1. Nigel John Biggar, Baron Biggar was born on 14 March 1955 and is a British Anglican priest, theologian, ethicist, and life peer.
13 Facts About Nigel Biggar
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Nigel John Biggar was born on 14 March 1955 in Castle Douglas, Scotland.
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Nigel Biggar was educated at Monkton Combe School, a private school near Bath, Somerset.
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Nigel Biggar studied modern history at Worcester College, Oxford, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1976.
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Nigel Biggar returned to the University of Chicago to study for his doctorate in Christian theology and completed a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1986.
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On his return to Oxford in 1985, Nigel Biggar became librarian and research fellow at Latimer House, a conservative evangelical think tank in Oxford.
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Nigel Biggar additionally taught Christian ethics at Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, from 1987 to 1994.
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Nigel Biggar was ordained in the Church of England as a deacon in 1990 and as a priest in 1991, though he has never held a post in a parish church.
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Nigel Biggar became a canon of Christ Church Cathedral, Oxford.
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In 2017, Nigel Biggar initiated a five-year project at Oxford University, entitled "Ethics and Empire".
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Nigel Biggar defended an article by Bruce Gilley, titled "The Case for Colonialism", asserting that Gilley's appeal for a balanced reappraisal of the colonial past was both courageous and a call for Britain to moderate its post-imperial guilt.
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Nigel Biggar was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2021 Birthday Honours, for services to higher education.
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In late 2024, Nigel Biggar was nominated for a life peerage by Kemi Badenoch, the leader of the Conservative Party.