This is a list of notable Old Boys of St Patrick's College, Strathfield, they being notable former students of the independent Roman Catholic school, St Patrick's College, located in Strathfield, an Inner West suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
Academia, science and medicine John Michael Dwyer , Australian doctor, professor of medicine, and public health advocate. Former Head of the Department of Clinical Immunology at Yale University John Stanley Mattick , geneticist and microbiologist, former director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, inaugural chief executive officer at Genomics England Peter McDonald, Australian demographer Michael K. Morgan , professor of Neurosurgery and Dean of Medicine, School of Advanced Medicine, Macquarie University Chris Tinney, professor and Associate Dean for the Faculty of Science at UNSW, where he heads the Exoplanetary Science at UNSW group within the School of Physics. Former head of the Australian Astronomical Observatory
Bureaucracy, politics and the law John Brogden former NSW Liberal Leader of the Opposition and former Member for Pittwater. Current Chairman of Lifeline and Patron of Kookaburra Kids. John J. Brown Minister for Sport, Recreation and Tourism in the First Hawke Ministry 1983–1988. Minister for Administrative Services until 1984 and Minister assisting the Minister for Defence Tony Burke MPFederal Labor Member for Watson, Leader of the House, Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations, Minister for the Arts and Manager of Business and former member of the NSW Legislative Council Ralph James "Mick" CloughLabor Member of the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 1976 to 1981, representing the electorate of Blue Mountains and representing the electorate of Bathurst from 1981 to 1988 and again from 1991 to 1999 Bryan Doyle MPformer NSW Liberal member for Campbelltown Craig Emersonformer Federal Labor Member for Rankin and minister Laurie Ferguson MPformer Federal Labor Member for Werriwa, former NSW Member for Granville and brother of Martin Martin Ferguson former Federal Member for Batman and minister and brother of Laurie Justin Gleeson former Solicitor-General of Australia (2013–2016), the Commonwealth's second-ranking law officer. Dick Healeyformer NSW Liberal Member for Davidson and Minister Gary Humphriesformer Liberal chief minister of the ACT and former senator for the ACT Craig Laundy MP Former Federal Liberal Member for Reid and former Minister for Small and Family Business, the Workplace and Deregulation, former Assistant Minister for Industry, Innovation and Science, former Assistant Minister for Multicultural Affairs Paul Lynch MPNSW Labor Member for Liverpool and Shadow Attorney General Dennis Mahoney AO KC KSG - Former President of the NSW Court of Appeal, former President of the International Commission of Jurists (ICJ), and namesake of the internationally coveted Dennis Leslie Mahoney Prize in Legal Theory Paul McLeayformer NSW Labor Member for Heathcote and Minister Eddie Obeid - former Member of the New South Wales Legislative Council and Minister John Pierceformer Secretary of the Department and Chief Economist to The Treasury (New South Wales), former secretary of the department to the Australian Government Department of Resources Energy & Tourism and current chairman of the Australian Energy Market Commission Tony Pooley - Australian public servant and the last mayor of South Sydney Kieran Prendergast former British diplomat (High Commissioner to Zimbabwe, Kenya, Ambassador to Turkey) and UN Under-Secretary-General 1997–2005 Douglas W. Sutherland 78th Lord Mayor of Sydney
Business Greg Coffey, London hedge fund manager Peter Mattick , co-founder and former interim chief executive officer of Salmat Phil Salter, co-founder of Salmat John Symond , financial executive and founder of Aussie Home Loans Symond finds success as Aussie dream lives on at The Age
Clergy Most Reverend Bede Vincent HeatherBishop Emeritus of Parramatta; former co-chairman of the Catholic/Baptist International Dialogue and first Bishop of Parramatta 1986–1997. Most Reverend Patrick Murphyformer vice-president and rector of the Post Graduate House at St Patrick's Seminary, former president of St Patrick's Seminary, former episcopal vicar for education, former chairman of the Sydney Archdiocesan Catholic Schools Board and former chairman of the Catholic Education Commission of NSW; and the inaugural bishop of Broken Bay 1986–1996
Entertainment, media and the arts
Mig Ayesa, actor, notable work includes "Joe" the landlord on ABC children's serial The Ferals Thomas Keneally , author and Australian National Living TreasureList of alumni for various schools, crikey.com.au Rob Shehadie, film and television actor whose notable works include the television show Pizza, Here Come the Habibs, Street Smart and Housos Peter Skrzynecki, poet, writer and lecturer at the University of Western SydneyPeter Skrzynecki's Biography
Sport John Ballestyformer Australian Rugby Union International Julian Carroll - former Olympic Swimmer Tim Pickupformer Australian Rugby League International. Named in North Sydney Bears Team of the Century in 2006, nominated for Canterbury-Bankstown Bulldogs, 70 years Team of Champions in 2004. Nominated for Manly Rugby Union Team of the Century in 2006. Adam DoueihiAustralian rugby league footballer for the South Sydney Rabbitohs and Wests Tigers, and representative for Lebanon in the 2017 Rugby League World Cup Michael FoleyAustralian rugby union player, Australian rugby union forwards coach 2003–2008, New South Wales Warartahs rugby union coach 2008. Until 2016 coach of the Western Force Ben Manenti - professional cricketer who has played for Tasmania, South Australia, the Sydney Sixers, and the Adelaide Strikers. He has also represented the Italy national cricket team Harry Manenti - professional cricketer who plays for Adelaide Strikers and the Italy national cricket team John Manenti - former Australian rugby union coach responsible for two World Rugby Sevens Series wins. Current coach of the San Diego Legion MLR team Brian McCowageAustralian Foil Champion. Olympic Representative at the 1956, 1960 and 1964 Olympic Games Don McDeed - former Australian Rugby Union International Mark Nawaqanitawase NRL professional football player for the Sydney Roosters and NSW Blues. Australian rugby union international. Olympic Representative for Australia in Rugby Sevens at Paris 2024. Rob Shehadiea film and television actor who also represented Lebanon as a professional, international, rugby league player Chris Siale - professional rugby union player Matt Williamsprofessional rugby coach and sports commentator
See also
List of Catholic schools in New South Wales Catholic education in Australia
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