The Rt Hon The Lord Hague of Richmond is Chair of the Reuters Institute's Advisory Board. He is also Chancellor of the University of Oxford’s Chancellor.

William Hague served for 26 years in the House of Commons in many senior roles, in particular Secretary of State for Wales 1995-1997, Leader of the Conservative Party 1997-2001, and First Secretary of State and Foreign Secretary 2010-2014. He played a leading role in the negotiations that led to a coalition government in 2010.

As Minister for Disabled People he was responsible for the landmark Disability Discrimination Act of 1995, the year he was appointed to the Privy Council. He became the most widely travelled Foreign Secretary in British history and was known globally for the Campaign to Prevent Sexual Violence in Conflict, which he co-founded with Angelina Jolie.

Lord Hague studied at Magdalen College, becoming President of the Oxford Union and graduating in 1982 with First Class honours and the College Prize in PPE. Later he took an MBA at INSEAD in France.