William Hague

The Right Honourable William Jefferson Hague (born March 26, 1961) is a British politician and former leader of the Conservative Party. Hague was born in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, into an upper-middle class family in a strongly working-class area, and caused a sensation at the age of sixteen by speaking at the Conservative party's 1977 national conference. This appearance is so infamous that the comedian Harry Enfield based his Tory Boy character on it, long before Hague emerged as a well-known politican.

Hague Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle, 15 June 1999

• Rt. Hon. William Hague MP — Leader of Her Majesty's Loyal Opposition and Leader of the British Conservative Party
• Rt. Hon. Francis Maude MP — Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer
• John Maples MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• Rt. Hon. Ann Widdecombe MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
• Rt. Hon. Michael Ancram QC MP — Chairman of the Conservative Party
• Rt. Hon. Theresa May MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment
• Rt. Hon. Sir George Young Bt MP — Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Constitutional Affairs spokesman
• Rt. Hon. Lord Strathclyde PC — Shadow Leader of the House of Lords
• Rt. Hon. Iain Duncan Smith MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
• Angela Browning MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
• Rt. Hon. John Redwood MP — Shadow Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions
• Tim Yeo MP — Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
• Gary Streeter MP — Shadow Secretary of State for International Development
• Rt. Hon. David Heathcoat-Amory MP — Shadow Chief Secretary to the Treasury
• Peter Ainsworth MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport
• Rt. Hon. Andrew Mackay MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
• Dr Liam Fox MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Health
• David Willets MP — Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security
• Rt. Hon. James Arbuthnot MP — Opposition Chief Whip
• Lord Henley — Lords Opposition Chief Whip

Junior Shadow Ministers

• Edward Garnier QC MP — Shadow Attorney General
• Lord Kingsland QC — Shadow Lord Chancellor
• Bernard Jenkin MP — Shadow Minister for Transport
• Andrew Lansley MP — Shadow Cabinet Office Minister

Changes from 2 December 1998

• Peter Lilley leaves the Shadow Cabinet
• Lord Parkinson leaves the Shadow Cabinet
• Michael Howard leaves the Shadow Cabinet
• Gillian Shephard leaves the Shadow Cabinet
• Sir Norman Fowler leaves the Shadow Cabinet
• Sir Nicholas Lyell leaves the Shadow Ministerial Team
• Theresa May enters the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment
• Angela Browning enters the Shadow Cabinet as Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry
• Edward Garnier enters the Shadow Ministerial Team as Shadow Attorney General
• Bernard Jenkin enters the Shadow Ministerial Team as Shadow Transport Minister
• Andrew Lansley enters the Shadow Ministerial Team as Shadow Cabinet Office Minister
• Ann Widdecombe moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Health to Shadow Secretary of State for the Home Department
• John Maples moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Defence to Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs
• John Redwood moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Trade and Industry to Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Transport and the Regions
• Michael Ancram moves from Vice-Chairman of the Party to Chairman of the Conservative Party
• Liam Fox moves from Constitutional Affairs spokesman to Shadow Secretary of State for Health
• Iain Duncan Smith moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security to Shadow Secretary of State for Defence
• David Willets moves from Shadow Secretary of State for Education and Employment to Shadow Secretary of State for Social Security