William Hague: From Tory Boy to Tory Leader Book

At the close of the last British Conservative Government in May 1997, William Hague was Secretary of State for Wales, unknown for little apart from his youth (he was the youngest cabinet minister since Harold Wilson) and the speech which, as a precocious 16 year old, he had delivered to the Conservative Party Conference in 1977. Within 20 years of that speech, Hague has been elected leader of the party, with a mission to rebuild its fortunes after the devastating election defeat of May 1997. But had his chance to lead come too soon? This first biography of Britian's Conservative leader describes his Yorkshire childhood, his education at Oxford and his inexhorable rise through the party ranks to become an MP at 27, cabinet minister at 34 and party leader at 36. BBC journalist Jo-Anne Nadler analyses his path to power and his prosects for becoming the next Tory Prime Minister.Read More