John Brumby

John Mansfield Brumby is the current Chancellor of La Trobe University and former Victorian Labor Party politician who was Premier of Victoria from 2007 to 2010. He became leader of the Victorian Labor Party and premier after the resignation of Steve Bracks. He also served as the Minister for Veterans' Affairs and the Minister for Multicultural Affairs. He contested his first election as premier at the November 2010 Victorian state election. His government was defeated by the Liberal/National Coalition led by Ted Baillieu. Brumby resigned as Labor leader after the election, on 30 November, to be replaced by Daniel Andrews. Within weeks of this leadership change, Brumby left parliament, with a Broadmeadows by-election taking place on 19 February 2011.

21 April 1953

Born on the same birth day (21 April): Alistair MacLean • Allan Watkins • Alson Sherman • Bob Varsha • Charles Grodin • Estella B. Diggs • James Morrison (actor) • Jean Hélion • Joe McCarthy (baseball manager) • Marcel Boussac • Mark Wainberg • Michael Freedman • Michael Zarnock • Michel Rolle • Morgan Wootten • Paul Davis (singer) • Reg Fleming • Simon de la Loubère • Slide Hampton • Steve Backshall • Tarvaris Jackson • Ulrich von Hutten • William Stang • Xavi Simons

Born in the same month (April 1953): Andrew Wiles • Brian Greenhoff • Christopher Franke • David Moorcroft • Debralee Scott • Jim Allister • Merrill Osmond • Pamela Wallin • Peter Garrett • Rick Moranis • Robert Bertrand • Ron Clements • Sandra Boynton