List of alumni of Trent University
A list of alumni of note from Trent University.
Politics
- John Horgan, former Premier of British Columbia (2017-2022)
- Sheila Malcolmson, Minister of Mental Health and Addictions for British Columbia, and MLA for Nanaimo (2019-present)
- Nathan Cullen, Member of the Legislative of British Columbia (Stikine) 2020-2024, former Member of Parliament (Skeena-Bulkley Valley)
- Maryam Monsef, former Member of Parliament, Peterborough-Kawartha (2015-2021) and Minister of Status of Women in the 42nd Parliament of Canada,
- Dave Smith, Member of Provincial Parliament, Peterborough-Kawartha (2018-Present)
- Michelle Ferreri, Member of Parliament, Peterborough-Kawartha (2021-2025)
- Jeff Leal, former Member of Provincial Parliament (2003-2018) and Minister of Agriculture, Food, and Rural Affairs in the 41st Parliament of Ontario
- Chris Hodgson, former Ontario government cabinet minister
- Lucie Edwards, diplomat, Canadian High Commissioner to India, Kenya and South Africa; Ambassador in Nepal
- Jennifer May Alice Loten, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Canada to the Organization of American States in Washington, D.C.[1]
- Laurie Peters, High Commissioner of Canada to Jamaica[2]
- Stewart Wheeler, Ambassador to Iceland.
- Takako Suzuki, Japanese politician.
- Andrew Robinson Canadian diplomat, Ambassador to Jordan, Ambassador to Ukraine, senior actor in Middle East Peace Process 1995-2000.
Arts
- Yann Martel, writer (Life of Pi)[3]
- Linwood Barclay, journalist and novelist
- Paul Boghossian, philosopher
- Gary Botting, poet, playwright, lawyer and legal scholar
- Tim Cook, historian and author
- Mani Haghighi, filmmaker
- Richard Harrison, poet
- Christine Love, visual novelist
- Leah McLaren, writer
- James Motluk, filmmaker
- Paul Nicholas Mason, writer
- Stan Rogers, musician
Joshua Marker, libertine
Business
- Darren Huston, Fmr. CEO of Priceline[4]
- Don Tapscott, writer/futurist
Media
- Stephen Stohn, entertainment lawyer and television producer (Degrassi franchise)
- Jason "Human Kebab" Parsons, member of the band Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker (USS)
- David McGuffin, CBC News, Africa correspondent
- Nancy Anne Sakovich, model, actress
- Ian Tamblyn, Juno Award-winning folk music singer-songwriter, record producer and playwright
Religious
Law
- Kofi Barnes - Judge of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice
Medicine
- James Orbinski, Doctors without Borders, Nobel Prize winner
Academia
- Christl Verduyn, Professor of English literature and Canadian Studies; recipient of the Governor General's International Award for Canadian Studies (2006)
- Ian K. Affleck, Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of British Columbia.
- Duane Rousselle, Professor of Sociology and Noted Psychoanalyst; recipient of the Governor General's Academic Medal
Sports
- Leonid Urlichich, rally driver
References
- ^ "Diplomatic Appointments". August 2015.
- ^ Canada, Global Affairs (21 August 2017). "Biographical notes - Canada.ca". www.canada.ca. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
- ^ "Help choosing a university in Ontario". The Globe and Mail, 22 October 2013 Erin Millar and Tari Ajadi
- ^ "Darren R. Huston". CNBC. 6 October 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2015.