Michael Ignatieff

Michael Ignatieff is a academic, human rights activist, and current leader of the Liberal Party of Canada. He is internationally known for his work as an historian and author. He also held several academic positions at the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, Harvard University and the University of Toronto. Prior to entering politics in 2006, he also held the position of director of the Carr Center for Human Rights Policy at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. On May 2, 2009, Ignatieff was officially elected as the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada winning the support of 97% of delegates at the party convention in Vancouver, British Columbia.