William Hague Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for William Hague, based on 12 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

12 records1961–200110 events5 places

Chronological biography

1961

Birth of William Hague26 March 1961

Government / Conservative Party Government · Rotherham

Birth of William Hague

1977

Conference of Conservatives1977

Government / Conservative Party Government

Makes the national news at the age of 16 by speaking at the Conservative party's 1977 national conference

1989

Election1989

Government / Conservative Party Government · Member of Parliament for Richmond North · Richmond

Elected to Parliament in a byelection as member for Richmond, North Yorkshire

Member of Parliament1989

Government / Conservative Party Government · Member of Parliament for Richmond North · Richmond

Elected to Parliament in a byelection as member for Richmond, North Yorkshire

1995

Secretary of State for Wales1995

Government / Conservative Party Government · Secretary of State for Wales

Appointed Secretary of State for Wales

1997

Chairman1997

Government / Conservative Party Government · Chairman of Int Dem Union

Appointed Chairman of the International Democrat Union

Party Leader19 June 1997

Government / Conservative Party Government · Party Leader of CP

Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party

Election31 July 1997

Government / Conservative Party Government · Party Leader of CP · Uxbridge

The Conservatives increase their majority

Save the PoundOctober 1997

Politics / Conservative Party · Leader · London

Launches Conservative opposition to joining the euro.

1998

Conference of Conservatives1998

Government / Conservative Party Government · Party Leader of CP · Bournemouth

The Suns front page read, in a parody of the famous Monty Pythons "Dead Parrot" sketch

Euro Referendum PledgeNovember 1998

Politics / Conservative Party · Leader · London

Promises Conservatives would oppose euro membership without a referendum.

2001

Resignation of William Hague8 June 2001

Politics / Conservative Party · Leader · London

Resigns as Conservative leader after the 2001 general election defeat.

Titles and roles

Chairman of Int Dem Union · Leader · Member of Parliament for Richmond North · Party Leader of CP · Secretary of State for Wales

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.