Michael Ignatieff

Politician

Birthday May 12, 1947

Birth Sign Taurus

Birthplace Toronto, Canada

Age 77 years old

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About

Politician and author who was the head of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008-11. He's also a historian who held prominent positions at Cambridge, Oxford, Harvard and Toronto universities.

Before Fame

He earned his PhD in history from Harvard University in 1976.

Trivia

He won a Gemini Award for his 1993 documentary series Blood and Belonging: Journeys into the New Nationalism.

Family Life

His father George was a diplomat and his mother's name is Jessie. He married Zsuzsanna Zsohar in 1999.

Associated With

In 2009, he met with U.S. President Barack Obama to discuss climate change and human rights.