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'''William Hague''' (born 26 March 1961) is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond in Yorkshire from 1989 to 2015. He also served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2014 to 2015, as [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs]] from 2010 to 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.number10.gov.uk/news/topstorynews/2010/05/her-majestys-government-49840 |title=Her Majesty's Government |publisher=10 Downing Street |accessdate=22 May 2010}}</ref> and as [[Leader of the Conservative Party]] and [[Leader of the Opposition]] from 1997 to 2001.
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On 14 July 2014, Hague stood down as Foreign Secretary to become Leader of the House of Commons in preparation for his planned retirement from parliament, after 26 years as an MP, at the 2015 General Election,<ref>{{cite news|title=William Hague to resign as foreign secretary in major cabinet reshuffle|url=http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/jul/14/cabinet-reshuffle-william-hague-tory-government|accessdate=14 July 2014|work=The Guardian|date=14 July 2014}}</ref> in which he did not stand for re-election.
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Hague was nominated for a life peerage in August 2015.<ref>{{cite web|title=Dissolution Peerages 2015|url=https://www.gov.uk/government/news/dissolution-peerages-2015|website=Gov.uk|accessdate=27 August 2015}}</ref><ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-34072201 "Cameron announces 26 new Tory peers in dissolution honours"]</ref>
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==Meteoric rise==
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Hague was educated at Wath-upon-Dearne Grammar School, the University of Oxford and [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/INSEAD INSEAD] at Fontainebleau in France, eventually being elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1989. Hague quickly rose through the ranks of the [[John Major|Major Government]] and was appointed to the Cabinet in 1995 as Secretary of State for Wales. Following a landslide defeat in the 1997 General Election to the Labour Party, he was elected [[Leader of the Conservative Party]] at the age of 36.
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==Resignation==
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He resigned as Conservative leader after the 2001 General Election following a second landslide defeat, at which the Conservatives only made a net gain of one seat; he thus became the first leader of the party since the role came into being in the early 1920s not to become Prime Minister.<ref>[http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/politics-obituaries/9092254/Lord-Carr-of-Hadley.html "Lord Carr of Hadley"]. ''Telegraph'' (19 February 2012). Retrieved 12 August 2013.</ref> He returned to the backbenches, beginning a career as an author, writing biographies of William Pitt the Younger and William Wilberforce. He also held several directorships, and worked as a consultant and public speaker.
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After [[David Cameron]] was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in 2005, Hague rejoined the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Foreign Secretary. He also took on the role of "Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet", effectively serving as Cameron's deputy.
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==Return to power==
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After the formation of the Coalition Government in 2010, Hague was appointed First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary. Cameron described him as his "de facto political deputy".<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-28291281 "William Hague quits as foreign secretary in cabinet reshuffle"], BBC News, 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014</ref>
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Hague is an attendee of [[Le Cercle]], describing it as "a political group which organises conferences."<ref>http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmregmem/nov2002/memi12.htm</ref>
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Hague is an attendee of [[Le Cercle]], describing it as "a political group which organises conferences."<ref>[http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200203/cmregmem/nov2002/memi12.htm "Overseas Visits"]</ref>
 
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Revision as of 15:19, 29 August 2015

Person.png William Hague   Facebook Twitter WebsiteRdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
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BornWilliam Jefferson Hague
1961-03-26
Rotherham, United Kingdom
Alma materMagdalen College, Oxford, INSEAD
ReligionAnglicanism
SpouseFfion Jenkins
Member ofLe Cercle, Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies, WEF/Global Leaders for Tomorrow/1994
PartyConservative

Employment.png First Secretary of State Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
12 May 2010 - 8 May 2015
Preceded byPeter Mandelson
Succeeded byGeorge Osborne

Employment.png Leader of the House of Commons Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
15 July 2014 - 8 May 2015
Preceded byAndrew Lansley
Succeeded byChris Grayling

Employment.png Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet

In office
8 December 2005 - 11 May 2010

Employment.png Shadow Foreign Secretary Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
6 December 2005 - 11 May 2010
Preceded byLiam Fox
Succeeded byDavid Miliband

Employment.png Leader of the Opposition Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
19 June 1997 - 13 September 2001

Employment.png Leader of the Conservative Party Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
19 June 1997 - 13 September 2001
Preceded byJohn Major
Succeeded byIain Duncan Smith

Employment.png Secretary of State for Wales Wikipedia-icon.png

In office
5 July 1995 - 2 May 1997

Employment.png Minister of State for the Disabled

In office
20 July 1994 - 5 July 1995

Employment.png Member of Parliament for Richmond (Yorks)

In office
23 February 1989 - 30 March 2015

William Hague (born 26 March 1961) is a British Conservative politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond in Yorkshire from 1989 to 2015. He also served as Leader of the House of Commons from 2014 to 2015, as Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs from 2010 to 2014,[1] and as Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001.

On 14 July 2014, Hague stood down as Foreign Secretary to become Leader of the House of Commons in preparation for his planned retirement from parliament, after 26 years as an MP, at the 2015 General Election,[2] in which he did not stand for re-election.

Hague was nominated for a life peerage in August 2015.[3][4]

Meteoric rise

Hague was educated at Wath-upon-Dearne Grammar School, the University of Oxford and INSEAD at Fontainebleau in France, eventually being elected to the House of Commons in a by-election in 1989. Hague quickly rose through the ranks of the Major Government and was appointed to the Cabinet in 1995 as Secretary of State for Wales. Following a landslide defeat in the 1997 General Election to the Labour Party, he was elected Leader of the Conservative Party at the age of 36.

Resignation

He resigned as Conservative leader after the 2001 General Election following a second landslide defeat, at which the Conservatives only made a net gain of one seat; he thus became the first leader of the party since the role came into being in the early 1920s not to become Prime Minister.[5] He returned to the backbenches, beginning a career as an author, writing biographies of William Pitt the Younger and William Wilberforce. He also held several directorships, and worked as a consultant and public speaker.

After David Cameron was elected Leader of the Conservative Party in 2005, Hague rejoined the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Foreign Secretary. He also took on the role of "Senior Member of the Shadow Cabinet", effectively serving as Cameron's deputy.

Return to power

After the formation of the Coalition Government in 2010, Hague was appointed First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary. Cameron described him as his "de facto political deputy".[6]

Deep politics

Hague is an attendee of Le Cercle, describing it as "a political group which organises conferences."[7]

 

A Document by William Hague

TitleDocument typePublication dateSubject(s)Description
File:London Conference on Libya 2011.pdfstatement29 March 20112011 Attacks on LibyaSummary from the Chair of the London Conference on Libya

 

Events Participated in

EventStartEndLocation(s)Description
Bilderberg/199814 May 199817 May 1998Scotland
Turnberry		The 46th Bilderberg meeting, held in Scotland, chaired by Peter Carrington
Le Cercle/2002 (Morocco)27 June 20021 July 2002MoroccoWilliam Hague attended
Munich Security Conference/20114 February 20116 February 2011Germany
Munich
Bavaria		The 47th Munich Security Conference
WEF/Annual Meeting/201922 January 201925 January 2019World Economic Forum
Switzerland		"The reality is that we are in a Cold War [against China] that threatens to turn into a hot one."
WEF/Annual Meeting/202316 January 202320 January 2023World Economic Forum
Switzerland		The theme of the meeting was "Cooperation in a Fragmented World"

 

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References

  1. ↑ "Her Majesty's Government". 10 Downing Street. Retrieved 22 May 2010.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
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  3. ↑ "Dissolution Peerages 2015". Gov.uk. Retrieved 27 August 2015.Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css must have content model "Sanitized CSS" for TemplateStyles (current model is "Scribunto").
  4. ↑ "Cameron announces 26 new Tory peers in dissolution honours"
  5. ↑ "Lord Carr of Hadley". Telegraph (19 February 2012). Retrieved 12 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "William Hague quits as foreign secretary in cabinet reshuffle", BBC News, 15 July 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2014
  7. ↑ "Overseas Visits"
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