British government recognitions
As part of the British honours system , the Special Honours are issued at the King's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours confer the award of the Order of the Garter , Order of the Thistle , Order of Merit , Royal Victorian Order and the Order of St John . Life Peers are at times also awarded as special honours.
Miss Jane Bonham Carter , Member, Advisory Board, Centre for Reform and Member, Advisory Board for Britain and Europe.[ 1]
Ms Nicola Jane Chapman , chair, Leeds United Disabled Organisation.
Dr. Frances Gertrude Claire D’Souza , C.M.G., lately executive director, International Centre Against Censorship.
Kishwer Falkner , Chief Executive, Students Partnership Worldwide.Dr. Ruth Beatrice Henig , C.B.E., J.P., D.L., formerly Senior Lecturer, Lancaster University .
Margaret Josephine McDonagh , formerly General Secretary of the Labour Party .Delyth Jane Morgan , Chief Executive, Breakthrough Breast Cancer .Mrs. Patricia Morris , O.B.E., Vice Chairman, Conservative Party .
Professor Elaine Murphy , chairman, North East London Strategic Health Authority.
Rabbi Dame Julia (Babette Sarah) Neuberger , D.B.E., Writer and Broadcaster.
Ms Margaret Theresa Prosser , O.B.E., Chair of Women's National Commission and formerly Deputy General Secretary of the Transport and General Workers Union .
Janet Anne Royall , Head of the European Commission Office in Wales.Margaret Mary Wall , formerly National Secretary and Head of Policy, AMICUS .Professor Lola Young, O.B.E. , lately Head of Culture, Greater London Authority . Sir David Alliance , C.B.E., Chairman, N. Brown Group .[ 2]
Professor Sir (Sushantha) Kumar Bhattacharyya , C.B.E., Professor of Manufacturing and Director, Warwick Manufacturing Group, University of Warwick .
Professor Sir Alec (Nigel) Broers , President of the Royal Academy of Engineering .
Sir Ewen (James Hanning) Cameron , D.L., lately Chairman, Countryside Agency .
Patrick Robert Carter , Chair, Sport England and author of recent report on offenders.Paul Rudd Drayson , Co-Founder, PowderJect Pharmaceuticals plc.Hugh John Maxwell Dykes , Associate Member, Quilter, Hilton, Goodison Stockbrokers .Air Marshal Sir Timothy Garden , K.C.B., Writer and Broadcaster.
The Right Honourable Sir Edward (Alan John) George , G.B.E., formerly Governor, Bank of England .
Professor Anthony Giddens , formerly Director of the London School of Economics and Political Science .
Philip Gould , Chairman, Philip Gould Associates.The Reverend Dr. Leslie John Griffiths , Superintendent Minister, Wesley's Chapel , London.
Garry Richard Rushby Hart , Special Adviser to the Secretary of State for Constitutional Affairs .Dr. Edward Haughey , O.B.E., J.P., Chairman, Norbrook Laboratories Ltd.
Alan Robert Haworth , Secretary to the Parliamentary Labour Party .Councillor Greville Patrick Charles Howard , Chairman, Wicksteed Leisure Ltd.
Sir (Harold) Stanley Kalms , President, Dixons Groups plc .
Sir John (Olav) Kerr , G.C.M.G., formerly Secretary-General, European Convention .
Irvine Alan Stewart Laidlaw , Chairman, Institute for International Research .Alexander Park Leitch , Chairman, National Employment Panel and formerly Chief Executive, Zurich Financial Services (UKISA Asia Pacific) Ltd.William David McKenzie , formerly Partner, Pricewaterhouse , Accountants.John Alston Maxton , formerly Labour Member of Parliament for Glasgow Cathcart .Dr. Diljit Singh Rana , M.B.E., Founder, Andras House Ltd, and First Honorary Indian Consul in Northern Ireland.
The Reverend John Roger Roberts , formerly Methodist Minister for Wales.
Richard Andrew Rosser , J.P., General Secretary, Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association .Edward Rowlands , C.B.E., formerly Labour Member of Parliament for Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney .Peter Charles Snape , formerly Labour Member of Parliament for West Bromwich East .Leonard Steinberg , Founder, Stanley Leisure plc. Former Deputy Treasurer, Conservative Party .Dr. Peter Derek Truscott , formerly Labour Member of the European Parliament for Hertfordshire .Denis Tunnicliffe , C.B.E., Chairman, UKAEA and of Rail Safety and Standards Board .Sir Iain (David Thomas) Vallance , Vice-Chairman, Royal Bank of Scotland .
Sir Anthony (Ian) Young , formerly Senior Deputy General Secretary, Communication Workers’ Union .
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