List of Australian National University people
Vice-Chancellors

Order
Vice-Chancellor
Term start
Term end
Time in office
Notes
1
Sir Douglas Copland
11 May 1948
1953
4–5 years
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2
Sir Leslie Melville
1953
1960
6–7 years
-
3
Sir Leonard Huxley
30 September 1960
1967
6–7 years
-
4
Sir John Crawford
1968
1973
4–5 years
-
5
Robert Williams
1973
1975
1–2 years
-
6
Donald Anthony Low
1975
1982
6–7 years
-
7
Peter Karmel
1982
1987
4–5 years
-
8
Lawrence Walter Nichol
1988
1993
4–5 years
-
9
Deane Terrell
1994
31 December 2000
6–7 years
-
10
Ian Chubb
1 January 2001
2011
9–10 years
-
11
Ian Young
2011
31 December 2015
3–4 years
-
12
Brian Schmidt
1 January 2016
incumbent
3 years, 116 days
-

Question: Who replaced Ian Young in the title of Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University?
Answer: Brian Schmidt replaced Ian Young as the 12th Vice-Chancellor of the Australian National University and commenced his tenure on January 1, 2016.