Former foreign secretary and Conservative Party Leader Lord William Hague has been elected as new chancellor of the Oxford University.
After succeeding Lord Patten, William Hague will serve as 160th chancellor over the past 800 years of the university.
He will assume the role from January 1, 2025 and serve for a decade.
During his apprenticeship, he was elected as president of university’s much-esteemed debating society and active participant of several clubs and societies at Oxford University. Furthermore, he has a splendid career in politics. He has served as head of the Conservative Party in United Kingdom. He became the leader of the Conservative Party at the age of 36. This reflects that he has excellent leadership skills.
Later, he resigned as party leader in 2001 after suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of Tony Blair from New Labour Party.
After nine years, he found himself back in government as foreign secretary of United Kingdom, a role he held for four years.
He hung up his gloves from frontline politics in 2015, after 26 years as the Member of Parliament for Richmond in North Yorkshire.
It is pertinent to note that the role of Oxford’s chancellor has symbolic significance, yet it plays key role in upholding the dignity and tradition of the university.
It is hoped that the election of Lord William Hague will highlight the importance of the institution at international level, adding to its veneration.
The designation came into the mainstream and regular discussion in Pakistan when Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf founder imprisoned Imran Khan applied for contesting the election of chancellor.
However, Oxford University has not included his name among final list of candidates.
Imran Khan who was graduated form the esteemed university gained media attention for applying the post.
