William Hague
William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond (pronounced HAIG; born 26 March 1961) is a British politician. He was Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State.[1] He was the leader of the Conservative Party from June 1997 to September 2001. He was the Member of Parliament for the Richmond (York) constituency in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
The Lord Hague of Richmond | |
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| Leader of the House of Commons | |
| In office 14 July 2014 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Andrew Lansley |
| Succeeded by | Chris Grayling |
| First Secretary of State | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 8 May 2015 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Lord Mandelson |
| Succeeded by | George Osborne |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs | |
| In office 12 May 2010 – 14 July 2014 | |
| Prime Minister | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | David Miliband |
| Succeeded by | Philip Hammond |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary | |
| In office 6 December 2005 – 11 May 2010 | |
| Leader | David Cameron |
| Preceded by | Liam Fox |
| Succeeded by | David Miliband |
| Leader of the Opposition | |
| In office 19 June 1997 – 13 September 2001 | |
| 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 | |
| Preceded by | John Major |
| Succeeded by | Iain Duncan Smith |
| Shadow Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 2 May 1997 – 19 June 1997 | |
| Leader | John Major |
| Preceded by | Ron Davies |
| Succeeded by | Michael Ancram |
| Secretary of State for Wales | |
| In office 5 July 1995 – 2 May 1997 | |
| 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 | |
| Prime Minister | John Major |
| Preceded by | Nicholas Scott |
| Succeeded by | Alistair Burt |
| Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks) | |
| In office 23 February 1989 – 7 May 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Leon Brittan |
| Succeeded by | Rishi Sunak |
| 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 |
| Website | Parliamentary website Government website |
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.
Hague became the Foreign Secretary after the 2010 election in the Conservative Liberal Democrat coalition government. Issues that he was involved in included the Arab Spring and Syrian Civil War as well as the crisis in Crimea. Hague thinks Syrian President Bashar al-Assad should be removed from power, and the Cameron government wanted to help the opposition with air strikes in 2013, but Parliament did not agree and the plans did not go forward. Hague did not run for reelection in the 2015 election and mostly retired from politics after that. He was made a member of the House of Lords as Baron Hague of Richmond, where he is a member today.
Awards
- 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]
William Hague Media
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Hague met US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after his appointment as Foreign Secretary.
Hague stands with members of The Elders organisation: Martti Ahtisaari, former President of Finland and Nobel Peace Laureate, and Mary Robinson, former President of Ireland and former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights in London, 2010.
Hague met Clinton's successor, Secretary of State John Kerry, in 2013.
Hague with Quartet Representative and former prime minister Tony Blair in 2010
Hague meeting Saudi Defence Minister Salman of Saudi Arabia in London, 4 April 2012
Foreign Secretary William Hague meeting Tunisian Foreign Affairs Minister Rafik Abdessalem, 2012.
Hague and David Cameron speaking to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen at the London Conference on Libya, 29 March 2011
Hague meeting Ahmad Jarba, President of the National Coalition of Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces, on 5 September 2013
Hague, Carl Bildt and Radosław Sikorski meeting Vlad Filat, Prime Minister of Moldova, February 2013
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References
- ↑ "Her Majesty's Government". Number10.gov.uk. Archived from the original on 15 May 2010. Retrieved 22 May 2010.
- ↑ "Royal Society of Literature All Fellows". Royal Society of Literature. Archived from the original on 5 March 2010. Retrieved 9 August 2010.