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Layden Bergerman-Twan

Election Year: 2023

Election Constituency: Canada

Scholar Status: Scholar in Residence

Rhodes Identifier: Prairies & Keble 2023

Layden Bergerman-Twan

Biography

Layden Bergerman-Twan was born and raised in Calgary, Alberta. He is an Officer in the Canadian Armed Forces and has completed a BA(Hons) in Military and Strategic Studies at the Royal Military College of Canada (RMC). Layden was the Cadet Wing Commander, the senior most Cadet position at RMC, and a member of the RMC Sandhurst Competition Team. Layden aims to instill the principle that “adversity is an opportunity." At Oxford, Layden will be pursuing an MPhil in Social Anthropology through Keble College. He aims to study global perspectives on the legitimation of authority and hierarchy in order to inform best practices in Canadian politics and defence.