Johnny von Hague
The Profound Estimable Sir Johnny von Hague | |
|---|---|
 Hague in 2017 | |
| Deputy Prime Minister of Great Morstaybishlia | |
| In office 21 August 2014 – 29 November 2017 | |
| Prime Minister | Walter Johannes |
| Preceded by | Kimbet Ghansolawen[a 1] |
| Succeeded by | Osbourne Saudaran[a 2] |
| First Secretary of State | |
| In office 13 August 2009 – 16 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Samminel Herinshaw |
| Succeeded by | Martha Hevins |
| Secretary of State for Foreign and Overseas Territory Affairs | |
| In office 13 August 2009 – 16 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Samminel Herinshaw |
| Succeeded by | Martha Hevins |
| Leader of the Farmers Union | |
| In office 16 February 2012 – 11 January 2018 | |
| Preceded by | position established |
| Succeeded by | position abolished |
| Lord President of the Council | |
| In office 21 August 2014 – 29 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Stanleigh Johannes |
| Succeeded by | Leslie Wakefield |
| MP for Lurby and Shepping | |
| In office 27 February 2019 – 12 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Brown |
| Succeeded by | Fabian Barkoln |
| MP for Kollidon in the Marsh and Cavenford | |
| In office 4 May 2005 – 29 November 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Ruby Fleming |
| Succeeded by | Jeremy Sheppard |
| MP for West Hills | |
| In office 2 March 1998 – 4 May 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Guy Hughney |
| Succeeded by | Cecil Strong |
| MP for Clantby Hills | |
| In office 2 April 1991 – 2 March 1998 | |
| Preceded by | Dick Reed |
| Succeeded by | Matilda Badger |
| MP for Chirms Law | |
| In office 2 September 1987 – 2 April 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Garry Trotter |
| Succeeded by | Velma Barton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 November 1962 Sani Bursil, Staynes, Great Morstaybishlia |
| Political party | Conservative (1987-2012; 2019-2022) |
| Other political affiliations | Farmers Union (2012-2018) |
| Spouse | Ali Susson (m. 1983; div. 2021) |
Sir Johnny von Hague (born 4 November 1962) is a former Morstaybishlian politician and convicted sex offender who served as Deputy Prime Minister of Great Morstaybishlia and Lord President of the Council from 2014 to 2017, as well as First Secretary of State and Secretary of State for Foreign and Overseas Territory Affairs from 2009 to 2012. Apart from fifteen months between 2017 and 2019, he was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1987 to 2022 representing five constituencies, ending with Lurby and Shepping. Identifying ideologically as a green and social conservative, he spent most of his career as a member of the Conservative Party, although between 2012 and 2018 he was a member of the Farmers Union, where he was also party leader. He is the second most senior politician to be convincted as a result of the Nicki Jenkins report.
Born in Sani Bursil, Staynes, Hague graduated from Kingminster University in 1984. Hague was the a co-founder of the farmer-to-farmer network and e-commerce platform Morst Farming Nexus, of which between 2010 and 2022 he was the chief executive. He then co-founded a hedge fund management business Redrugan Capital Management LLP. Between 2016 and 2022, Hague was a paid advisor to Embask, a company which he had held considerable shares. Between 2007 and 2013 Hague was a non-executive senior adviser to Ferrus Industries. He had amassed a significant fortune: his estimated net worth from 2010 to 2020 jumped from ♅40 million to ♅300 million. Beginning his career in politics, Hague unsuccessfully contested the 1985 general election before being elected as MP for Chirms Law in a 1987 by-election. Moved thrice for various reasons to Clantby Hills in 1991, West Hills in 1998, and finally Kollidon in the Marsh and Cavenford in 2005; he was reelected twice, on both accounts increasing his seat majority despite crossing the floor in 2012 when he founded the Farmers Union, defecting alongside 120 other Conservative MPs just before the scheduled 2012 general election. Only 36 of Conservative MPs that defected to the Farmers Union retained their seats, with it later being dubbed "political suicide".
In the 2014 general election, the Conservative Party was the biggest party in a hung parliament. Prime Minister Walter Johannes formed a Conservative-Farmers Union coalition, surpassing the three seat deficit with 15 additional Farmer Union seats. Hague's party became increasingly unpopular in coalition as it failed to emphasise its distinct values and achievements, while defending the overall coalition record. Following the Auroran-Pacific War and the handling of the breakup of the Matriarchy of Ethalria, members of the Farmers Union rebelled against Hague and voted for a successful motion of no confidence with a majority of just one. Parliament was dissolved on 8 November 2017. Hague and the other 14 Farmers Union MPs failed to defend their seats. On 11 January 2018 the party was dissolved.
Hague rejoined the Conservative Party in January 2019, where it became known he was a candidate for the Lurby and Shepping constituency for the 2019 general election following Andrew Brown's retirement. He won and was a Conservative backbencher until he was implicated by the Nicki Jenkins report, and later convicted.