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William Hague

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William Jefferson Hague, Baron Hague of Richmond (born 26 March 1961) is a British politician and life peer who was Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition from 1997 to 2001 and Deputy Leader from 2005 to 2010. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Richmond (Yorks) in North Yorkshire from 1989 to 2015. He was in the Cameron government as First Secretary of State from 2010 to 2015, Foreign Secretary from 2010 to 2014, and Leader of the House of Commons from 2014 to 2015. He has been Chancellor of the University of Oxford since February 2025. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. William Hague is the 5,359th most popular politician (up from 17,677th in 2019), the 1,209th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,973rd in 2019) and the 231st most popular British Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, William Hague ranks 5,359 out of 19,576. Before him are Victor, Prince Napoléon, Jack Lew, Birger, King of Sweden, Saliha Sultan, Jeongjong, 10th monarch of Goryeo, and Alphonse, Count of Poitiers. After him are Adalbert of Italy, Max Adler, Reginald Johnston, Liu Zhang, Shimazu Yoshihiro, and Tvrtko II of Bosnia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, William Hague ranks 52. Before him are Karl von Habsburg, William C. McCool, Larry Mullen Jr., Jennifer Coolidge, Henry Rollins, and Kim Tok-hun. After him are Mylène Farmer, Dennis Rodman, Daniele Massaro, Wade Williams, Tom Ford, and Boy George.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, William Hague ranks 1,209 out of 8,785. Before him are Simon Pegg (1970), Matilda of Scotland (1080), Eadgyth (910), Barbara Cartland (1901), Williamina Fleming (1857), and Mary Kingsley (1862). After him are Reginald Johnston (1874), Johannes de Sacrobosco (1195), Roger Daltrey (1944), William Bligh (1754), Tom Simpson (1937), and A. J. Ayer (1910).

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Among POLITICIANS In United Kingdom

Among politicians born in United Kingdom, William Hague ranks 231. Before him are Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales (1594), William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne (1779), Eleanor of England, Countess of Leicester (1215), Francis Walsingham (1532), Kenneth Clarke (1940), and Jacob Rothschild, 4th Baron Rothschild (1936). After him are Reginald Johnston (1874), Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland (1915), Cosmo Duff-Gordon (1862), William the Lion (1142), Geoffrey II, Duke of Brittany (1158), and Louisa Adams (1775).

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