The Rt Hon. the Lord Hague of Richmond
Conservative
Member of the House of Lords
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Lord Hague of Richmond's full title is The Rt Hon. the Lord Hague of Richmond. His name is William Jefferson Hague, and he is currently on leave of absence from the House of Lords.
Allowance claims · 2026
Data not yet released for 2026 — the Lords Finance Office publishes monthly CSVs ~6-8 weeks after month-end.
Party history
1989-02-23 → present
Conservative
current
Government posts
2014-07-15 → 2015-05-08
First Secretary of State and Leader of the House of Commons
2010-05-12 → 2014-07-15
Foreign Secretary and First Secretary of State
1995-07-05 → 1997-05-01
Secretary of State for Wales
1994-07-20 → 1995-07-05
Minister of State (Department of Social Security)
1993-05-27 → 1994-07-20
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Social Security)
Opposition posts
2005-12-08 → 2010-05-06
Shadow Secretary of State (Foreign Affairs)
1997-06-19 → 2001-09-13
Leader of HM Official Opposition
Committee memberships
2002-06-19 → 2005-05-05
House of Lords Reform (Joint Committee)
2014-07-15 → 2015-03-30
Speaker's Committee for the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority
2014-07-15 → 2015-03-30
Public Accounts Commission
Contact
Parliamentary office
contactholmember@parliament.uk
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
020 7219 5353 · House of Lords, London, SW1A 0PW
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APPGs (2026) · 0 active officership(s)
No APPG officerships found for this peer. (Officer matching is by name —
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Written parliamentary questions · 2026
No written questions tabled in 2026.
Bills sponsored & supported · 2026
0 bills
0 as lead sponsor
0 as supporter
No bills sponsored or supported in 2026.
Source: UK Parliament Bills API. "Lead" sponsor is the
primary mover (sortOrder = 1); "Supporter" rows are
members of either House who
backed the bill at introduction. Year is the bill's first-reading
date.
Historic bills (all-time)
4 bills
3 as lead sponsor
1 as supporter
| Bill | Info | Role | Status | Introduced |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| House of Commons Commission Act 2015 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2015-02-04 | |
| European Union (Croatian Accession and Irish Protocol) Act 2013 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2012-10-18 | |
| European Union (Approval of Treaty Amendment Decision) Act 2012 | Supported | Royal Assent | 2012-05-10 | |
| European Union Act 2011 | Sponsored | Royal Assent | 2010-11-11 |
Same source as the year-scoped panel above, but unconstrained by
year. The "Sponsored" tag = lead sponsor; "Supported" = backed at
introduction. Sorted newest first.