2010 Dissolution Honours
The 2010 Dissolution Honours List was issued on 28 May 2010 at the advice of the outgoing Prime Minister, Gordon Brown. The list was gazetted on 15 June.[1]
Life Peerages
- Timothy Eric Boswell - former Whip and Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- Angela Frances Browning - former Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food.
- Rt Hon John Selwyn Gummer - former Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, and held other senior posts in government and opposition.
- Rt Hon Michael Howard QC - former Home Secretary, and held other senior posts in government and opposition.
- John Craddock Maples - former Economic Secretary, and held other senior posts in government and opposition.
- Sir Michael Spicer - former Government Minister for Housing and Chairman of Parliamentary and Scientific Committee,
- Rt Hon Hilary Jane Armstrong - former Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Social Exclusion, and held other senior posts in government.
- Rt Hon Desmond (Des) Henry Browne - former Secretary of State for Defence and held other senior posts in government.
- Quentin Davies - former Government Minister, Defence.
- Rt Hon Beverley Hughes - former Minister of State, Children, Schools and Families.
- Rt Hon John Hutton - former Secretary of State for Business, and held other senior posts in government.
- Rt Hon James (Jim) Philip Knight, Former Minister of State.
- Rt Hon Tommy McAvoy - former Government Deputy Chief Whip.
- Rt Hon John McFall - former Chair of Treasury Select Committee and MP for West Dunbartonshire.
- Rt Hon John Leslie Prescott - former Deputy Prime Minister and First Secretary of State, and held other senior posts in government.
- Rt Hon Dr John Reid - former Home Secretary, and held other senior posts in government.
- Rt Hon Angela Smith - former Minister of State, Cabinet Office.
- Rt Hon James Donnelly (Don) Touhig - former Parliamentary under Secretary of State (Minister for Veterans), Ministry of Defence.
- Rt Hon Michael David Wilis - former Minister of State, Ministry of Justice.
- Richard Allan - former MP for Sheffield Hallam and Chair of the Information Select Committee.
- Matthew Owen John Taylor - former MP for Truro and St Austell, Chair of National Housing Federation.
- George Philip (Phil) Willis - former MP for Harrogate and Knaresborough, Former Chair of Science and Technology Select Committee.
- Rt Hon Ian R K Paisley - former First Minister and DUP Leader.
- Sir Ian Blair - former Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police.
Working Peers
- Guy Vaughan Black - former Director Press Complaints Commission, Executive Director Telegraph Media Group.
- Dame Margaret Eaton OBE - Chairman of Local Government Association.
- Edward Peter Lawless Faulks QC - barrister, leading practitioner, crime and personal injuries practice.
- John Gardiner - Deputy Chief Executive of Countryside Alliance.
- Helen Margaret Newlove - campaigner against anti-social behaviour.
- Doral Amarshi Popat - businessman, Chief Executive of TLC Group, specialising in healthcare and hospitality.
- Shireen Olive Ritchie - Local Government Councillor, specialises in areas of adult and children’s social care.
- Deborah Stedman-Scott OBE, DL, FRSA - Chief Executive of Tomorrow’s People, national employment charity working in deprived areas of UK.
- Nat Wei - a member of Teach First’s founding team and also a founder of Future Leaders.
- Hon Simon Adam Wolfson - Chief Executive of NEXT plc.
- Sir Jeremy Hugh Beecham DL - senior figure in English local government and first Chairman of the Local Government Association.
- Rt Hon Paul Boateng - former Government Minister and MP for Brent South.
- Rita Margaret Donaghy CBE - former Chair Conciliation and Arbitration Service.
- Jeannie Drake - former Deputy General Secretary of the Communication Workers Union.
- Dr Dianne Hayter - Chair of Legal Services Consumer Panel.
- Anna Healy - former Government and political adviser, serving in numerous government departments.
- Roy Kennedy - Labour Party’s Director of Finance and Compliance, long serving member of the Labour Party.
- Rt Hon Helen Lawrie Liddell - former Secretary State of Scotland.
- Roger John Liddle - former Special Adviser on Europe.
- Rt Hon Dr Jack Wilson McConnell - former First Minister of Scotland.
- John Stephen Monks - General Secretary, European Trades Union Confederation.
- Sue Nye - former Director of Government Relations, Prime Minister’s Office.
- Maeve Sherlock OBE - former Chief Executive of the Refugee Council and Former Special Advisor to Chancellor.
- Robert Wilfrid (Wilf) Stevenson - former Director of the Smith Institute and Special Adviser to the PM.
- Margaret Wheeler MBE - Director of Organisation and Staff Development for the public service union UNISON.
- Michael Williams - former Special Adviser on Foreign Affairs.
- Floella Benjamin OBE DL - actor, presenter and campaigner for children’s issues.
- Mike German OBE AM - former Deputy First Minister (Wales).
- Meral Hussein Ece OBE - Local Government Councillor in Islington, advocate of equality issues.
- Sir Kenneth (Ken) Macdonald QC - former Director of Public Prosecutions.
- Kathryn (Kate) Jane Parminter - former Chief Executive of Campaign to Protect Rural England.
- John Shipley OBE - leading Local Government Councillor in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Knights Bachelor
- Keith Hill - Hill later declined his honour saying he would find the title "embarrassing".[2]
- Mr William (Bill) O’Brien - former MP for Normanton 1983-2005.
- Rt Hon Ian McCartney - former Minister of State, FCO and DTI and held other senior posts in government.
Privy Council
- Dominic Grieve QC MP - Attorney-General.
- Greg Clark MP - Minister of State, Department of Communities and Local Government.
- Alan Duncan MP - Minister of State, Department for International Development.
- Chris Grayling MP - Minister of State, Department of Work and Pensions.
- Nick Herbert MP - Minister of State, Ministry of Justice and the Home Office.
- Baroness Neville-Jones of Hutton Roof DCMG - Minister of State, Home Office.
- Grant Shapps MP - Minister of State, Department of Communities and Local Government.
- Theresa Villiers MP - Minister of State, Department for Transport.
- David Willetts MP - Minister of State, Department for Business, Innovation and Skills.
- David Mundell MP - Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Scotland Office.
- John Randall MP - Deputy Chief Whip (Treasurer of Her Majesty’s Household).
- Mark Francois MP Government Whip (Vice Chamberlain of Her Majesty’s Household).
- Nigel Dodds OBE MP MLA
- Joan Ruddock MP
- Lord West of Spithead GCB
- Carwyn Jones AM - First Minister for Wales.
- Alex Fergusson MSP
References
- ^ "No. 59459". The London Gazette (Supplement). 15 June 2010. p. 11151.
- ^ "Former Streatham MP turns down knighthood". Streatham Guardian. 18 June 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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