Professor David Morritz de Kretser AC (born April 27, 1939) is an Australian medical researcher, and the Governor of Victoria. He succeeded John Landy as the 27th Governor of Victoria on April 7, 2006. Victorian Premier Steve Bracks announced the appointment on January 19, 2006. The meaning of the word professor (Latin: one who claims publicly to be an expert) varies. ... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Year 1939 (MCMXXXIX) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... List of Governors of Victoria See Governors of the Australian states for a description and history of the office of Governor. ... John Landy in 1985. ... April 7 is the 97th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (98th in leap years). ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... Stephen Philip Bracks (born October 15, 1954), Australian politician, has been Premier of Victoria since 1999. ... January 19 is the 19th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...

Of Burgher ancestry, De Kretser was born in Sri Lanka (then known as Ceylon), and immigrated to Australia with his family when aged nine. He was educated at Camberwell Grammar School (where he is currently a member of the school board), received his MBBS from the University of Melbourne in 1962, and his Doctor of Medicine degrees from Monash University in 1969. The Burghers are a Eurasian ethnic group, historically from Sri Lanka, consisting for the most part of male-line descendants of European colonists from the 16th to 20th centuries (mostly Portuguese, Dutch and British) with local Sinhalese ancestry. ... Camberwell Grammar School is a leading independent school for boys located in the suburb of Canterbury in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. ... Medicinæ Baccalaureus & Baccalaureus Chirurgiæ (MB BChir or MB ChB or MB, BS or variations thereof) are the two degrees awarded after a course in medicine and surgery at a university in the United Kingdom and other places following the British tradition, such as Australian, Hong Kong, Singapore, New Zealand, Jamaican... The University of Melbourne, is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. ... Doctor of Medicine (M.D. or MD, from the Latin Medicinae Doctor meaning Teacher of Medicine,) is an academic degree for medical doctors. ... Robert Menzies Building at the Clayton Campus Monash University is Australias largest university with about 55,000 students. ...

De Kretser is an infertility and andrology expert, and a long-serving academic. He began working at Monash University in 1965 in the university's department of anatomy, and currently works as both foundation director of the Monash Institute of Reproduction and Development (recently renamed the Monash Institute of Medical Research) and Associate Dean of the Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences (Biotechnology Department). He was also a senior Fellow of endocrinology at the University of Washington in Seattle from 1969 to 1971. Infertility primarily refers to the biological inability of a man or a woman to contribute to conception. ... Andrology (from the Greek andros, man) is the medical specialty that deals with male health, particularly relating to the problems of the male reproductive system and urological problems that are unique to men. ... Robert Menzies Building at the Clayton Campus Monash University is Australias largest university with about 55,000 students. ... In an educational setting, a dean is a person with significant authority . ... Endocrinology is a branch of medicine dealing with disorders of the endocrine system and its specific secretions called hormones. ... The University of Washington, founded in 1861, is a public research university in Seattle, Washington. ... “Seattle” redirects here. ...

He founded a medical research group, Andrology Australia. Among memberships of other professional groups, he is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Science The Australian Academy of Science (AAS) was founded in 1954 by Australian Fellows of the Royal Society of London, the first president was Sir Mark Oliphant. ...

De Kretser has been married to his wife, Jan, for over 40 years, and has four sons. In 2001, he was named as Victoria's Father of the Year. On June 12, 2006, in the Queen's Birthday Honours list, he was awarded Australia's highest civilian honour, Companion of the Order of Australia. is the 163rd day of the year (164th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ... In Jersey the Lieutenant-Governor hosts a reception for the public at Government House to mark the Queens Official Birthday at which he announces recipients of Birthday Honours The Queens Birthday or Queens Official Birthday is celebrated as a public holiday in several Commonwealth countries (usually Commonwealth... Insignia of a Companion of the Order of Australia. ...

In an interview shortly after his appointment to the office of Governor was announced, Professor de Kretser commented on the prospect of Australia changing its constitutional system. The Herald Sun reported in June 2006 that, in response to questions regarding Australia's monarchy, de Kretser said, "I would think probably it is in the longer term. When that would be is a very hard question to answer...I think if you asked a lot of people whether Australians wanted a republic you would probably get an answer yes." Professor David Flint from Australians for Constitutional Monarchy, said "speaking in favour of a republic seems inappropriate for one who has represented the Crown, but to do so in office is at the very least, a most inappropriate entry into politics, apart from being an act of gross disloyalty to the Sovereign to whom the viceroy has sworn allegiance." Republicanism in Australia is the movement to change Australias status as a constitutional monarchy (a Commonwealth Realm) to a republican form of government (a Commonwealth republic). ... Professor David Flint AM is a prominent Australian legal academic, best known for his controversial tenure as head of the Australian Broadcasting Authority and as one of Australias most prominent and enthusiastic monarchists, in opposition to Australian republicanism. ... Australians for Constitutional Monarchy (ACM) was founded in June 1992 to defend the Australian Constitution, the role of the Crown in it, and to preserve the role of the Queen of Australia, represented by the Governor-General, as Australias constitutional head of state. ...

References

• Lucas, Clay. "Victoria's new governor named", The Age, 19 January 2006. 
• BioMelbourne (2003). BioMelbourne: Professor David de Kretser AO. Retrieved January 19, 2006.

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External links

• Official Site of the Governor of Victoria