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sir colin renshaw lucas professor andrew d. hamilton # 197,000 napier , new zealand vice-chancellor of the university of oxford 2 january 1952 5 october 2004 295th salary john hood 20050317.jpg john hood
 30 september 2009 sir john hood university of auckland worcester college , oxford
john hood

sir john antony hood , -lrb- born 2 january 1952 -rrb- , is a new zealand businessman and administrator .
he was vice-chancellor of the university of oxford from 5 october 2004 until 30 september 2009 .
he was the first vice-chancellor to be elected from outside oxford 's academic body in 900 years , and the first to have addressed the scholars ' congregation via a webcast .
in march 2007 new zealand prime minister helen clark awarded him the world class new zealand supreme award to honour his contribution to profiling new zealand and new zealanders internationally .
on 15 november 2007 he announced that he would not seek an extension to his five-year term as vice chancellor , and that he would leave oxford in september 2009 .
