(1984, Cartmel) and MA Theatre Studies (1985) – Former MEP for North West England
Rami Hamdallah, Linguistics (1988, Graduate College) – Former Prime Minister of the Palestinian National Authority
Ruth Henig, Baroness Henig, PhD in history (1978) – Academic and Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords
Joan Humble, History (1972, Lonsdale) – Former MP for Blackpool North & Fleetwood
Alan Milburn, History (1979, Pendle) – Chancellor of Lancaster University and former MP for Darlington
Michael Payne, Law (Cartmel) – MP for Gedling
Colin Pickthall, Creative Writing (1967, Lonsdale) – Former MP for Lancashire West
Tim Roca, History (2007, Fylde) – MP for Macclesfield
Cat Smith, Sociology and Gender Studies (2006, Cartmel) – MP for Lancaster and Fleetwood
Helen Southworth, English (1978, Lonsdale) – Former MP for Warrington South
Baddegama Samitha Thero – Former MP of Parliament of Sri Lanka
Christian Wakeford – Politics (2007, Grizedale) – MP for Bury South
Michael Wheeler – MP for Worsley and Eccles
==== Sport ====
Louie Hinchliffe – Team GB athlete
Philip Nicholson – Northumberland cricketer
Jason Queally , Biological Sciences (1992, Bowland) – Cyclist
==== Education ====
Alfred Morris, Accounting and Finance (1970, Graduate College) – Former Vice-Chancellor of University of West of England (until 2006)
Belinda Probert, PhD in Politics (1976) – Former deputy Vice-Chancellor, La Trobe University (2008–2012)
Mimi Sheller, PG Cert Learning and Teaching in Higher Education (2003) – Professor of Sociology, Drexel University
==== Science ====
David Favis-Mortlock, Environmental Sciences (1975, Furness) – Environmental Change Institute, University of Oxford
Sarah Mercer, Phd in Applied linguistics (2008) – Professor of Linguistics, University of Graz
Ng Cho-nam, PhD in Environmental Sciences – Associate Professor of Geography, University of Hong Kong
Raoni Rajão, PhD in Organisation, Work and Technology – Associate Professor of Production Engineering, Federal University of Minas Gerais and Director for Deforestation Control …
