13 Facts About William Hague

1. The William Hague-based court dropped the charges facing Ruto and radio journalist.

2. In 2015 William Hague purchased a £2.5 million country house, Cyfronydd Hall, in Powys, Wales.

3. In August 2012, William Hague declared that Julian Assange, the WikiLeaks organisation founder, would not be granted political asylum by the United Kingdom.

4. In February 2012, William Hague warned in a BBC interview about Iran's "increasing willingness to contemplate" terrorism around the world.

5. In September 2011, William Hague said that the Euro is "a burning building with no exits" for some of the countries which adopted the currency.

6. In June 2011, William Hague said that Britain helped initiate "distasteful" peace talks with the Taliban in Afghanistan.

7. In June 2011, William Hague dismissed Tony Blair's vision for an elected-head of the European Union by insisting that member states have more pressing priorities than further "constitutional tinkering".

8. On 20 November 2012, William Hague recognised the National Coalition for Syrian Revolutionary and Opposition Forces as the "sole legitimate representative" of the Syrian people, and a credible alternative to the current Syrian Government.

9. On 1 April 2012, William Hague met 74 other nations at a Friends of Syria Group conference in Istanbul, Turkey.

10. In March 2012, William Hague ordered the evacuation of all British diplomats from Syria and closed the UK embassy in Damascus because of mounting security threats.

11. On 24 February 2012, William Hague recognised the Syrian National Council as a "legitimate representative" of the country.

12. In August 2010, William Hague set out a values-based foreign policy, stating that: "We cannot have a foreign policy without a conscience.

13. At the age of 36, William Hague was tasked with rebuilding the Conservative Party by attempting to build a more modern image.