Michael Ignatieff : Biography
Born in Canada, educated at the University of Toronto and Harvard, Michael Ignatieff is a university professor, writer and former politician.
Between 2006 and 2011, Michael Ignatieff served as an MP in the Parliament of Canada and then as Leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition. He is a member of the Queen’s Privy Council for Canada and holds thirteen honorary degrees.
Between 2012 and 2015 he served as Centennial Chair at the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs in New York.
Between 2014 and 2016 he was Edward R. Murrow Chair of the Press, Politics and Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School.
Michael Ignatieff was until recently the Rector and President of Central European University in Budapest. He stepped down at the end of July 2021, to stay as a Professor in the History Department.
Education
MA
Cambridge University
PhD, History
Harvard University
BA Honours History
University of Toronto
Career
Professor of History
Central European University, Budapest
President and Rector
Central European University, Budapest
Professor of Practice
Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Centennial Chair
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, New York
Professor
Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto
Senior Resident Fellow
Massey College, University of Toronto
Leader
Liberal Party of Canada
Deputy Leader
Liberal Party of Canada
Member of Parliament
House of Commons of Canada, Ottawa
Contributing Writer
The New York Times Magazine
Professor of Practice and Director
Carr Center for Human Rights Policy, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Editorial Columnist
The Observer, London
Freelance Writer
Broadcaster and Journalist, London
Visiting Scholar
Ecole des Hautes Etudes en Sciences Sociales, Paris
Senior Research Fellow
King’s College, Cambridge
Assistant Professor
History Department, University of British Columbia