William Hague
| The Right Honourable William Hague |
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| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 14 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Andrew Lansley |
| First Secretary of State | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 12 May 2010 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Lord Mandelson |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 14 July 2014 |
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| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | David Miliband |
| Succeeded by | Philip Hammond |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 |
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| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Liam Fox |
| Succeeded by | David Miliband |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 19 June 1997 – 13 September 2001 |
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| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Prime Minister | Tony Blair |
| Deputy | Peter Lilley Michael Portillo |
| Preceded by | John Major |
| Succeeded by | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Leader of the Conservative Party | |
| In office 19 June 1997 – 13 September 2001 |
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| Preceded by | John Major |
| Succeeded by | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 19 June 1997 |
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| Leader | John Major |
| Preceded by | Ron Davies |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ancram |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | David Hunt |
| Succeeded by | Ron Davies |
| Minister of State for the Disabled | |
| In office 20 July 1994 – 5 July 1995 |
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| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Scott |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Burt |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 23 February 1989 |
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| Preceded by | Leon Brittan |
| Majority | 23,336 (43.7%) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | William Jefferson Hague 26 March 1961 Rotherham, United Kingdom |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Spouse(s) | Ffion Jenkins (1997–present) |
| Alma mater | Magdalen College, Oxford European Institute of Business Administration |
| Religion | Anglicanism |
| Website | Parliamentary website Government website |
William Jefferson Hague (pronounced HAIG; born March 26, 1961) is a British politician and is the current Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State.[1] He was the leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001. He is the Member of Parliament for the Richmond (York) constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
William Hague was born in Rotherham in West Riding of Yorkshire, England. He first gained national attention when he spoke at the 1977 Conservative Party conference aged 16. He was educated at the University of Oxford. Hague first became a Member of Parliament at a by-election in 1989. In 1995, William Hague was made the Secretary of State for Wales until 1997 when the Conservatives lost the general election. He was elected as Conservative Party leader in 1997. Following the Conservative's defeat in the 2001 General Election, he resigned from the position and was succeeded by Iain Duncan Smith.
He went on to write biographies of William Pitt the Younger and William Wilberforce. In 2005, when David Cameron became the Conservative Party leader, Hague was made the Shadow Foreign Secretary and Secretary of State.
Awards[change | change source]
- The Spectator's "Parliamentarian of the Year Award" (1998)
- History Book of the Year in the 2005 British Book Awards, for William Pitt the Younger
- The Spectator's 'Speech of the Year Award' (2007)
- The Trustees Award at the 2008 Longman/History Today Awards
- Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature (2009)[2]
References[change | change source]
- ↑ "Her Majesty’s Government". Number10.gov.uk. http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. http://www.rslit.org/content/fellows. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
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