William Hague was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire and caused a sensation at the age of sixteen by speaking at the Conservative party's national conference. Subsequently, Hague went to Magdalen College, Oxford and while there was President of the Oxford Union. He was elected to Parliament for Richmond, North Yorkshire in 1989, and entered the Cabinet in 1995 as Secretary of State for Wales. In 1997, Hague was elected leader of the Conservative Party in succession to John Major. Whilst now on the backbenches, he occasionally still speaks in the House of Commons on the issues of the day.
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