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): Alfred Henry Maurer • Freddie Dixon • Herbert Wetterauer • Ira Louvin • Jan van Riebeeck • Joseph Vaz • Max Weber • Odilo Globocnik • Pieter Gerritsz van Roestraten • Rob Riggle • Steve Backshall • Tatu Kolehmainen • Wilhelmine Amalie of Brunswick

Born in the same month (April 1953): Barry Sonnenfeld • Brian Greenhoff • David Moorcroft • Douglas Kell • Gary Cosier • Guy Verhofstadt • Hal Ketchum • Ian Swales • James Russo • James Vance (comics) • Pamela Wallin • Peter Garrett • Ron Clements • Sebastian Faulks • Simcha Jacobovici