John Yu

For the Korean-American legal expert and former Justice Department employee, see John Yoo.

John Samuel Yu AC (Chinese: 余森美; pinyin: Yú Sēnměi; born: 12 December, 1934) is a distinguished paediatrics doctor. Born in Nanjing, Jiangsu province, China, he attended Fort Street High School and the University of Sydney in Sydney, Australia.

He was the Chief Executive Officer of the Royal Alexandra Hospital for Children at the time of its relocation from inner-city Camperdown to Westmead in western Sydney in 1995 (The hospital now uses the name The Children's Hospital at Westmead in addition to its official title), and served as the chancellor of the University of New South Wales from 2000 to 2005.^[1]

He was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in 1989 and was named Australian of the Year in 1996^[2]. He was appointed a Companion of the Order of Australia in 2001.

References

^ UNSW Archives Chancellor Exhibition
^ Lewis, Wendy (2010). Australians of the Year. Pier 9 Press. ISBN 9781741968095.

Awards
Preceded by Arthur Boyd	Australian of the Year Award 1996	Succeeded by Professor Peter C. Doherty

Chancellors of the University of New South Wales

Wallace Wurth • Sir John Clancy • Sir Robert Webster • Gordon Samuels • Sir Anthony Mason • Dr. John Yu • David Gonski

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Name	Yu, John
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Short description	Australian businessman
Date of birth	12 December 1934
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