*Jacinta Allan, Victorian Government Minister
*Rob Hunt, CEO Bendigo Bank
*Ahmed Fahour, CEO National Australia Bank
*Carlo Montagner, Bioscientist
*Garry Weaven, Founder of Industry Funds Services, superannuation pioneer
*Christian Zahra, Former Federal Opposition frontbencher
*Tony Sheean, Former Treasurer, deputy opposition leader
*Martin Dixon, Victorian MP, opposition frontbencher
*Jacinta Collins, Federal Senator
*Maureen Wheeler, Founder of Lonely Planet
*Helen Buckingham, MP
*Ian Watt, Secretary of the Commonwealth Department of Finance, former Treasury and cabinet official, former diplomat
*Terry Moran, Head of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet, Head of the Federal Public Service
*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
*Dr Margaret Brumby, General Manager of Walter and Eliza Hall Institute
*Morag Fraser, Prominent Academic, social commentator, journalist
*Geoff Raby Foreign Affairs secretary, Australia's most senior Trade official, World Trade Organisation negotiator and the Australian ambassador to China.
*Lindsay Falvey
*Chris Field -West Australian Ombudsman, former Chairman of the Australian Consumers Association (CHOICE)
*John Ilhan
*Michael Danby, Federal Labor MP
*John Flaus, film maker, writer, social activist
*Leonard French, artist
*Tamsyn Lewis, Olympic athlete, World Champion [ [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php] ]
*Jennifer Keyte, journalist, TV news presenter
*Naomi Robson, journalist, presenter
*Jane Gazzo, BBC presenter
*Tim Ross, TV and Radio Personality, Comedian (Merrick and Rosso)
*Wendy Hughes, well known actor
*Linda Beilharz, Adventurer
*Fran Bailey, Federal Liberal MP, former federal governmenr minister
*Judith Kinnear, Vice Chancellor, Massey University, NZ
*Martyn Dunne, CEO, NZ Customs
*Adrian Collette, CEO, Opera Australia
*Scott Pape, The Barefoot Investor
*Tricia Caswell, CEO, Victorian Association of Forest Industries
*Linzi Wilson-Wilde, forensic scientist
*Geoff Love, Australian Director of Meteoroogy
*Tim Matthews, Paralympian
*Matthew Guy, Liberal MP
*Louis Nowra, Playwright and screenwriter.
*Philip Mora, Film director
*Chris Mullins, Paralympian [ [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php] ]
*Catherine Arlove, Olympian, Judo [ [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php] ]
*Samuel Beltz, Olympian, Rowing [ [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php] ]
*Rachel Imison, Olympian, Field Hockey [ [http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php http://www.latrobe.edu.au/news/2008/mediarelease_2008-61.php] ]

Current Students

*Rebecca Twigley - Model
*Angus Monfries - AFL Player, Essendon
*Sheenabear-Noted internet personality

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