Former U.K. Conservative Party leader William Hague has been elected as the new chancellor of Oxford University, a prestigious position in British academia. The 800-year-old university announced Hague's election following an online vote by staff and alumni.
Hague will succeed Chris Patten, the former British governor of Hong Kong, who has held the chancellorship since 2003. Hague emerged victorious in the election, surpassing other notable contenders such as former Labour Cabinet minister Peter Mandelson and Elish Angiolini, the former top law officer in Scotland.
