William Jefferson Hague
Biography
William Hague was re-elected MP for Richmond (Yorks) in May 2010 with a majority of 23,336.
William was born in Rotherham in 1961, and attended Wath-on-Dearne Comprehensive School.
At Magdalen College, Oxford, he became heavily immersed in student politics, and was elected President of both the Oxford Union and the University Conservative Association.
He continued his studies at INSEAD Business School in France, and worked for Shell UK and then for the management consultants, McKinsey and Co.
Writing is one of William's great passions and, to date, he has written two books. His first book, a biography of William Pitt the Younger, was published in September 2004 and won "History Book of the Year" at the National Book Awards. His following book, a biography of William Wilberforce, was published in June 2007.
POSITIONS HELD: MP for Richmond, Yorkshire, 1989 - Parliamentary Private Secretary to Norman Lamont, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 1990-93 Joint Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the DSS, 1993-94 Minister of State for Social Security and Disabled People, 1994-95 Secretary of State for Wales, July 1995 - May 1997 Leader of the Conservative Party, June 1997 - Sept 2001 Shadow Foreign Secretary, Dec 2005 - May 2010 Foreign Secretary, May 2010 - PROUDEST POLITICAL ACHIEVEMENT: Designing and passing the Disability Discrimination Act in 1995
INTERESTS OUTSIDE OF POLITICS: Reading Walking in the Yorkshire Dales Cross-country skiing Judo Learning to play the piano FAMILY LIFE: Married to Ffion Hague
Constituency
@WilliamJHague
Constituency Address
/o 67 High Street, Northallerton, North Yorkshire , DL7 8EG
Constituency Tel
Date of Birth
26 March 1961
haguew@parliament.uk
Party
Conservative
Personal Website
http://www.conservatives.com/tile.do?def=people.person.page&personID=4680
Westminster Address
House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA
Westminster Tel
020 7219 4611
