Patrick Deane (professor)

Patrick Deane
Deane in 2018
21st Principal and Vice-Chancellor of Queen's University
Assumed office
1 July 2019
ChancellorMurray Sinclair
Shelagh Rogers
Preceded byDaniel Woolf
7th President and Vice-Chancellor of McMaster University
In office
1 July 2010  30 June 2019
ChancellorSuzanne Labarge
Preceded byPeter George
Succeeded byDavid H. Farrar
Acting President of the University of Winnipeg
In office
2002  2 May 2004
Preceded byConstance Rooke
Succeeded byLloyd Axworthy
Personal details
Born (1956-12-09) 9 December 1956
South Africa
NationalityCanadian
South African
EducationUniversity of the Witwatersrand (BA)
University of Western Ontario (MA, PhD)
Academic background
ThesisRaising a valid sign: A defence of the form of David Jones's "Anathemata" (1986)
Academic work
DisciplineEnglish literature
Institutions

Patrick Deane (born 9 December 1956) is a Canadian scholar and university administrator, currently serving as the 21st Principal of Queen's University. He was previously the acting president of the University of Winnipeg (2003–2004), the Vice-principal (Academic) at Queen's University (2005–2010) and the 7th President of McMaster University (2010–2019).