Four honorary fellows elected in College’s 75th anniversary year
Four new Honorary Fellows have been elected as part of St Antony’s College’s 75th anniversary celebrations.
Honorary Fellowships recognise individuals with distinguished academic or public careers whose work reflects the College’s mission to promote international understanding in a complex world. Honorary Fellows are lifelong members of the College, and the award is given to those who can inspire current, past and future Antonians.
The newly elected Honorary Fellows are Professor Richard Evans, The Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Baroness Dambisa Moyo and Dr Jin Park, all Antonians with distinguished careers spanning academia, journalism, politics and business. All four have accepted the honour.
Professor Richard Evans (DPhil History, 1969) is a historian specialising in 19th and 20th century European history, particularly Germany. He is the author of numerous influential works, including the three-volume The Third Reich Trilogy. He served as Regius Professor of History at the University of Cambridge from 2008 to 2014 and as President of Wolfson College from 2010 to 2017. He was Provost of Gresham College from 2014 to 2020 and has contributed widely to public debate, including as an expert witness in the David Irving libel trial in 2000.
The Honourable Chrystia Freeland (MSt Slavonic Studies, 1993) is former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance of Canada. She currently serves as Economic Advisor to the President of Ukraine and is the incoming Chief Executive Officer of the Rhodes Trust. Elected in five consecutive national elections, she served as a Member of Parliament from 2013 to 2026. As Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2017 to 2019, she led the renegotiation of the North American Free Trade Agreement.
Baroness Dambisa Moyo (DPhil Economics, 1997) is a member of the House of Lords and a principal at Versaca Investments. She serves on a number of corporate and non-corporate boards, including Chevron, Condé Nast, the Economic Club of New York and the National Geographic Society. She is the author of five bestselling books on the global macroeconomy and geopolitics and is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Dr Jin Park (DPhil Politics, 1985) served as the 40th Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea from 2022 to 2024. He is currently a Senior Advisor at Kim & Chang and a Distinguished Invited Professor at KAIST. He served four terms in the National Assembly and previously chaired the Foreign Affairs, Trade and Unification Committee, where he led the passage of major international agreements.
