Ian Renard was the 19th

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of the

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, from February 2005 to January 2009. He holds a Master of Laws from the university, is an alumnus of

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, along with being a former President of the Melbourne University Liberal Club from 1966 to 1968. Renard is a former partner of major Australian law firm

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. He was the chairman of the

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. Ian Renard is the chairman of the RE Ross Trust.

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