President
The Hon John Cain was appointed to the Library Board of Victoria in August 2005. In May 2006 he was appointed as the 22nd President, a role to which he was reappointed, for three years, in 2008.
Mr Cain served as a member of the Legislative Assembly of Victoria from 1976 to 1992, including three terms as Premier of Victoria. He also served as Attorney General. He graduated in Law from the University of Melbourne in 1953 and subsequently practised in suburban Melbourne. He was Chairman and President of the Victorian Law Institute, and a member of the Law Council of Australia and the Australian Law Reform Commission.
In 1991 Mr Cain became a Professorial Associate in the Centre for Public Policy, University of Melbourne. He has since published three books. He teaches Australian politics and public policy, and is a regular political commentator on local radio. | 
