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): Ahmed Arif • Alson Sherman • Angelo Savoldi • Anthony Quinn • Arianne Hartono • Ben Zinn • Efrem Zimbalist • Geoffrey Palmer (politician) • Jack Taylor (referee) • James Morrison (actor) • Jarrett Allen • Jean-Baptiste Biot • John Mortimer • Joseph Vaz • Marco Antonio Bragadin • Odilo Globocnik • Pierre-Alexandre-Laurent Forfait • Steve Backshall • Steve Vickers (ice hockey) • Toby Stephens • Ulrich von Hutten

Born in the same month (April 1953): Arielle Dombasle • Gary Cosier • Guy Verhofstadt • Hal Ketchum • James Vance (comics) • Jim Allister • Malika Oufkir • Pamela Wallin • Patrick Doyle • Roberto Bolaño • Ron Clements • Rosemary Bryant Mariner • Santa Barraza • Simcha Jacobovici • Tae Jin-ah • Wakanohana Kanji II