James Angus (scientist)

James Alexander Angus AO FAA (born 15 February 1949 in Sydney) is an Australian pharmacologist, who has served as the Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria since 12 November 2021.[1]

James Angus
Governor of Victoria
Acting
In office
1 July 2023 – 9 August 2023
MonarchCharles III
PremierDaniel Andrews
Preceded byLinda Dessau
Succeeded byMargaret Gardner
15th Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria
Assumed office
12 November 2021
GovernorLinda Dessau
Margaret Gardner
Preceded byKen Lay
Personal details
Born
James Alexander Angus

(1949-02-15) 15 February 1949 (age 75)
Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Alma materUniversity of Sydney
ProfessionPharmacologist

He held the Chair in Pharmacology at the University of Melbourne from 1993 to 2003, and was the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences at the University of Melbourne from 2003 to 2013.

He was elected a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science (FAA) in 1996, awarded the Centenary Medal in 2001,[2] and appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2010.[3][4][5][6] Angus was made an Honorary Fellow of the Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences in 2015.[7]

After Linda Dessau finished her term in June 2023, he stood in as acting Governor until Margaret Gardner assumed office on 9 August 2023.[8]

References edit

  1. ^ "Swearing in of the Fifteenth Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria". Governor of Victoria. 12 November 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Award Extract - Australian Honours Search Facility". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1126434. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Professor James Alexander Angus AO, BSc, PhD (Syd), FAA". Melbourne Medical School.
  4. ^ "Angus, James Alexander, FAA (1949-)". trove.nla.gov.au.
  5. ^ "Angus, James Alexander (1949 - )". Biographical entry. Encyclopaedia of Australian Science.
  6. ^ "Award Extract - Australian Honours Search Facility". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 1142603. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
  7. ^ "Fellowship | AAHMS – Australian Academy of Health and Medical Sciences". www.aahms.org. Retrieved 25 June 2018.
  8. ^ "Monash University vice-chancellor Margaret Gardner to be Victoria's next governor". ABC News. 5 June 2023. Retrieved 29 July 2023.
Government offices
Preceded by Lieutenant-Governor of Victoria
2021–present
Incumbent