William Hague

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William Hague is the Conservative MP for Richmond.

He was appointed Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs in the incoming Coalition Government in 2010.[1] In July 2014, he left the Foreign and Commonwealth Office to become Leader of the House of Commons. It was simultaneously announced that he would stand down from parliament at the 2015 general election.[2]


FCO Responsibilities

Leads 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

Affiliations

External Resources

Notes

  1. Her Majesty’s Government, Number10.gov.uk, accessed 12 May 2010.
  2. Ministerial reshuffle: Who's out, BBC News, 15 July 2014.