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 Stewart Wheeler, Ambassador to Iceland. Takako Suzuki, Japanese politician.
Arts Yann Martel, writer (Life of Pi)"Help choosing a university in Ontario". The Globe and Mail, 22 October 2013 Erin Millar and Tari Ajadi 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
Business Darren Huston, Fmr. CEO of Priceline 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 Michael Mulhall, Bishop of Pembroke Peter Elliott, Dean of New Westminster, Vancouver
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
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