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About William Hague
British politician and life peer, born 1961
William Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond, is a British politician and life peer. Born in 1961, he was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001, and later served as Deputy Leader from 2005 to 2010. He represented Richmond in North Yorkshire in Parliament from 1989 to 2015. In government, he was Foreign Secretary from 2010 to 2014, First Secretary of State from 2010 to 2015, and Leader of the House of Commons from 2014 to 2015. He has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since February 2025.
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