10 Notable alumni of
Royal Roads University
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Royal Roads University is 3301st in the world, 1133rd in North America, and 59th in Canada by aggregated alumni prominence. Below is the list of 10 notable alumni from Royal Roads University sorted by their wiki pages popularity. The directory includes famous graduates and former students along with research and academic staff.
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Chris Hadfield
- Enrolled in Royal Roads University
- Studied in 1978-1980
- Occupations
- aircraft pilotastronautguitaristexecutive producercamera operator
- Biography
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Chris Austin Hadfield OC OOnt MSC CD is a Canadian retired astronaut, engineer, fighter pilot, musician, and writer. The first Canadian to perform extravehicular activity in outer space, he has flown two Space Shuttle missions and also served as commander of the International Space Station (ISS). Prior to his career as an astronaut, he served in the Canadian Armed Forces for 25 years as an Air Command fighter pilot.
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Mohammad Eslami
- Years
- 1956-.. (age 69)
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Mohammad Eslami is the Vice President and Head of the Atomic Energy Organization in the government of President Raisi and was the Minister of Roads and Urban development and the Governor of Mazandaran in the government of Hassan Rouhani.
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Laurel Collins
- Years
- 1984-.. (age 41)
- Occupations
- educatorpolitician
- Biography
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Laurel Collins MP is a Canadian politician who was elected to represent the riding of Victoria in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2019 Canadian federal election. Prior to her election in the House of Commons, she was a city councillor for Victoria City Council. She is the NDP Critic for the Environment and Climate Change and the NDP Deputy Caucus Chair.
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Vernon White
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Vernon Darryl White is a Canadian former senator and former chief of the Ottawa Police Service.
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David Shepherd
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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David Murray Shepherd is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta to represent the electoral district of Edmonton-Centre, and re-elected in the 2019 Alberta general election to represent its successor district, Edmonton-City Centre.
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Rod Loyola
- Occupations
- trade unionistpolitician
- Biography
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Rodrigo Alonso Loyola Salas is a Canadian politician who was elected in the 2015 Alberta general election to the Legislative Assembly of Alberta representing the electoral district of Edmonton-Ellerslie and re-elected on April 16, 2019. He won a third term on May 29, 2023. Loyola had previously contested the same seat for the same party in the 2012 Alberta general election. In 2014, prior to being elected as an MLA, he ran for leader of the Alberta New Democratic Party. He placed third in the 2014 Alberta NDP leadership race.
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Mitzi Dean
- Born in
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United Kingdom - Occupations
- social workerpolitician
- Biography
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Mitzi Jayne Dean is a British-Canadian non-profit administrator and politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia in the 2017 provincial election and served until 2024. She represented the electoral district of Esquimalt-Metchosin as a member of the British Columbia New Democratic Party caucus. She served as Minister of Children and Family Development in British Columbia in the cabinets of John Horgan and David Eby.
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Paul David Manson
- Occupations
- fighter pilot
- Biography
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General Paul David Manson OC CMM CD was a Canadian Forces officer, fighter pilot and businessman.
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Chris Nielsen
- Occupations
- politician
- Biography
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Christian Nielsen is a Canadian politician who was the Member of the Legislative Assembly of Alberta for the riding of Edmonton-Decore. He was elected in the 2015 Alberta election with 68% of the popular vote. Within the Legislature, Nielsen was on a number of standing committees, such as the Standing Committee on Resource Stewardship. He was previously the deputy chair of the Standing Committee on the Alberta Heritage Savings Trust Fund, a committee devoted to oversight of Alberta's "rainy day" fund, built from past natural resource revenue.
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Andrea Burk
- Occupations
- rugby union player
- Biography
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Andrea Burk is a Canadian rugby footballer. She represented Canada in rugby union at the 2014 Women's Rugby World Cup and in rugby league at the 2017 Women's Rugby League World Cup. She made her debut in their 2009 tour of France.
