2010 Dissolution Honours
British government recognitions
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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
Conservative
- 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, Leader of the Conservative Party, 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.
Labour
- 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.
- Rt Hon. 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 Evans Smith (of Basildon), 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 Wills, former Minister of State, Ministry of Justice.
Liberal Democrats
- 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
Conservative
- Guy Vaughan Black, former Director of Press Complaints Commission and executive director of Telegraph Media Group.
- Dame Margaret Eaton, DBE, 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.
Labour
- 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 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 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.
Liberal Democrats
- Floella Benjamin, DL, actor, presenter and campaigner for children's issues.
- Mike German, 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
- 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.
Refusals
Outgoing Labour MP Keith Hill claimed he was offered a knighthood but declined it, saying he would find the title "embarrassing".[2]
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 21 July 2011. Retrieved 24 June 2010.
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- Downing Street announcement of the list
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