List of University of Oxford people in public life overseas
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This is a list of people from the University of Oxford
in public life overseas. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges
of the University, and others held fellowships at a college.
This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford – for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
in public life overseas. Many were students at one (or more) of the colleges
Colleges of the University of Oxford
The University of Oxford comprises 38 Colleges and 6 Permanent Private Halls of religious foundation. Colleges and PPHs are autonomous self-governing corporations within the university, and all teaching staff and students studying for a degree of the university must belong to one of the colleges...
of the University, and others held fellowships at a college.
This list forms part of a series of lists of people associated with the University of Oxford – for other lists, please see the main article List of University of Oxford people.
Monarchs
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| Seretse Khama Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Khama, KBE was a statesman from Botswana. Born into one of the more powerful of the royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, and educated abroad in neighbouring South Africa and in the United Kingdom, he returned home—with a popular but controversial... |
Balliol Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... |
1945 | King of the BagammaNgwato Bamangwato The Bamangwato can be said to be one of the eight 'principal' Tswana tribes of Botswana, and just like any other Tswana tribe in Botswana, constitutes a small percent in the central district even in their capital serowe. They ruled over majority Bakalangaand other tribes such as the san,bitwa and... people (1925); afterwards first President of Botswana (1966–1980) |
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| Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck is the 5th and current reigning Dragon King of the Kingdom of Bhutan. He became king on 14 December 2006 being crowned on 6 November 2008.-Family:... |
Magdalen Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record... |
2000–? | King of Bhutan Bhutan Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China... (2006 onwards) |
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| Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II of Jordan Abdullah II ibn al-Hussein is the reigning King of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. He ascended the throne on 7 February 1999 after the death of his father King Hussein. King Abdullah, whose mother is Princess Muna al-Hussein, is a member of the Hashemite family... |
Pembroke Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:... |
King of Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing... (1999 onwards) |
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| Sultan Ahmad Shah | Worcester Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century... |
1948–? | King Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence.... of Malaysia (1979–1984) and Sultan Sultan Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who... of Pahang Pahang Pahang is the third largest state in Malaysia, after Sarawak and Sabah, occupying the huge Pahang River river basin. It is bordered to the north by Kelantan, to the west by Perak, Selangor, Negeri Sembilan, to the south by Johor and to the east by Terengganu and the South China Sea.Its state... (1979 onwards) |
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| Tuanku Abdul Halim Tuanku Abdul Halim Sultan Abdul Halim Mu'adzam Shah, GCB KStJ is the designate Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia following his election in 2011, as well as the 27th and current Sultan of Kedah. He previously served as the fifth Yang di-Pertuan Agong from 1970 to 1975... |
Wadham Wadham College, Oxford Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford. It was founded by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, wealthy Somerset landowners, during the reign of King James I... |
–1954 | King Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence.... of Malaysia (1970–1975) and Sultan Sultan Sultan is a title with several historical meanings. Originally, it was an Arabic language abstract noun meaning "strength", "authority", "rulership", and "dictatorship", derived from the masdar سلطة , meaning "authority" or "power". Later, it came to be used as the title of certain rulers who... of Kedah Kedah Kedah is a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia. The state covers a total area of over 9,000 km², and it consists of the mainland and Langkawi. The mainland has a relatively flat terrain, which is used to grow rice... (1958 onwards) |
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| Tuanku Jaafar Tuanku Jaafar Duli Yang Maha Mulia Almarhum Tuanku Ja'afar ibni Almarhum Tuanku Abdul Rahman, GCB was the tenth Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia from 26 April 1994 until 25 April 1999 and the fourth Yang di-Pertuan Besar of modern Negeri Sembilan.-Early life and education:The second son of Tuanku Abdul Rahman... |
Balliol | King Yang di-Pertuan Agong The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is the head of state of Malaysia. The office was established in 1957 when the Federation of Malaya gained independence.... of Malaysia (1994–1999) and Yang di-Pertuan Besar Yang di-Pertuan Besar In Malay, Yang di-Pertuan Besar, literally "He Who Is Made Great" or "Great Ruler", is a royal title.-In Malaysia:# Also known as Yamtuan Besar, it is the title of the elected monarch of the state of Negeri Sembilan in Malaysia... of Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan Negeri Sembilan, one of the 13 states that constitutes Malaysia, lies on the western coast of Peninsular Malaysia, just south of Kuala Lumpur and borders Selangor on the north, Pahang in the east, and Malacca and Johor to the south.... (1968 onwards) |
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| William II of the Netherlands William II of the Netherlands William II was King of the Netherlands, Grand Duke of Luxembourg, and Duke of Limburg from 7 October 1840 until his death in 1849.- Early life and education :... |
King of the Netherlands and Grand Duke of Luxembourg Grand Duke of Luxembourg The Grand Duke of Luxembourg is the sovereign monarch and head of state of Luxembourg. Luxembourg has been a grand duchy since 15 March 1815, when it was elevated from a duchy when placed in personal union with the United Kingdom of the Netherlands... (1840–1849) |
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| Harald V of Norway Harald V of Norway Harald V is the king of Norway. He succeeded to the throne of Norway upon the death of his father Olav V on 17 January 1991... |
Balliol | 1960–1962 | King of Norway (1991 onwards) | |
| Olav V of Norway Olav V of Norway Olav V was the king of Norway from 1957 until his death. A member of the House of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Glücksburg, Olav was born in the United Kingdom as the son of King Haakon VII of Norway and Queen Maud of Norway... |
Balliol | 1924–1926 | King of Norway (1957–1991) | |
| Vajiravhud | Christ Church Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England... |
1900–1901 | King of Siam (1910–1925) | |
| Andrew Bertie | Christ Church Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England... |
Prince and Grand Master of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta (1988-2008) | ||
| George Tupou V George Tupou V George Tupou V , is the current King of Tonga.-Early life:... |
King of Tonga Tonga Tonga, officially the Kingdom of Tonga , is a state and an archipelago in the South Pacific Ocean, comprising 176 islands scattered over of ocean in the South Pacific... (2006 onwards) |
Royal persons
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| H.R.H. Philippe, Duke of Brabant and Prince of Belgium | Trinity Trinity College, Oxford The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,... |
1978–1981 | Belgium Belgium Belgium , officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a federal state in Western Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts the EU's headquarters, and those of several other major international organisations such as NATO.Belgium is also a member of, or affiliated to, many... |
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| H.R.H. Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuk, Prince of Bhutan Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuk Prince Dasho Jigyel Ugyen Wangchuck is the heir presumptive to the throne of Bhutan, following the abdication of his father on 14 December 2006 and the accession of his brother King Jigme Khesar Namgyal Wangchuck.... |
St Peter's St Peter's College, Oxford St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were... |
Bhutan Bhutan Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China... |
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| H.R.H. Al-Muhtadee Billah, Crown Prince of Brunei | Magdalen Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record... |
Brunei Brunei Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia... |
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| H.I.H. Naruhito Kōtaishi Denka, Crown Prince of Japan Naruhito, Crown Prince of Japan is the eldest son of Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko, which makes him the heir apparent to the Chrysanthemum Throne of Japan.-Early life and education:... |
Merton Merton College, Oxford Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to... |
Japan Japan Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south... |
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| H.I.H. Masako Owada, Crown Princess of Japan Masako, Crown Princess of Japan is the wife of Crown Prince Naruhito, the first son of the Emperor Akihito and the Empress Michiko, and a member of the Imperial House of Japan through marriage.-Early life and education:... |
Balliol Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... |
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| H.I.H. Prince Akishino of Japan Prince Akishino Fumihito, The Prince Akishino is a member of the Japanese imperial family... |
St John's St John's College, Oxford __FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of... |
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| H.I.H. Prince Chichibu of Japan Prince Chichibu , also known as Prince Yasuhito, was the second son of Emperor Taishō and a younger brother of the Emperor Shōwa. As a member of the Imperial House of Japan, he was the patron of several sporting, medical, and international exchange organizations... |
Magdalen | Japan | ||
| H.I.H. Prince Tomohito of Mikasa Prince Tomohito of Mikasa , is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the eldest son of the current HIH Prince Mikasa and HIH Princess Mikasa. He is a first cousin of Emperor Akihito, and is the heir apparent to the princely house of Mikasa-no-miya... |
Magdalen | Japan | ||
| H.I.H. Princess Akiko of Mikasa Princess Akiko of Mikasa is a member of the Imperial House of Japan and the eldest daughter of HIH Prince Tomohito of Mikasa and HIH Princess Tomohito of Mikasa .-Biography:Princess Akiko graduated from Gakushuin University in Tokyo with a bachelor's degree in history... |
Merton | Japan | ||
| H.R.H. El Hassan bin Talal, formerly Crown Prince to the Hashemite Throne of Jordan | Christ Church | Jordan Jordan Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing... |
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| H.R.H. Princess Aisha of Jordan Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein HRH Princess Aisha bint Al Hussein is the sister of King Abdullah II of Jordan and is the twin sister of Princess Zein. Her parents are Princess Muna al-Hussein and King Hussein.-Education:... |
Pembroke Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:... |
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| H.R.H. Princess Badiya of Jordan | Jordan | |||
| H.R.H. Princess Haya of Jordan Haya bint Hussein Haya bint Al Hussein, is one of King Hussein I of Jordan's daughters and a wife of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum. She is known as Her Royal Highness Princess Haya of Jordan , a title derived from her father.-Education:... |
St Hilda's St Hilda's College, Oxford St Hilda's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.The college was founded in 1893 as a hall for women, and remained an all-women's college until 2006.... |
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| H.R.H. Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg Prince Guillaume of Luxembourg born 1 May 1963 in Betzdorf Castle, is the third son and youngest child of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Josephine-Charlotte of Luxembourg.-Life:... |
Luxembourg Luxembourg Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south... |
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| H.I.H. Grand Duke George Mikhailovich of Russia | St Benet's Hall St Benet's Hall, Oxford St Benet's Hall is a Permanent Private Hall of the University of Oxford. It is located at the northern end of St Giles' on its western side, close to the junction with Woodstock Road.-Composition and status:... |
Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
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| H.R.H. Prince Khalid al Faisal of Saudi Arabia | Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World... |
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| Natan Gamedze, Prince of Swaziland Natan Gamedze Natan Gamedze is a Haredi rabbi and lecturer. Born to the royal lineage of the Gamedze clan of the Kingdom of Swaziland, he converted to Judaism, received rabbinic ordination, and now lectures to Jewish audiences all over the world with his fascinating personal story as to how an African prince... |
Swaziland Swaziland Swaziland, officially the Kingdom of Swaziland , and sometimes called Ngwane or Swatini, is a landlocked country in Southern Africa, bordered to the north, south and west by South Africa, and to the east by Mozambique... |
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| Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj of Thailand Seni Pramoj Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj was three times the prime minister of Thailand and a politician in the Democrat Party. A member of the Thai royal family, he was a descendant of King Rama II.-Biography:... |
Worcester Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century... |
Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
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| H.R.H Prince Wan Waithayakon of Thailand Wan Waithayakon Wan Waithayakon , known in the West as Wan Waithayakon , was a Thai diplomat. He was elected President of the Eleventh Session of the United Nations General Assembly, while serving as Thailand's Permanent Representative to the United Nations... |
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| H.R.H Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana of Thailand Kitiyakara Voralaksana His Royal Highness Prince Kitiyakara Voralaksana, Prince of Chanthaburi, or Phra Chao Boromwongse Ther Phra Ong Chao Kitiyakara Voralaksana Kromma Phra Chanthaburi Narunath ; 8 June 1874 – 27 May 1931) was a Prince of Siam, a member of the Siamese Royal Family . He originated the House of... |
Balliol | Thailand | ||
| H.R.H. Prince Paul of Yugoslavia Prince Paul of Yugoslavia Prince Paul of Yugoslavia, also known as Paul Karađorđević , was Regent of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia during the minority of King Peter II. Peter was the eldest son of his first cousin Alexander I... |
Christ Church | –1921 (studies interrupted by World War I) | Yugoslavia Yugoslavia Yugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century.... |
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| H.R.H. Ahmed Shah Khan, Crown Prince of Afghanistan | Afghanistan Afghanistan Afghanistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, is a landlocked country located in the centre of Asia, forming South Asia, Central Asia and the Middle East. With a population of about 29 million, it has an area of , making it the 42nd most populous and 41st largest nation in the world... |
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| H.I.H. Maria Vladimirovna, Grand Duchess of Russia | Russia Russia Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects... |
Heads of State and Heads of Government
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| John Gorton John Gorton Sir John Grey Gorton, GCMG, AC, CH , Australian politician, was the 19th Prime Minister of Australia.-Early life:... |
Brasenose Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m... |
1932–1935 | Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... |
Prime Minister Prime Minister of Australia The Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia is the highest minister of the Crown, leader of the Cabinet and Head of Her Majesty's Australian Government, holding office on commission from the Governor-General of Australia. The office of Prime Minister is, in practice, the most powerful... 1968–71 |
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| Malcolm Fraser Malcolm Fraser John Malcolm Fraser AC, CH, GCL, PC is a former Australian Liberal Party politician who was the 22nd Prime Minister of Australia. He came to power in the 1975 election following the dismissal of the Whitlam Labor government, in which he played a key role... |
Magdalen Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record... |
1949–1952 | Australia | Prime Minister 1975–83 | |
| Bob Hawke Bob Hawke Robert James Lee "Bob" Hawke AC GCL was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia from March 1983 to December 1991 and therefore longest serving Australian Labor Party Prime Minister.... |
University University College, Oxford .University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m... |
1953–1955/6 | Australia | Prime Minister 1983–91 | |
| Grantley Adams | St Catherine's Society St Catherine's College, Oxford St Catherine's College, often called Catz, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its motto is Nova et Vetera... |
1919– | Barbados Barbados Barbados is an island country in the Lesser Antilles. It is in length and as much as in width, amounting to . It is situated in the western area of the North Atlantic and 100 kilometres east of the Windward Islands and the Caribbean Sea; therein, it is about east of the islands of Saint... and the West Indies |
Premier of Barbados 1954–58, Prime Minister of the West Indies Federation West Indies Federation The West Indies Federation, also known as the Federation of the West Indies, was a short-lived Caribbean federation that existed from January 3, 1958, to May 31, 1962. It consisted of several Caribbean colonies of the United Kingdom... 1958–62 |
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| J.M.G. (Tom) Adams John Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams Jon Michael Geoffrey Manningham "Tom" Adams was a Barbadian politician who served as Prime Minister of Barbados from 1976 until 1985.-Personal life:... |
Magdalen | Barbados | Prime Minister of Barbados 1976–85 | ||
| Seretse Khama Seretse Khama Sir Seretse Khama, KBE was a statesman from Botswana. Born into one of the more powerful of the royal families of what was then the British Protectorate of Bechuanaland, and educated abroad in neighbouring South Africa and in the United Kingdom, he returned home—with a popular but controversial... |
Balliol Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... |
Botswana Botswana Botswana, officially the Republic of Botswana , is a landlocked country located in Southern Africa. The citizens are referred to as "Batswana" . Formerly the British protectorate of Bechuanaland, Botswana adopted its new name after becoming independent within the Commonwealth on 30 September 1966... |
President Heads of state of Botswana -Presidents of Botswana :- Affiliations :- See also :*Heads of government of Botswana*Vice-President of Botswana*Colonial heads of Botswana *Lists of office-holders... 1966–80 |
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| Festus Mogae Festus Mogae Festus Gontebanye Mogae is a Botswana politician who was President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008. He succeeded Quett Masire as President in 1998 and was reelected in October 2004; after ten years in office, he stepped down in 2008 and was succeeded by Lieutenant General Ian Khama... |
University | Botswana | President 1998– | ||
| John Napier Turner | Magdalen | Canada Canada Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean... |
Prime Minister Prime Minister of Canada The Prime Minister of Canada is the primary minister of the Crown, chairman of the Cabinet, and thus head of government for Canada, charged with advising the Canadian monarch or viceroy on the exercise of the executive powers vested in them by the constitution... 1984 |
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| Lester Bowles Pearson | St John's St John's College, Oxford __FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of... |
Canada | Prime Minister 1963–68 | ||
| Solomon Bandaranaike Solomon Bandaranaike Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala:සොලමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බන්ඩාරනායක)(Tamil:சாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிச்சர்ட் டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கா)Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (Sinhala:සොලමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බන්ඩාරනායක)(Tamil:சாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிச்சர்ட் டயஸ்... |
Ceylon | Prime Minister Prime Minister of Sri Lanka The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka... 1956–59 |
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| José Ramos-Horta | St Antony's St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the... |
East Timor East Timor The Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, commonly known as East Timor , is a state in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the nearby islands of Atauro and Jaco, and Oecusse, an exclave on the northwestern side of the island, within Indonesian West Timor... |
Prime Minister Prime Minister of East Timor The Prime Minister of Timor-Leste is the head of government in East Timor. The President is the head of state. The Prime Minister is chosen by the political party or alliance of political parties with a majority in the national legislature and is formally appointed by the president... 2006–2007, President President of East Timor The President of East Timor is the Head of state of the East Timorese republic, elected by popular vote for a five-year term. The role is largely symbolic, though he is able to veto some legislation. Following elections, the president appoints as the prime minister, the leader of the majority party... 2007–, Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who... laureate 1996 |
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| Penaia Ganilau Penaia Ganilau Ratu Sir Penaia Kanatabatu Ganilau, GCMG, KCVO, KBE, DSO was the first President of Fiji, serving from 8 December 1987 until his death in 1993... |
Wadham Wadham College, Oxford Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford. It was founded by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, wealthy Somerset landowners, during the reign of King James I... |
Fiji Fiji Fiji , officially the Republic of Fiji , is an island nation in Melanesia in the South Pacific Ocean about northeast of New Zealand's North Island... |
President President of Fiji The President of the Republic of Fiji is the head of state of Fiji. The President was appointed by the Great Council of Chiefs for a five-year term under the terms of the now-suspended 1997 constitution. The Great Council of Chiefs is constitutionally required to consult the Prime Minister, but... 1987–93 |
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| Kamisese Mara Kamisese Mara Ratu Sir Kamisese Mara, CF, GCMG, KBE is considered the founding father of the modern nation of Fiji. He was Chief Minister from 1967 to 1970, when Fiji gained its independence from the United Kingdom, and, apart from one brief interruption in 1987, the first Prime Minister from 1970 to 1992... |
Wadham | Fiji | Prime Minister Prime Minister of Fiji The Prime Minister of the Republic of Fiji is the head of government of Fiji. The Prime Minister was appointed by the President under the terms of the now-suspended 1997 constitution.... 1967–87 and 1987–92, President 1993–2000 |
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| Richard von Weizsäcker Richard von Weizsäcker Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker , known as Richard von Weizsäcker, is a German politician . He served as Governing Mayor of West Berlin from 1981 to 1984, and as President of the Federal Republic of Germany from 1984 to 1994... |
Balliol | Germany Germany Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate... |
President President of Germany The President of the Federal Republic of Germany is the country's head of state. His official title in German is Bundespräsident . Germany has a parliamentary system of government and so the position of President is largely ceremonial... 1984–94 |
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| John Kufuor John Kufuor John Kofi Agyekum Kufuor was the second president of the 4th Republic of Ghana and Chairperson of the African Union... |
Exeter Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street... |
Ghana Ghana Ghana , officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country located in West Africa. It is bordered by Côte d'Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, Togo to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea to the south... |
President President of Ghana The President of Ghana is the elected head of state and head of government of Ghana. Officially styled President of the Republic of Ghana and Commander-in-Chief of the Ghanaian Armed Forces. The current President of Ghana is Prof. John Atta Mills, who took office in January... 2001– |
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| Edward Afuko Addo | St Peter's St Peter's College, Oxford St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were... |
Ghana | President 1970–72 | ||
| Kofi Abrefa Busia Kofi Abrefa Busia Kofi Abrefa Busia was Prime Minister of Ghana from 1969–72. He was born in Wenchi, in the then British colony of Gold Coast . He was educated at Methodist School, Wenchi, Mfantsipim School, Cape Coast, then at Wesley College, Kumasi from 1931–32. He later became a teacher at Achimota Secondary... |
University University College, Oxford .University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m... and St Antony's St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the... |
Ghana | Prime Minister Prime Minister of Ghana The Prime Minister of Ghana was the head of government of Ghana from 1957 to 1960 and again from 1969 to 1972.-History of the office:The country's first leader and Prime Minister was Kwame Nkrumah of the Convention People's Party... 1969–72 |
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| Viktor Orbán Viktor Orbán Viktor Orbán is a Hungarian populist and conservative politician and current Prime Minister of Hungary... |
Pembroke Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:... |
1989–1990 | Hungary Hungary Hungary , officially the Republic of Hungary , is a landlocked country in Central Europe. It is situated in the Carpathian Basin and is bordered by Slovakia to the north, Ukraine and Romania to the east, Serbia and Croatia to the south, Slovenia to the southwest and Austria to the west. The... |
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| Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Sir Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan , OM, FBA was an Indian philosopher and statesman. He was the first Vice President of India and subsequently the second President of India .... |
Manchester and All Souls All Souls College, Oxford The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.... |
1923–1927 (Lecturer, Manchester); 1936–1952 (Professor, All Souls) | India India India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world... |
First Indian to hold an Oxford Professorship. President President of India The President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary... 1962–67 |
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| Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh Manmohan Singh is the 13th and current Prime Minister of India. He is the only Prime Minister since Jawaharlal Nehru to return to power after completing a full five-year term. A Sikh, he is the first non-Hindu to occupy the office. Singh is also the 7th Prime Minister belonging to the Indian... |
Nuffield Nuffield College, Oxford Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. It is a research centre in the social sciences... |
India | Prime Minister Prime Minister of India The Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament... 2004– |
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| Indira Gandhi Indira Gandhi Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists... |
Somerville Somerville College, Oxford Somerville College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, and was one of the first women's colleges to be founded there... |
1937–1941 | India | Prime Minister 1966–77 and 1980–84 | |
| Norman Manley Norman Manley Norman Washington Manley MM QC National Hero of Jamaica , was a Jamaican statesman. A Rhodes Scholar, Manley became one of Jamaica's leading lawyers in the 1920s... |
Jesus Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street... |
Jamaica Jamaica Jamaica is an island nation of the Greater Antilles, in length, up to in width and 10,990 square kilometres in area. It is situated in the Caribbean Sea, about south of Cuba, and west of Hispaniola, the island harbouring the nation-states Haiti and the Dominican Republic... |
Chief Minister Prime Minister of Jamaica The Prime Minister of Jamaica is Jamaica's head of government, currently Andrew Holness. Andrew Holness was elected as the new leader of the governing Jamaica Labour Party and succeeded Bruce Golding to become Jamaica's ninth Prime Minister on 23 October 2011... 1955–59, Premier 1959–62 |
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| Dominic Mintoff Dom Mintoff Dom Mintoff is a Maltese politician, journalist and architect, who served as leader of the Labour Party from 1949 to 1984, Prime Minister of Malta from 1955 to 1958 and again, post-Independence, from 1971 to... |
Hertford Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library. As of 2006, the college had a financial endowment of £52m. There are 612 students , plus various visiting... |
Malta Malta Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in... |
Prime Minister Prime Minister of Malta The Prime Minister of Malta is the Head of Government of Malta.-Establishment of the office and developments:The office of "Head of Ministry" was created as soon as Malta was granted autonomous government in 1921. The 1921 constitution was suspended twice before being revoked... 1955–58, 1971–84 |
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| Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto | Christ Church | Pakistan Pakistan Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan... |
President President of Pakistan The President of Pakistan is the head of state, as well as figurehead, of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Recently passed an XVIII Amendment , Pakistan has a parliamentary democratic system of government. According to the Constitution, the President is chosen by the Electoral College to serve a... 1971–73, Prime Minister Prime Minister of Pakistan The Prime Minister of Pakistan , is the Head of Government of Pakistan who is designated to exercise as the country's Chief Executive. By the Constitution of Pakistan, Pakistan has the parliamentary democratic system of government... 1973–77 |
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| Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto Benazir Bhutto was a democratic socialist who served as the 11th Prime Minister of Pakistan in two non-consecutive terms from 1988 until 1990 and 1993 until 1996.... |
Lady Margaret Hall Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford Lady Margaret Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located at the end of Norham Gardens in north Oxford. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £34m.... |
Pakistan | Prime Minister 1988–90, 1993–96 | ||
| Wasim Sajjad Wasim Sajjad Wasim Sajjad was interim President of Pakistan on two occasions, serving as interim President prior to elections. Currently, being a member of PML-Q, he is the Leader of the Opposition in Senate of Pakistan.- Early life :... |
Wadham | Pakistan | President 1993, 1997–98 | ||
| Liaquat Ali Khan Liaquat Ali Khan For other people with the same or similar name, see Liaqat Ali Nawabzada Liaquat Ali Khan was a Pakistani statesman who became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan, Defence minister and Commonwealth, Kashmir Affairs... |
Exeter | 1918–1921 | Pakistan | Prime Minister 1947–51 | |
| Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy was a Pakistani-Bengali politician and statesman who served as 5th Prime Minister of Pakistan from 1956 till 1957, and a close associate of Mohammad Ali Jinnah and Liaquat Ali Khan, first Prime minister of Pakistan... |
Pakistan | Prime Minister 1956–57 | |||
| Farooq Leghari Farooq Leghari Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari was the eighth President of Pakistan from November 14, 1993 until December 2, 1997... |
Pakistan | President 1993–97 | |||
| Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Pedro Pablo Kuczynski Godard , better known simply as PPK, is a Peruvian public administrator, economist, and politician that participate in the policy of his country.... |
Exeter Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street... |
1956– | Peru | Prime Minister 2005–06 | |
| Seni Pramoj Seni Pramoj Mom Rajawongse Seni Pramoj was three times the prime minister of Thailand and a politician in the Democrat Party. A member of the Thai royal family, he was a descendant of King Rama II.-Biography:... |
Worcester Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century... |
Thailand Thailand Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the... |
Prime Minister Prime Minister of Thailand The Prime Minister of Thailand is the head of government of Thailand. The Prime Minister is also the chairman of the Cabinet of Thailand. The post has existed since the Revolution of 1932, when the country became a constitutional monarchy.... 1945–46, 1975, 1976 |
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| Kukrit Pramoj Kukrit Pramoj Mom Rajawongse Kukrit Pramoj was a Thai politician and scholar. He was Speaker of the House of Representatives of Thailand 1973-1974 and was the thirteenth Prime Minister of Thailand, serving in office from 1975-1976.- Early years:Of royal descent, M.R... |
The Queen's The Queen's College, Oxford The Queen's College, founded 1341, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Queen's is centrally situated on the High Street, and is renowned for its 18th-century architecture... |
–1933 | Thailand | Prime Minister 1975–76 | |
| Abhisit Vejjajiva Abhisit Vejjajiva Abhisit Vejjajiva , , ; born Mark Abhisit Vejjajiva; 3 August 1964 in Newcastle upon Tyne) is a Thai politician who was the 27th Prime Minister of Thailand from 2008 to 2011 and is the current leader of the Democrat Party... |
St John's St John's College, Oxford __FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of... |
Thailand | Prime Minister 2008–present | ||
| Eric Williams Eric Williams Eric Eustace Williams served as the first Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago. He served from 1956 until his death in 1981. He was also a noted Caribbean historian, and is widely regarded as "The Father of The Nation."... |
St Catherine's | Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles... |
Prime Minister 1956–81 | ||
| A. N. R. Robinson A. N. R. Robinson Arthur Napoleon Raymond Robinson, OCC, TC was the third President of Trinidad and Tobago, serving from 19 March 1997 to 17 March 2003. He was also Trinidad and Tobago's third Prime Minister, serving in that capacity from 18 December 1986 to 17 December 1991... |
St John's | Trinidad and Tobago | Prime Minister 1986–91, President President of Trinidad and Tobago The President of Trinidad and Tobago is the head of state of Trinidad and Tobago, and the commander in chief of its armed forces. The office was established when the country became a republic in 1976, before which the head of state was Queen Elizabeth II... 1997–2003 |
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| Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... |
University | 1968–1970 | United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
President President of the United States The President of the United States of America is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president leads the executive branch of the federal government and is the commander-in-chief of the United States Armed Forces.... 1993–2001 |
Politicians, civil servants, diplomats, and military personnel
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| Tony Abbott Tony Abbott Anthony John "Tony" Abbott is the Leader of the Opposition in the Australian House of Representatives and federal leader of the centre-right Liberal Party of Australia. Abbott has represented the seat of Warringah since the 1994 by-election... |
Australia | Member of the House of Representatives 1994–, Parliamentary Secretary 1996–98, Minister 1998– | |||
| Kim Beazley Kim Beazley In the October 1998 election, Labor polled a majority of the two-party vote and received the largest swing to a first-term opposition since 1934. However, due to the uneven nature of the swing, Labor came up eight seats short of making Beazley Prime Minister.... |
Australia | Leader HM Opposition 2005–2006 | |||
| Rubén Berríos Rubén Berríos Rubén Ángel Berríos Martínez is a lawyer, a Puerto Rican politician, and the current president of the Puerto Rican Independence Party... |
Puerto Rico Puerto Rico Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an... |
Honorary President, Socialist International Socialist International The Socialist International is a worldwide organization of democratic socialist, social democratic and labour political parties. It was formed in 1951.- History :... 1999-, President, Puerto Rican Independence Party Puerto Rican Independence Party The Puerto Rican Independence Party is a Puerto Rican political party that campaigns for the independence of Puerto Rico from United States suzerainty.... 1968- |
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| George Brandis George Brandis George Henry Brandis, SC , Australian politician, has been a Liberal member of the Australian Senate representing Queensland since May 2000.-Education & Early Career:... |
Magdalen Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record... |
Australia | Senator for Qld 2000–, Senior Counsel 2006–, Minister for Arts & Sport 2007– | ||
| Zelman Cowen Zelman Cowen Sir Zelman Cowen, was the 19th Governor-General of Australia. He is currently the oldest living former Governor-General of Australia.-Early life:... |
New College New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always... and Oriel |
Australia | Governor General 1977-82, Provost of Oriel 1982–90 | ||
| Gareth Evans Gareth Evans (politician) Gareth John Evans, AO, QC , is a former Australian politician from 1978 to 1999 representing the Australian Labor Party, serving in a number of ministries including Attorney-General and Foreign Minister from 1983 to 1996 in the Hawke and Keating governments. He was president and chief executive... |
Magdalen | Australia | Foreign Minister 1988-96, deputy leader Australian Labor Party 1996-98 | ||
| Geoffrey Gallop | St John's St John's College, Oxford __FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of... |
Australia | Premier of Western Australia 2001–06 | ||
| James Gobbo James Gobbo Sir James Augustine Gobbo, AC, CVO, KStJ, QC was an Australian jurist and was the 25th Governor of Victoria.-Family:... |
Magdalen | Australia | Judge Supreme Court of Victoria 1978–94, Lt–Gov Victoria 1995–97, Governor 1997–2000 | ||
| Geoffrey Keighley Geoffrey Keighley William Geoffrey Keighley OAM was an English barrister, businessman, first-class cricketer, farmer, grazier and legislator.... |
Trinity Trinity College, Oxford The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity in the University of Oxford, of the foundation of Sir Thomas Pope , or Trinity College for short, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It stands on Broad Street, next door to Balliol College and Blackwells bookshop,... |
Australia | first–class cricketer, barrister, Member of NSW Legislative Council | ||
| Wilfrid Kent Hughes Wilfrid Kent Hughes Sir Wilfrid Selwyn Kent Hughes KBE, MVO, MC was an Australian soldier, Olympian and Olympic Games organiser, author and federal and state government minister.Kent Hughes was born in Melbourne to an upper middle-class family... |
Christ Church | Australia | Member of the House of Representatives 1949–70, Minister 1951–56 | ||
| Peter King Peter King (Australian politician) Peter Edward King , Australian politician, was a Liberal Party of Australia member of the Australian House of Representatives from November 2001 to October 2004, representing the seat of Wentworth, New South Wales. He was born in Bingara, New South Wales, and was educated at the Shore School,... |
Australia | Member of the House of Representatives 2001–04 | |||
| Andrew Murray Andrew Murray (politician) Andrew James Marshall Murray is an Australian politician. He was an Australian Democrats member of the Australian Senate from 1996 to 2008, representing Western Australia.Murray was born in Hove, in the United Kingdom... |
Australia | Member of the Australian Senate 1996–2007 | |||
| Fred Paterson Fred Paterson Frederick Woolnough Paterson was an Australian politician, activist, unionist and lawyer. He was the only member of a Communist Party ever to be elected to a parliament anywhere in the Commonwealth of Australia.... |
Australia | Member of the House of Representatives 1944–50 | |||
| Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Turnbull Malcolm Bligh Turnbull is an Australian politician. He has been a member of the Australian House of Representatives since 2004, and was Leader of the Opposition and parliamentary leader of the Liberal Party from 16 September 2008 to 1 December 2009.Turnbull has represented the Division... |
Australia | Opposition Leader of Australia 2008– | |||
| Daryl Williams Daryl Williams Daryl Robert Williams AM QC , Australianpolitician, was a Liberal member of the Australian House of Representatives from March 1993 to October 2004, representing the Division of Tangney, Western Australia.-Biography:... |
Australia | Attorney General of Australia 1996–2003 | |||
| Ian Wilson Ian Wilson (politician) Ian Bonython Cameron Wilson , solicitor, company director and Australian politician, was born in Adelaide, South Australia, the son of Sir Keith Wilson, a prominent United Australia Party and Liberal Party politician... |
Australia | Member of the House of Representatives 1966–69 and 1972–93, Minister 1981–83 | |||
| Frank Vandenbroucke | 1996–1999DPhil | Belgium | Federal MP 1985–96, President Socialist Party 1989–94, Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister 1994–5, Minister 1999–04, Flemish Minister 2004–9, Flemish MP 2009–10, Minister of State 2009–, Senator 2010– | ||
| James Coyne James Coyne James Elliott Coyne, BCL, BA was the second Governor of the Bank of Canada, from 1955 to 1961, succeeding Graham Towers. During his time in office, he had a much-publicized debate with Prime Minister John Diefenbaker, a debate often referred to as the "Coyne Affair" .-Life and career:Coyne was... |
Canada | Governor of the Bank of Canada 1955–61 | |||
| Jack Davis Jack Davis (Canadian politician) John Davis, PC was a Canadian politician from British Columbia who was elected both federally and provincially.-Early life and education:... |
St John's St John's College, Oxford __FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of... |
Elected Rhodes Scholar in 1939, studies interrupted by war | Canada | MP 1962-74, MLA British Columbia 1975-78 and 1979 until death in 1991 | |
| Eugene Forsey Eugene Forsey Eugene Alfred Forsey, served in the Canadian Senate from 1970 to 1979. He was considered to be one of Canada's foremost constitutional experts.- Biography :... |
Balliol Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... |
Canada | Senate 1970–79, Privy Council 1985–91 | ||
| Onésime Gagnon Onésime Gagnon Onésime Gagnon, PC was a Canadian politician and the 20th Lieutenant Governor of Québec.-Background:He was born in Saint-Léon-de-Standon, Quebec on October 23, 1888 and was the son of Onésime Gagnon and Julie Morin. He was a Rhodes scholar and was called to the Quebec Bar in 1912... |
Canada | House of Commons 1930–40, National Assembly of Quebec 1936–60, Lieutenant–Governor of Quebec 1958-61 | |||
| Paul Gérin-Lajoie Paul Gérin-Lajoie Paul Gérin-Lajoie, is a Canadian lawyer, philanthropist, and a former member of the National Assembly of Quebec and Cabinet Minister.... |
Canada | National Assembly of Quebec 1960–70, Minister 1960–66, Pres Canadian International Development Agency 1970–77 | |||
| Alastair Gillespie Alastair Gillespie Alastair William Gillespie, PC, OC is a former Canadian politician.Born in Victoria, British Columbia, Gillespie attended Brentwood College School, McGill University and then Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar. After receiving a business degree from the University of Toronto, he went on to... |
Canada | sometime Government minister | |||
| John Godfrey John Godfrey John Ferguson Godfrey, PC is a Canadian educator, journalist and former Member of Parliament.- Education :He was born in Toronto, Ontario. His father, Senator John Morrow Godfrey , was a Canadian pilot, lawyer and politician. John Godfrey graduated from Upper Canada College in 1960... |
Balliol Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... , St Antony's St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the... |
1967 MPhil, 1975 DPhil | Canada | Pres & V-C Univ of K Coll University of King's College The University of King's College is a post-secondary institution in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada. King's is a small liberal arts university offering mainly undergraduate programs.... 1977-87, Ed Financial Post 1987-91, MP 1993-2008, Parly Sec to the PM 1996-2004, Min of State 2004-06, Hd Master Toronto French Sch 2008- |
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| Allan Gotlieb Allan Gotlieb Allan Ezra Gotlieb, is a Canadian public servant and author.-Life and career:Born in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Gotlieb received his BA from the University of California at Berkeley, his MA from Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar, and his LL.B degree from Harvard University, where he was editor of... |
Wadham Wadham College, Oxford Wadham College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom, located at the southern end of Parks Road in central Oxford. It was founded by Nicholas and Dorothy Wadham, wealthy Somerset landowners, during the reign of King James I... and All Souls All Souls College, Oxford The Warden and the College of the Souls of all Faithful People deceased in the University of Oxford or All Souls College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.... |
Canada | Ambassador to the USA 1981–89, Chairman Canada Council 1989–94 | ||
| Arnold Heeney Arnold Heeney Arnold Danford Patrick Heeney, was a Canadian lawyer, diplomat and civil servant.He was born in Montreal, Quebec. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1921 and a Master of Arts degree in 1923 from the University of Manitoba. He attended Oxford University as a Rhodes Scholar... |
St John's | Canada | Clerk of the Privy Council & Cabinet Secretary 1940–49 Ambassador USA 1953-57 & 1959-62 | ||
| George Ignatieff George Ignatieff George Pavlovich Ignatieff, CC was a noted Russian-Canadian diplomat. His career spanned nearly five decades in World War II and the postwar period.-Early life and education:... |
Canada | Ambassador to Yugoslavia 1956–8, NATO 1963–6, UN 1966–9, Chancellor University of Toronto 1980–6 | |||
| Michael Ignatieff Michael Ignatieff Michael Grant Ignatieff is a Canadian author, academic and former politician. He was the leader of the Liberal Party of Canada and Leader of the Official Opposition from 2008 until 2011... |
Canada | House of Commons 2006– | |||
| Ted Jolliffe Ted Jolliffe Edward Bigelow "Ted" Jolliffe, QC was a Canadian social democratic politician and lawyer from Ontario. He was the first leader of the Ontario section of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation and leader of the Official Opposition in the Ontario Legislature during the 1940s and 1950s... |
Christ Church | Canada | Leader Ontario CCF 1942-53, Leader Opposition Ontario Legislature 1943-45 & 1948-51 | ||
| Arthur Kroeger Arthur Kroeger Arthur Kroeger, was a Canadian academic and civil servant, who is referred to as the "dean of deputy ministers".... |
Pembroke Pembroke College, Oxford Pembroke College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England, located in Pembroke Square. As of 2009, Pembroke had an estimated financial endowment of £44.9 million.-History:... |
Canada | Deputy Minister 1975–92, Chancellor of Carleton University 1993–2002 | ||
| Marcel Lambert Marcel Lambert Marcel Joseph Aimé Lambert, was a Canadian politician and Speaker of the Canadian House of Commons .Lambert was born in Edmonton to a French-Canadian father and a Belgian mother... |
Hertford Hertford College, Oxford Hertford College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is located in Catte Street, directly opposite the main entrance of the original Bodleian Library. As of 2006, the college had a financial endowment of £52m. There are 612 students , plus various visiting... |
Canada | MP 1957–84, Speaker 1962–63, Minister of Veterans Affairs 1963 | ||
| Otto Lang Otto Lang Otto Emil Lang, PC, OC, QC, is a Canadian politician.In 1963, he was appointed Dean of Law at the University of Saskatchewan, the youngest person to be appointed to that position, and served until 1969.... |
Exeter Exeter College, Oxford Exeter College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England and the fourth oldest college of the University. The main entrance is on the east side of Turl Street... |
Canada | MP 1968–79, Minister 1968–79, Attorney General 1972–75 & 1978 | ||
| David Lewis David Lewis (politician) David Lewis, CC was a Russian-born Canadian labour lawyer and social democratic politician. He was national secretary of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation from 1936 to 1950, and one of the key architects of the New Democratic Party in 1961... |
Canada | leader of New Democratic Party of Canada 1971–75 | |||
| Charles Herbert Little Charles Herbert Little Commander Charles Herbert Little RCN, CD, FRCGS was Canadian Director of Naval Intelligence during the Second World War and an author.Charles Herbert Little was born and raised in Mount Forest, Ontario... |
Brasenose Brasenose College, Oxford Brasenose College, originally Brazen Nose College , is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. As of 2006, it has an estimated financial endowment of £98m... |
Canada | Director of Naval Intelligence World War II | ||
| Vincent Massey Vincent Massey Charles Vincent Massey was a Canadian lawyer and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 18th since Canadian Confederation.... |
Balliol | Canada | Ambassador to USA 1927–30, Governor General 1952–59 | ||
| Roland Michener Roland Michener Daniel Roland Michener , commonly known as Roland Michener, was a Canadian lawyer, politician, and diplomat who served as Governor General of Canada, the 20th since Canadian Confederation.... |
Hertford | Canada | Speaker 1957-62, High Commissioner India & Ambassador Nepal 1964–67, Governor General 1967–74 | ||
| Talbot Mercer Papineau Talbot Mercer Papineau Talbot Mercer Papineau, MC was a lawyer and soldier from Quebec, Canada.Born in Montebello, Quebec, he was the son of Louis-Joseph Papineau . However, Papineau was brought up a Protestant and had American roots. His mother, Caroline Rogers, was born in an influential family from Philadelphia... |
Brasenose | Canada | MC 1915, died Passchendaele 6am 30 October 1917 | ||
| Jack Pickersgill Jack Pickersgill John Whitney "Jack" Pickersgill, PC, CC was a Canadian civil servant and politician. He was born in Ontario, but was raised in Manitobia. He was the Clerk for the Canadian Government's Privy Council in the early 1950s... |
Canada | Clerk of the Privy Council & Sec to the Cabinet 1952-53, MP 1953-67, Privy Counsellor from 1953, CC from 1970, styled The Rt Hon from 1992 | |||
| Bob Rae Bob Rae Robert Keith "Bob" Rae, PC, OC, OOnt, QC, MP is a Canadian politician. He is the Member of Parliament for Toronto Centre and interim leader of the Liberal Party of Canada.... |
Balliol | Canada | Premier of Ontario 1990–95 | ||
| Escott Reid Escott Reid Escott Graves Meredith Reid, CC , was a Canadian diplomat who helped shape the UN & NATO, author, international public servant and academic administrator.... |
Christ Church | Canada | High Commr & Ambassador 1952–62, Dir S Asia & Middle East Dept World Bank 1962–5 | ||
| Edgar Ritchie Edgar Ritchie Albert Edgar Ritchie, CC was a Canadian diplomat.Born in Andover, New Brunswick, he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1938 from Mount Allison University... |
Canada | Ambassador to USA 1966–70, Ambassador to Ireland 1976–80 | |||
| Norman Robertson Norman Robertson Norman Alexander Robertson, CC was a Canadian diplomat and was one of Prime Minister Mackenzie King's advisers.... |
Canada | High Commr UK 1946–9 & 1952–7, Clerk of the Privy Council & Cabinet Sec 1949–52, Ambassador USA 1957–8 | |||
| Norman McLeod Rogers Norman McLeod Rogers Norman McLeod Rogers, PC was a Canadian lawyer and statesman. He served as the member of parliament for Kingston, Ontario, Canada and as a cabinet minister in the government of Prime Minister William Lyon Mackenzie King. He was also an early biographer of King.Rogers was born in Amherst, Nova... |
University University College, Oxford .University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m... |
Canada | MP 1935–40, Minister of Labour 1935–9, Minister of National Defence 1939–40 | ||
| James Sinclair James Sinclair (politician) James Sinclair, PC was a Canadian politician and businessman.-Life and career:Sinclair was born in Banff, Scotland, the son of Betsy and James George Sinclair. He moved to Vancouver with his family in 1911... |
Canada | MP 1940–58, Minister of Fisheries 1952–57 | |||
| Arnold Smith Arnold Smith Arnold Cantwell Smith, OC, CH was a Canadian diplomat. He was the first Commonwealth Secretary-General, serving from 1965–1975.A talented student, he won a Rhodes Scholarship to Christ Church, Oxford.... |
Christ Church | Canada | Ambassador to Egypt 1958–61, to USSR 1961–63, Commonwealth Secretary General 1965–75 | ||
| George F.G. Stanley | Keble Keble College, Oxford Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall... |
1929-1936 | Canada | Lieutenant–Governor of New Brunswick 1981–87, designer of the Canadian flag | |
| Michel Vennat Michel Vennat Michel Vennat, OC, QC is a Canadian civil servant, lawyer, businessman, and former President of the Business Development Bank of Canada. He was fired due to the investigation of the 2004 Canadian sponsorship scandal... |
Merton Merton College, Oxford Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its foundation can be traced back to the 1260s when Walter de Merton, chancellor to Henry III and later to Edward I, first drew up statutes for an independent academic community and established endowments to... |
Canada | Special Asst to the PM 1968–70, QC 1983, President Business Development Bank of Canada 2000–04 | ||
| Danny Williams Danny Williams (politician) Daniel E. "Danny" Williams, QC, MHA is a Canadian politician, businessman and lawyer who served as the ninth Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador between November 6, 2003, and December 3, 2010. Williams was born and raised in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador... |
1969 elected Rhodes Scholar | Canada | QC 1984, Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador 2003- | ||
| Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith William Samarasekera Athulathmudali , PC was a Sri Lankan politician of the United National Party and former Cabinet Minister of Trade, National Security, Agriculture, Education and deputy minister of defence.-Early life and teaching career:Born to a family of Lawyers, his... |
Jesus Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street... |
Ceylon/Sri Lanka | Minister of National Security, Minister of State for Defence, Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Education. | ||
| Lakshman Kadirgamar Lakshman Kadirgamar Sri Lankabhimanya Lakshman Kadirgamar PC was a Sri Lankan diplomat, politician and a lawyer. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka from 1994 to 2001 and again from April 2004 until his assassination in August 2005... |
Balliol Balliol College, Oxford Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections.... |
Ceylon/Sri Lanka | Foreign Minister 1994–2001 and 2004–05 | ||
| William de Silva William de Silva Peduru Hewage William de Silva was a 20th century Ceylonese politician with Marxist/Trotskyist leanings.P. H. William de Silva was born at Kahatapitiya in Batapola, Ambalangoda, Ceylon, to a wealthy land-owning family... |
Ceylon/Sri Lanka | Minister of Industries and Fisheries | |||
| Tyronne Fernando Tyronne Fernando Tyronne Fernando , PC was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Foreign Minister from 2001 until 2004.-Early life and education:... |
Keble Keble College, Oxford Keble College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Its main buildings are on Parks Road, opposite the University Museum and the University Parks. The college is bordered to the north by Keble Road, to the south by Museum Road, and to the west by Blackhall... |
Ceylon/Sri Lanka | Foreign Minister 2001–04 | ||
| Gamani Corea Gamani Corea Deshamanya Gamani Corea is a Sri Lankan economist, civil servant and diplomat. He was the former Secretary-General of the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development and Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations from 1974 to 1984, Ceylon's Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and... |
Nuffield Nuffield College, Oxford Nuffield College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is an all-graduate college and primarily a research establishment, specialising in the social sciences, particularly economics, politics and sociology. It is a research centre in the social sciences... |
Ceylon/Sri Lanka | Secretary-General of the UNCTD United Nations Conference on Trade and Development The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development was established in 1964 as a permanent intergovernmental body. It is the principal organ of the United Nations General Assembly dealing with trade, investment, and development issues.... & Ambassador to the EEC, Belgium, Luxembourg and the Netherlands |
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| Lala Sukuna Lala Sukuna Ratu Sir Lala Sukuna, KCMG, KBE was a Fijian chief, scholar, soldier, and statesman. He is regarded as the forerunner of the post-independence leadership of Fiji... |
Fiji | Tui Lau 1938-58, Speaker Legislative Council 1954–58, served French Foreign Legion (Croix de Guerre) | |||
| Ralf Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf Ralf Dahrendorf Ralf Gustav Dahrendorf, Baron Dahrendorf, KBE, FBA was a German-British sociologist, philosopher, political scientist and liberal politician.... |
St Antony's St Antony's College, Oxford St Antony's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England.St Antony's is the most international of the seven all-graduate colleges of the University of Oxford, specialising in international relations, economics, politics, and history of particular parts of the... |
Germany | Member Bundestag & Sec of State 1969–70, Eur Commr 1970, Dir LSE 1974–84 | ||
| Hans Bernd von Haeften Hans Bernd von Haeften Hans-Bernd August Gustav von Haeften was a German jurist and member of the German Resistance against Adolf Hitler.... |
Germany | conspired in 20 July plot July 20 Plot On 20 July 1944, an attempt was made to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of the Third Reich, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of several groups in the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi-led German government... to assassinate Hitler, hanged at Plötzensee 15 August 1944 |
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| Adam von Trott zu Solz Adam von Trott zu Solz Adam von Trott zu Solz was a German lawyer and diplomat who was involved in the conservative opposition to the Nazi regime, and who played a central part in the 20 July Plot... |
Balliol | Germany | conspired in 20 July plot July 20 Plot On 20 July 1944, an attempt was made to assassinate Adolf Hitler, Führer of the Third Reich, inside his Wolf's Lair field headquarters near Rastenburg, East Prussia. The plot was the culmination of the efforts of several groups in the German Resistance to overthrow the Nazi-led German government... to assassinate Hitler, hanged at Plötzensee 26 August 1944 |
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| Binay Ranjan Sen Binay Ranjan Sen Binay Ranjan Sen was an Indian diplomat . He served as Director General of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization... |
India | director general of UN Food and Agriculture Organization 1956–67 | |||
| John Michuki John Michuki John Njoroge Michuki was born 1932 at Muguru village, Iyego Location, Kangema Division in Murang’a County. Educated in Kenya and abroad, Michuki has emerged as one of the prominent and long-serving civil servants and politicians as well as a businessman in Kenya... |
Oxford Worcester College, Oxford Worcester College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in the eighteenth century, but its predecessor on the same site had been an institution of learning since the late thirteenth century... |
Kenya | MP 1983–, Min for Transport & Commns 2002–05, for Internal Security 2005– | ||
| Chris Laidlaw Chris Laidlaw Christopher Robert Laidlaw , Rhodes Scholar, All Black, diplomat, MP, talk radio host, author, is a 20th century New Zealand figure.-Academic and Rugby Union:... |
Merton | New Zealand | High Commissioner to Harare 1986–89, MP 1992–93 | ||
| Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt Arthur Porritt, Baron Porritt - External links :* * *... |
Magdalen | New Zealand | Olympic bronze medal 1924, NZ Olympic captain 1928, member IOC 1934-67, surgeon to the King 1946-52, to the Queen 1952-67, President BMA British Medical Association The British Medical Association is the professional association and registered trade union for doctors in the United Kingdom. The association does not regulate or certify doctors, a responsibility which lies with the General Medical Council. The association’s headquarters are located in BMA House,... and RCS Royal College of Surgeons of England The Royal College of Surgeons of England is an independent professional body and registered charity committed to promoting and advancing the highest standards of surgical care for patients, regulating surgery, including dentistry, in England and Wales... , Governor General NZ 1967-72 |
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| Paul Reeves Paul Reeves Sir Paul Alfred Reeves, ONZ, GCMG, GCVO, CF, QSO was Archbishop and Primate of New Zealand from 1980 to 1985 and the 15th Governor-General of New Zealand from 22 November 1985 to 20 November 1990... |
St Peter's St Peter's College, Oxford St Peter's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom, located in New Inn Hall Street. It occupies the site of two of the University's oldest Inns, or medieval hostels - Bishop Trellick's, later New Inn Hall, and Rose Hall - both of which were... |
New Zealand | Archbishop 1980-85, Governor General 1985-90 | ||
| Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Bilawal Bhutto Zardari Bilawal Zardari Bhutto is the Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party. He is the only son of President Asif Ali Zardari and former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto.-Early life and education:... |
Christ Church Christ Church, Oxford Christ Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England... |
2007-10 | Pakistan | Appointed Chairman Pakistan Peoples Party Pakistan Peoples Party The Pakistan Peoples Party , is a democratic socialist political party in Pakistan affiliated with Socialist International. Pakistan People's Party is the largest political party of Pakistan... 30 December 2007 and will become full-time party leader on completing his course at Oxford |
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| Imran Khan Imran Khan Imran Khan Niazi is a Pakistani politician and former Pakistani cricketer, playing international cricket for two decades in the late twentieth century. After retiring, he entered politics... |
Keble | Pakistan | cricket captain 1982–92, leader of Tehreek–e–Insaf Party Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf is a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is "Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem".-Founding:... 1997–, MP 2002– |
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| Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Khurshid Mahmud Kasuri Mian Khurshid Mahmood Kasuri is a Pakistani politician and diplomat. He was the Foreign Minister of Pakistan from 2002 to 2007.- Family background :Khurshid M. Kasuri belongs to one of the old political families of Pakistan... |
Pakistan | Foreign Minister | |||
| Radosław Sikorski | Pembroke | Poland | Minister of National Defence 2005–07, Minister of Foreign Affairs 2007– | ||
| Tan Jee Say Tan Jee Say Tan Jee Say is a Singaporean investment adviser, politician and former civil servant. He was a principal private secretary to former Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong and contested the 2011 general election under the opposition Singapore Democratic Party , but failed to win a seat... |
Singapore | Principal Private Secretary to Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong Goh Chok Tong is the Senior Minister of Singapore and the chairman of the central bank of Singapore, the Monetary Authority of Singapore. He also served as the second Prime Minister of the Republic of Singapore from 28 November 1990 to 12 August 2004, succeeding Lee Kuan Yew, the former Prime... 1985 to 1990 , Candidate for the Singapore Presidency 2011 |
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| Frene Ginwala Frene Ginwala Frene Noshir Ginwala is a South African journalist and politician who was the Speaker of the National Assembly of South Africa from 1994 to 2004.Frene Ginwala is an Indian South African from the Parsi-Indian community of western India... |
South Africa | Speaker of the National Assembly 1994– | |||
| Jan Hofmeyr | South Africa | Cabinet Minister | |||
| Pixley ka Isaka Seme Pixley ka Isaka Seme Pixley ka Isaka Seme was a founder and President of the African National Congress.He was born in the Colony of Natal at the Inanda mission station of the American Zulu Mission of American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions... |
Jesus Jesus College, Oxford Jesus College is one of the colleges of the University of Oxford in England. It is in the centre of the city, on a site between Turl Street, Ship Street, Cornmarket Street and Market Street... |
South Africa | founder of South African Native National Congress (later the ANC) | ||
| Carl Albert Carl Albert Carl Bert Albert was a lawyer and a Democratic American politician from Oklahoma.Albert represented the southeastern portion of Oklahoma as a Democrat for 30 years, starting in 1947. He is best known for his service as Speaker of the United States House of Representatives from 1971 to 1977... |
St Peter's | United States | US Representative (Oklahoma) 1947–77, Speaker of the House 1971–77 | ||
| Thomas H. Allen | Wadham | United States | US Representative (Maine) 1997 | ||
| Rick Baker Rick Baker (mayor) Rick Baker is the former mayor of St. Petersburg, Florida. Elected in 2001, he was reelected in November 2005 with more than 70% of the votes cast.-Background:... |
United States | Mayor of St Petersburg, Florida 2001–05 & 2005–10 | |||
| Tom Birmingham Tom Birmingham Thomas Francis Birmingham is the former President of the Massachusetts Senate. He is widely credited, along with Mark Roosevelt, with passage of a sweeping education bill, the Education Reform Act of 1993... |
Exeter | United States | President of Massachusetts State Senate 1996–2003 | ||
| Dennis C. Blair | United States | Commander–in–Chief of US Pacific Command 1999–2002 | |||
| Charles Bonesteel Charles Bonesteel General Charles Hartwell Bonesteel III was an American military commander, the son and grandson of American military officers.... |
United States | Commander US Forces and Commander–in–Chief UN Command Korea 1966–69 | |||
| Cory Booker Cory Booker Cory Anthony Booker is the Mayor of Newark, New Jersey. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Booker is a former Newark City Councilman... |
United States | Mayor of Newark 2006– | |||
| David Boren | Balliol | United States | Governor of Oklahoma 1975–79, US Senator (Oklahoma) 1979–94, President University of Oklahoma 1994– | ||
| John Brademas John Brademas John Brademas is an American politician and educator originally from Indiana. He served as Majority Whip of the United States House of Representatives for the Democratic Party from 1977 to 1981 at the conclusion of a twenty-year career as a member of the United States House of Representatives... |
Brasenose | United States | US Representative (Indiana) 1959–81 | ||
| Bill Bradley Bill Bradley William Warren "Bill" Bradley is an American hall of fame basketball player, Rhodes scholar, and former three-term Democratic U.S. Senator from New Jersey. He ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic Party's nomination for President in the 2000 election.Bradley was born and raised in a suburb of St.... |
Worcester | United States | US Senator (New Jersey) 1979–97 | ||
| Ben Cannon Ben Cannon Ben Cannon is an American teacher and politician from Oregon. He was elected in 2006 to the Oregon House of Representatives, representing the state's 46th District, which covers portions of southeast and northeast Portland. He was unopposed for re-election in 2008... |
Corpus Christi Corpus Christi College, Oxford Corpus Christi College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom... |
United States | Democratic candidate Oregon State Representative for House District 46 | ||
| Brad Carson Brad Carson Brad Rogers Carson is an American lawyer and politician from the state of Oklahoma. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the United States House of Representatives from 2001 to 2005.-Background:... |
Trinity | United States | US Representative (Oklahoma) 2001–05 | ||
| Dick Celeste Dick Celeste Richard Frank "Dick" Celeste is an American politician from Ohio, and a member of the Democratic Party. He served as the 64th Governor of Ohio from 1983-1991.-Early life and career:... |
Exeter | United States | Dir Peace Corps 1979–81, Gov Ohio 1983–91, Ambassador to India 1997–2001 Pres Colorado College 2002– | ||
| Wesley Clark Wesley Clark Wesley Kanne Clark, Sr., is a retired general of the United States Army. Graduating as valedictorian of the class of 1966 at West Point, he was awarded a Rhodes Scholarship to the University of Oxford where he obtained a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, and later graduated from the... |
Magdalen | United States | Nato Supreme Allied Commander Europe 1997–2000 | ||
| Charles R. Clason Charles R. Clason Charles Russell Clason was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from Massachusetts and an attorney. Clason was born in Gardiner, Maine. He attended Bates College, and received his law degree from Georgetown University... |
Christ Church | United States | US Representative (Massachusetts) 1937–1949 | ||
| Richard Danzig Richard Danzig Richard Jeffrey Danzig is an American lawyer who served as the 71st Secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton... |
United States | US Secretary of the Navy 1998–2001 | |||
| Nancy-Ann Min DeParle Nancy-Ann Min DeParle Nancy-Ann Min DeParle is the Deputy Chief of Staff for Policy in the administration of President Obama. Previously, she served as the director of the White House Office of Health Reform., leading the administration's efforts on health care issues... |
Balliol | United States | director Health Care Financing Administration (HCFA) 1997–2000 | ||
| Liddy Dole Elizabeth Dole Mary Elizabeth Alexander Hanford "Liddy" Dole is an American politician who served in both the Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush presidential administrations, as well as a United States Senator.... |
University | United States | Sec of Transportation 1983–87 of Labor 89-90, President US Red Cross 91-99, US Senator (N Carolina) 2003– | ||
| William Henry Drayton William Henry Drayton Other notable men have similar names, see: William Drayton .William Henry Drayton was an American planter and lawyer from Charleston, South Carolina... |
Balliol | United States | member of Continental Congress | ||
| Russ Feingold Russ Feingold Russell Dana "Russ" Feingold is an American politician from the U.S. state of Wisconsin. He served as a Democratic party member of the U.S. Senate from 1993 to 2011. From 1983 to 1993, Feingold was a Wisconsin State Senator representing the 27th District.He is a recipient of the John F... |
Magdalen | United States | US Senator (Wisconsin) 1993–2011 | ||
| David B. Frohnmayer David B. Frohnmayer Dave Frohnmayer was the 15th President of the University of Oregon. He was appointed president on July 1, 1994. His last day as president was June 30, 2009. His tenure as president is the second-longest after John Wesley Johnson. He is the first native of the U.S. state of Oregon to run the... |
Wadham | United States | Attorney General of Oregon 1981–91, President University of Oregon 1994– | ||
| William Fulbright | Pembroke | United States | US Senator (Arkansas) 1945–74 | ||
| Robert J. Harris Robert J. Harris Robert J. Harris was a lawyer, professor, and mayor of the city of Ann Arbor in the U.S. state of Michigan.-Biography:... |
United States | Mayor of Ann Arbor 1969-73 | |||
| Gary Hart Gary Hart Gary Hart is an American politician, lawyer, author, professor and commentator. He served as a Democratic Senator representing Colorado , and ran in the U.S... |
St Antony's | United States | US Senator (Colorado) 1975-87 | ||
| Bradley C. Hosmer Bradley C. Hosmer Lieutenant General Bradley Clark Hosmer served as the twelfth Superintendent of the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado from 1991 to 1994... |
United States | Superintendent US Air Force Academy 1991–94 | |||
| Bobby Jindal Bobby Jindal Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is the 55th and current Governor of Louisiana and formerly a member of the United States House of Representatives. He is a member of the Republican Party.... |
New College New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always... |
United States | Asst Secretary of Health and Human Services 2001–04, US Representative (Louisiana) 2005– | ||
| Philip Mayer Kaiser Philip Mayer Kaiser -Education:Born in New York City, Kaiser graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1935. He was also a Rhodes Scholar in 1936 at Balliol College. During this time, he studied labor history.-Family:... |
Balliol | United States | Assistant Secretary of Labor 1949–53, Ambassador Mauritania 1961–64, Hungary 1977–80, Austria 1980–81 | ||
| Nicholas Katzenbach Nicholas Katzenbach Nicholas deBelleville Katzenbach is an American lawyer who served as United States Attorney General during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration.-Early life:... |
Balliol | United States | Attorney General 1965–66, Under–Secretary of State 1966–69 | ||
| Philip Lader Philip Lader Philip Lader was the United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom and as of 2010 is chairman of WPP Group plc, a global media and communications firm.... |
Pembroke | United States | Ambassador to the United Kingdom 1997–2001 | ||
| Arthur Larson Arthur Larson Lewis Arthur Larson was an American lawyer, law professor, United States Under Secretary of Labor from 1954 to 1956, director of the United States Information Agency from 1956 to 1957, and Executive Assistant to the President for Speeches from 1957 to 1958.Lewis Arthur Larson was born in Sioux... |
Pembroke | United States | US Under Sec of Labor 1954–6, Dir US Information Agency 1956–7, Exec Asst to the President 1957–8 | ||
| Richard Lugar | Pembroke | United States | US Senator (Indiana) 1977– | ||
| Ira Magaziner Ira Magaziner Ira Magaziner was born in New York City, New York, USA. After being a student activist and business consultant, Magaziner became the senior advisor for policy development for President Clinton, especially as chief healthcare policy advisor. He now serves as chairman of the William J... |
United States | President Clinton's chief internet policy advisor | |||
| Robert McCallum, Jr. Robert McCallum, Jr. Robert D. McCallum. Jr. was the United States Ambassador to Australia. He was sworn into this position on 21 July 2006, after his appointment by President George W. Bush was confirmed by the United States Senate. He arrived in Australia on 18 August and presented his credentials to the... |
Christ Church | United States | Asst AG 01–03, Assoc AG 03–05, Acting Dep AG 04 & 05, Ambassador to Australia 05– | ||
| Charles Thomas McMillen Charles Thomas McMillen Charles Thomas "Tom" McMillen is a retired NBA professional basketball player, Rhodes Scholar, and Democratic U.S. Congressman who represented the 4th congressional district of Maryland from January 3, 1987 to January 3, 1993.-Basketball:Prior to entering politics, McMillen was a star basketball... |
University | United States | Olympic silver medallist 1972, US Representative (Maryland) 1987–93 | ||
| Thomas Merrill Thomas Merrill Thomas Merrill was a legal scholar at Yale Law School. In 2009, he returned to Columbia Law School as a professor of law. He is a leader in three fields: property, administrative, and environmental law. He received a B.A. from Grinnell College in 1971 and a B.A. with first-class honors in... |
United States | Deputy Solicitor General 1987–90, Professor of Law Northwestern University 1993–2003, Columbia Law School 2003– | |||
| William Green Miller William Green Miller William Green Miller served as the United States Ambassador to Ukraine under Bill Clinton, from 1993 to 1998.-Biography:He went to college and graduate school at Williams College, the University of Oxford and Harvard University. In 1959, he joined the United States Foreign Service. From 1959 to... |
United States | United States Ambassador to Ukraine United States Ambassador to Ukraine The history of Ambassadors of the United States to Ukraine began in 1992.Until 1991 the Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic had been a constituent SSR of the Soviet Union. Upon the breakup of the USSR, the parliament of Ukraine declared the nation’s independence on August 24, 1991... from 1993 to 1998 |
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| James Oglethorpe James Oglethorpe James Edward Oglethorpe was a British general, member of Parliament, philanthropist, and founder of the colony of Georgia... |
Corpus Christi | United States | founder of Georgia | ||
| William Penn William Penn William Penn was an English real estate entrepreneur, philosopher, and founder of the Province of Pennsylvania, the English North American colony and the future Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. He was an early champion of democracy and religious freedom, notable for his good relations and successful... |
Christ Church | United States | founder of Pennsylvania | ||
| Larry Pressler | St Edmund Hall St Edmund Hall, Oxford St Edmund Hall is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. Better known within the University by its nickname, "Teddy Hall", the college has a claim to being "the oldest academical society for the education of undergraduates in any university"... |
United States | US Senator (South Dakota) 1979–97 | ||
| Franklin Raines Franklin Raines Franklin Delano "Frank" Raines is an American business executive. He is the former chairman and chief executive officer of the Federal National Mortgage Association, commonly known as Fannie Mae, who served as White House budget director under President Bill Clinton... |
Magdalen | United States | Director US Office of Management and Budget 1996–98 | ||
| Robert Reich Robert Reich Robert Bernard Reich is an American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator. He served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997.... |
University | United States | Secretary of Labor 1993–97 | ||
| Mel Reynolds Mel Reynolds Melvin Reynolds is a former Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Illinois. His political career ended in scandal.-Early life:... |
Lincoln Lincoln College, Oxford Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College... |
United States | US Representative (Illinois) 1993–95 | ||
| Susan E. Rice Susan E. Rice Susan Elizabeth Rice is an American diplomat, former think tank fellow, and civil servant. She is an American foreign policy advisor and United States Ambassador to the United Nations. Rice served on the staff of the National Security Council and as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs... |
New College | United States | Assistant Secretary of State (African affairs) 1997–2001 | ||
| Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Winthrop Paul Rockefeller Winthrop Paul Rockefeller was a Republican politician who served as the 13th Lieutenant Governor of the U.S. state of Arkansas from 1996 until his death.-Early life and parents:... |
Pembroke | United States | Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas 1996-2006 | ||
| Bernard W. Rogers Bernard W. Rogers Bernard William Rogers was an American general who served as Chief of Staff of the United States Army, and later as NATO's Supreme Allied Commander, Europe and Commander in Chief, United States European Command.... |
University | United States | Nato Supreme Allied Commander Europe and Commander–in–Chief US European Command 1979–87 | ||
| Dean Rusk Dean Rusk David Dean Rusk was the United States Secretary of State from 1961 to 1969 under presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Rusk is the second-longest serving U.S... |
St John's | United States | Secretary of State from 1961–69 | ||
| Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge Edward Rutledge was an American politician and youngest signer of the United States Declaration of Independence. He later served as the 39th Governor of South Carolina.-Early years and career:... |
United States | member of Continental Congress | |||
| Paul Sarbanes Paul Sarbanes Paul Spyros Sarbanes , a Democrat, is a former United States Senator who represented the state of Maryland. Sarbanes was the longest-serving senator in Maryland history, having served from 1977 until 2007. He did not seek re-election in 2006, when he was succeeded by fellow Democrat Ben Cardin... |
Balliol | United States | US Senator (Maryland) 1977–2007 | ||
| Kurt Schmoke Kurt Schmoke Kurt Lidell Schmoke is the Dean of the Howard University School of Law and a former mayor of Baltimore, Maryland. The son of Murray and Irene B. Reid , he attended the public schools of Baltimore... |
Balliol | United States | State's Attorney Baltimore City 1982–87, Mayor of Baltimore 1987-99 | ||
| John M. Spratt, Jr. John M. Spratt, Jr. John McKee Spratt, Jr. is the former U.S. Representative for , serving from 1983 until 2011. He is a member of the Democratic Party. Spratt was the dean of the South Carolina congressional delegation, chairman of the U.S. House Committee on the Budget, and the second ranking Democrat on the U.S... |
United States | US Representative (South Carolina) 1983– | |||
| Cecil Staton Cecil Staton Cecil Staton is a politician in the U.S. state of Georgia. He is a member of the Republican Party and serves in the Georgia Senate representing the 18th district, which includes portions of Bibb, Houston, Monroe, Jones, and Crawford counties.Born in Greenville, South Carolina, Staton graduated... |
Regent's Park Regent's Park College, Oxford Regent's Park College is a Permanent Private Hall in the University of Oxford, situated in central Oxford, just off St Giles.The College admits both undergraduate and graduate students to take Oxford degrees in a variety of Arts, Humanities and Social Science subjects... |
United States | Georgia State Senator | ||
| George Stephanopoulos George Stephanopoulos George Robert Stephanopoulos is an American television journalist and a former political advisor.Stephanopoulos is most well known as the chief political correspondent for ABC News – the news division of the broadcast television network ABC – and a co-anchor of ABC News's morning news... |
Balliol | United States | White House Communications Director under President Clinton | ||
| William Stevenson William Stevenson (athlete) William Edwards Stevenson was an American track and field athlete, lawyer and diplomat, who won the gold medal in 4x400 m relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics and later served as president of Oberlin College.... |
United States | Olympic gold medallist 1924, President Oberlin College 1946–61, Ambassador Philippines 1961–65 | |||
| William Stoughton William Stoughton (Massachusetts) William Stoughton was a colonial magistrate and admininstrator in the Province of Massachusetts Bay. He was in charge of what have come to be known as the Salem Witch Trials, first as the Chief Justice of the Special Court of Oyer and Terminer in 1692, and then as the Chief Justice of the... |
New College | United States | acting Governor of Massachusetts 1694–99 | ||
| Strobe Talbott Strobe Talbott Nelson Strobridge "Strobe" Talbott III is an American foreign policy analyst associated with Yale University and the Brookings Institution, a former journalist associated with Time magazine and diplomat who served as the Deputy Secretary of State from 1994 to 2001.-Early life:Born in Dayton, Ohio... |
Magdalen | United States | Deputy Secretary of State 1994–2001 | ||
| Stansfield Turner Stansfield Turner Stansfield M. Turner is a retired Admiral and former Director of Central Intelligence. He is currently a senior research scholar at the University of Maryland, College Park School of Public Policy.... |
Exeter | United States | director of Central Intelligence 1977–81 | ||
| David Vitter David Vitter David Vitter is the junior United States Senator from Louisiana and a member of the Republican Party. Previously, he served in the United States House of Representatives, representing the suburban Louisiana's 1st congressional district. He served as a member of the Louisiana House of... |
Magdalen | United States | US Senator (Louisiana) 2005– | ||
| William Weld William Weld William Floyd Weld is a former governor of the US state of Massachusetts. He served as that state's 68th governor from 1991 to 1997. From 1981 to 1988, he was a federal prosecutor in the United States Justice Department... |
University | United States | Governor of Massachusetts 1991-97 | ||
| Heather Wilson Heather Wilson Heather A. Wilson , is a former Republican member of the United States House of Representatives representing from 1998 to 2009... |
Jesus | United States | US Representative (New Mexico) 1998– | ||
| R. James Woolsey | St John's | United States | director of Central Intelligence 1993–95 | ||
| Arthur Mutambara Arthur Mutambara Arthur Guseni Oliver Mutambara is a Zimbabwean politician. He became the President of the Movement for Democratic Change-Mutambara faction in February 2006. He has worked as the Managing Director and CEO of Africa Technology and Business Institute since September 2003... |
Merton | Zimbabwe | president Movement for Democratic Change faction 2006– | ||
| Edward Yau Edward Yau Edward Yau Tang-wah, GBS, JP is the Secretary for the Environment in the Hong Kong Government. He joined the civil service as an Administrative Officer in 1981.... |
To be confirmed | Hong Kong | Secretary for the Environment | ||
| Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos, Jr. , also known as Bongbong Marcos is a Filipino politician and a senator to the 15th Congress. He is the only son of Ferdinand E. Marcos, the former president of the Philippines , and former First Lady Imelda Romualdez-Marcos... |
St. Edmund Hall | 1975-1978 | Philippines Philippines The Philippines , officially known as the Republic of the Philippines , is a country in Southeast Asia in the western Pacific Ocean. To its north across the Luzon Strait lies Taiwan. West across the South China Sea sits Vietnam... |
Senator (current); Former Congressman and Former Governor (only son of Former Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Marcos Ferdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate... and Imelda Marcos Imelda Marcos Imelda R. Marcos is a Filipino politician and widow of 10th Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos. Upon the ascension of her husband to political power, she held various positions to the government until 1986... ) |
Non-government people in public life
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| Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi Aung San Suu Kyi, AC is a Burmese opposition politician and the General Secretary of the National League for Democracy. In the 1990 general election, her National League for Democracy party won 59% of the national votes and 81% of the seats in Parliament. She had, however, already been detained... |
St Hugh's St Hugh's College, Oxford St Hugh's College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford. It is located on a fourteen and a half acre site on St Margaret's Road, to the North of the city centre. It was founded in 1886 as a women's college, and accepted its first male students in its centenary year in 1986... |
1964–1967 | Nobel Peace Prize Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is one of the five Nobel Prizes bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel.-Background:According to Nobel's will, the Peace Prize shall be awarded to the person who... Laureate 1991 |
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| Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Clinton Chelsea Victoria Clinton is a television journalist, currently serving as Special Correspondent for NBC News, and philanthropist, working through the Clinton Global Initiative. She is the only child of former U.S... |
University University College, Oxford .University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m... |
2001–2003 | MPhil International Relations. Daughter of Bill Clinton Bill Clinton William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation... and Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Rodham Clinton Hillary Diane Rodham Clinton is the 67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama. She was a United States Senator for New York from 2001 to 2009. As the wife of the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, she was the First Lady of the... |
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| J. Paul Getty J. Paul Getty Jean Paul Getty was an American industrialist. He founded the Getty Oil Company, and in 1957 Fortune magazine named him the richest living American, whilst the 1966 Guinness Book of Records named him as the world's richest private citizen, worth an estimated $1,200 million. At his death, he was... |
Magdalen Magdalen College, Oxford Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record... |
–1914 | Philanthropist | |
| Marc Kielburger Marc Kielburger Marc Kielburger, CM, OMC is a Canadian author, humanitarian and activist for children's rights. He is the co-founder of Free The Children, an international development and youth empowerment organization.... |
co–founder of the Kiel Network | |||
| Prince Felix Yusupov Felix Yusupov Prince Felix Felixovich Yusupov, Count Sumarokov-Elston , was best known for participating in the murder of Grigori Rasputin, the faith healer who was said to have influenced decisions of Tsar Nicholas II and Tsaritsa Alexandra Feodorovna.-Biography:... |
University College University College, Oxford .University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m... |
1909-12 | Founder of Oxford University Russian Society Oxford University Russian Society Russian Studies in the UK dates from the 19th century, when it was introduced first at Oxford , then at Cambridge . Since then, the relative health of the field has fluctuated in correspondence with the state of the United Kingdom's relations with Russia.... |
See also
- A select list of former Rhodes Scholars
- List of Vice-Chancellors of the University of Oxford
- List of Current Heads of Oxford University Colleges, Societies, and Halls