Lord Hague inaugurated as university chancellor
William Hague will be formally inaugurated as Oxford University chancellor today.
Lord Hague will become the 160th recorded chancellor in the University's history and will succeed Lord Patten of Barnes, who announced his retirement from the post in February 2024.
The ceremony will take place in the Sheldonian theatre in Oxford.
Lord Hague previously said he regarded his election for the position "as the greatest honour of my life".
Profile: William Hague
The 10-year role dates back at least 800 years.
Duties include advisory and fundraising work and acting as an ambassador for the University at local, national and international events.
Lord Hague graduated from Magdalen College in 1982, where he studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics.
He was president of the Oxford Union, the university's esteemed debating society, during his time as a student.
He became leader of the Conservative in 1997 at the age of just 36, and later became foreign secretary from 2010 to 2014.
Lord Hague spent 26 years as the MP for Richmond in North Yorkshire.
He won the final run-off of voting that took place throughout November against Lady Elish Angiolini by a margin of 1600 votes.
He said he would "dedicate myself in the coming years to serving the university I love".
"What happens at Oxford in the next decade is critical to the success of the UK," Lord Hague added.
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