Panellists for the 2019 prize were:
Hon Julia Gillard AC
Former Prime Minister of Australia
Hon Mike Baird
Former Premier of New South Wales
Professor Mark Considine
Provost, University of Melbourne
Mr Leigh Clifford AO
Chairman, Bechtel Australia
Ms Peta Credlin
SKY News Political Anchor and News Corp National Columnist
Air Chief Marshal Sir Angus Houston, AK, AFC (Ret’d)
Former Chief of the Australian Defense Force
Ms Laura John
National President of the United Nations Association of Australia’s Young Professionals Network
Ms Sabra Lane
Presenter, ABC Radio’s AM and President of the National Press Club of Australia
Mr Jack Manning Bancroft
Founder and CEO, AIME
Mr Grant Rule
Co-Founder, Susan McKinnon Foundation
Mr Kevin Sheedy AO
Former AFL premiership coach
Ms Deidre Willmott
Former Chief Executive Officer, Chamber of Commerce & Industry of Western Australia
The McKinnon Prize in Political Leadership is a collaboration between the Susan McKinnon Foundation and the University of Melbourne.
