William Hague
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William Hague was the Conservative MP for Richmond from 1989 to 2015. He was replaced by Rishi Sunak in the 2015 election.[1]
He was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the incoming Coalition Government in 2010.[2] In July 2014, he left the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to become First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons. It was simultaneously announced that he would stand down from parliament at the 2015 general election.[3]
Contents
FCO responsibilities
At the FCO Hague led on:
- Overall responsibility for the work of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office
- Strategy and Policy Planning
- Communications
- Honours
- Whitehall Liaison Department
- FCO Finance
- FCO Estates and Security
- FCO Information and Technology
- Legal Advisers
Special advisers
- Arminka Helic
- Chloe Dalton - August 2010
- Christopher White, Special Adviser to the Leader of the House of Commons, for both Hague and Andrew Lansley MP in this position. Previous was Special Adviser to the Government Chief Whip, the Rt Hon Patrick McLoughlin MP
Donations
In November 2009 Hague received a donation of £12,500.00 from property investor Nick Leslau.[4]
Affiliations
- Centre for Social Justice - Advisory Board member
External Resources
- Rt Hon William Hague MP Conservative Party profile
- Twitter williamjhague
- Hansard Mr William Hague
- Guardian William Hague: Electoral history and profile
- Public Whip Voting Record — William Hague MP, Richmond (Yorks)
- TheyWorkForYou.com William Hague, Conservative MP for Richmond (Yorks)
- Westminster Parliamentary Record William Hague MP
Notes
- ↑ BBC News Richmond, accessed 11 May 2015.
- ↑ Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
- ↑ Ministerial reshuffle: Who's out, BBC News, 15 July 2014.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 3 April 2015.
