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Michael Ignatieff
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Canadian professor, writer and politician
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Michael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian journalist, historian, politician, and novelist born in Toronto in 1947. He has served as a member of the House of Commons of Canada and as Leader of the Official Opposition. A member of the Liberal Party of Canada, he was a candidate in the 2006, 2008, and 2011 Canadian federal elections. His professional work includes roles as a lecturer and writer, with interests in nationalism.
Ignatieff has been employed by the University of Oxford, Harvard University, the University of Toronto, and the University of British Columbia. He holds a doctorate and was educated at Upper Canada College, Trinity College, the University of Oxford, and Harvard University. His notable works include *Isaiah Berlin*, *The Russian Album*, *Breaking Ice*, *Strategic transformation in response to the evolving needs of victims of conflict*, and *Reimagining foreign policy in the age of global cities*.
He has received the Hannah Arendt Prize, the Lionel Gelber Prize, the Princess of Asturias Award for Social Sciences, and the Dan David Prize. He was also nominated for the Booker Prize. Ignatieff speaks English and identifies with the Eastern Orthodox Church. His father is George Ignatieff.
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Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1947
- Works
- 57
Top works
- Isaiah Berlin
- Strategic transformation in response to the evolving needs of victims of conflict
- Reimagining foreign policy in the age of global cities
- Breaking ice
- The Russian album
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Film & TV
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Michael Grant Ignatieff PC CM (born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011.
Known for
- Antonia and Jane — Himself1990
- ScreenPlay — Michael Ignatieff1986
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Key facts
- Preceded by
- John Shattuck
- Succeeded by
- Shalini Randeria
- Deputy
- Ralph Goodale
- Leader
- Stéphane Dion Himself (interim)
- Born
- Michael Grant Ignatieff , ( 1947-05-12 ) May 12, 1947 (age 79) , Toronto , Ontario , Canada
- Party
- Liberal
- Spouses
- Susan Barrowclough ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1977 ; divorced</span>"}]]}'>div. 1997 ) Zsuzsanna Zsohar ( married</span>"}]]}'>m. 1999 )
- Parent
- George Ignatieff (father)
- Relatives
- Nikolay Ignatyev (great-grandfather) Paul Ignatieff (grandfather)
- Education
- University of Toronto ( BA ), University of Oxford , Harvard University ( MA , PhD )
- Website
- Official website
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Grant
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Canada
- Place of birth
- Toronto
- Father
- George Ignatieff
- Occupation
- university teacher
- Position held
- member of the House of Commons of Canada
- Educated at
- University of Toronto
- Employer
- Leiden University
- Political party
- Liberal Party of Canada
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Religion
- Eastern Orthodox Church
- Award
- Dan David Prize
- Academic degree
- doctorate
- Field of work
- lecturer
- Official website
- www.michaelignatieff.ca
- Image
- Victoria, BC Liberal Town Hall Forum public libéral.jpg
- Work location
- Ottawa
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- Commons category
- Michael Ignatieff
- date of birth
- 1947-01-01
- interested in
- nationalism
- name in native language
- Michael Grant Ignatieff
- candidacy in election
- 2006 Canadian federal election
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Human rights
- different from
- Mikhail Ignatiev
- social media followers
- 87676
- P10632
- Michael Ignatieff
- nominated for
- Booker Prize
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Encyclopedic overview
Michael Grant Ignatieff PC CM (/ɪɡˈnætiɛf/ ig-NAT-ee-ef; born May 12, 1947) is a Canadian author, academic and former politician who served as leader of the Liberal Party and leader of the Opposition from 2008 until 2011. Known for his work as a historian, Ignatieff has held senior academic posts at the universities of Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard, and Toronto. Most recently, he was rector and president of Central European University; he held this position from 2016 to 2021.
While living in the United Kingdom from 1978 to 2000, Ignatieff became well known as a television and radio broadcaster and as an editorial columnist for The Observer. His documentary series Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism aired on BBC in 1993, and won a Canadian Gemini Award. His book of the same name, based on the series, won the Gordon Montador Award for Best Canadian Book on Social Issues and the University of Toronto's Lionel Gelber Prize. His memoir, The Russian Album, won Canada's Governor General's Literary Award and the British Royal Society of Literature's Heinemann Prize in 1988. His novel, Scar Tissue, was short-listed for the Booker Prize in 1994. In 2000, he delivered the Massey Lectures, entitled The Rights Revolution, which was released in print later that year.
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