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2022 Political Honours
As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours. Life Peerage Conservative Party * Richard Harrington, to be ''Baron Harrington of Watford'', ''of Watford in the County of Hertfordshire'' – 15 March 2022 * Sir Christopher Bellamy, , to be ''Baron Bellamy'', ''of Waddesdon in the County of Buckinghamshire'' – 14 June 2022 * Nick Markham, , to be ''Baron Markham'', ''of East Horsley in the County of Surrey'' – 7 October 2022 * Dominic Johnson, , to be ''Baron Johnson of Lainston'', ''of Lainston in the County of Hampshire'' – 19 October 2022 * Simon Murray, ''Baron Murray of Blidworth'', ''of Blidworth in the County of Nottinghamshire'' – 21 October 2022 * The Right Honourable Sir Nicholas Soames, to be ''Baron Soames of Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
British Honours System
In the United Kingdom and the British Overseas Territories, personal bravery, achievement, or service are rewarded with honours. The honours system consists of three types of award: *Honours are used to recognise merit in terms of achievement and service; * Decorations tend to be used to recognise specific deeds; * Medals are used to recognise service on a particular operation or in a specific theatre, long or valuable service, and good conduct. Appointments to the various orders and awards of other honours are usually published in '' The London Gazette''. Brief history Although the Anglo-Saxon monarchs are known to have rewarded their loyal subjects with rings and other symbols of favour, it was the Normans who introduced knighthoods as part of their feudal government. The first English order of chivalry, the Order of the Garter, was created in 1348 by Edward III. Since then, the system has evolved to address the changing need to recognise other forms of service to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Angie Bray, Baroness Bray Of Coln
Angela Lavinia Bray, Baroness Bray of Coln (born 13 October 1953) is a British Conservative Party politician who was the Member of the London Assembly for West Central from 2000 to 2008, and Member of Parliament (MP) for Ealing Central and Acton from 2010 to 2015. Early life and career Bray was born in Croydon to Benedict Eustace Charles Tevery Bray and Patricia Measures who were residents of the Isle of Man. She was educated at Downe House School, Thatcham, and later attended the University of St Andrews, where she studied medieval history. In 1979 she joined the British Forces Broadcasting Service in Gibraltar; a year later she joined LBC Radio as a presenter, producer and reporter. Political career She was employed as head of broadcasting at Conservative Central Office from 1989. She was a press officer for John Major's 1990 leadership campaign. During the 1992 general election campaign she served as press secretary to Chris Patten, the Chairman of the Conservative Part ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frances O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady Of Upper Holloway
Frances Lorraine Maria O'Grady, Baroness O'Grady of Upper Holloway (born 9 November 1959) became the General Secretary of the British Trades Union Congress (TUC) in 2013, the first woman to hold the position. After O'Grady presented her resignation in 2022, Paul Nowak was selected to succeed her in January 2023; O'Grady sits as a life peer in the House of Lords. Early life and family O'Grady was born in Oxford, one of five siblings in a family of Irish descent, and was brought up in the Roman Catholic faith. Her father was a shop steward at the Leyland car plant in Cowley. She was educated at Milham Ford School, a grammar school which became comprehensive during her time there. At Manchester University, she earned a BA Hons in politics and modern history. She received a Diploma in Industrial Relations and Trade Union Studies at Middlesex Polytechnic. She has two adult children, whom she raised as a working single parent, and currently lives in London. Career O'Grady worked f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom Watson, Baron Watson Of Wyre Forest
Thomas Anthony Watson, Baron Watson of Wyre Forest (born 8 January 1967) is a British former politician who served as Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2015 to 2019 and Shadow Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport from 2016 to 2019. A member of the Labour Party, he was Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich East from 2001 to 2019. Since 2022 he has been a member of the House of Lords. Born in Sheffield, Watson was raised in Kidderminster where he was educated at King Charles I School. He first became involved in Labour Party and trade union activism when studying at the University of Hull and was chair of the National Organisation of Labour Students from 1992 to 1993. After working in marketing and advertising, he began working full-time for the Labour Party, including on its 1997 general election campaign, and then for the Amalgamated Engineering and Electrical Union. Elected MP for West Bromwich East at the 2001 general election, Watson was ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Prentis
David Prentis, Baron Prentis of Leeds (born 29 May 1948) is a British trade unionist and former General Secretary of UNISON, the United Kingdom's largest trade union. He was originally elected in 2000. He was re-elected in March 2005, with 77% of the vote, in 2010 (with 67% of the vote), and in 2015 (with 49% of the vote). Early life Prentis was born and brought up in Leeds where he attended St Michael's College from 1959 to 1967. He went to the University of London where he took a BA in History, then studied Economic History at the London School of Economics. This was followed by a master's degree in Industrial Relations at the University of Warwick. Trade unions He joined NALGO in 1975, and in 1990 he became its deputy general secretary. He was UNISON's deputy general secretary (DGS) from its formation in July 1993, when it was formed from NALGO, NUPE and CoHSE. UNISON leadership In his role as the deputy general secretary, Prentis directed UNISON's national negotiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruth Smeeth
Ruth Lauren Smeeth, Baroness Anderson of Stoke-on-Trent (''née'' Anderson; born 29 June 1979) is a British Labour Party politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Stoke-on-Trent North from 2015 until 2019. Since 2022 she has been a member of the House of Lords. Early life Smeeth was born in Edinburgh, Scotland. Her mother is from east London, and her father is a Scottish trade unionist. Her maternal family is Jewish, and arrived in London during the 1890s, having escaped Russian pogroms. However, she had no contact with her father after her parents divorced when she was aged three. Smeeth attended school and taught at a Jewish school in Bristol, where her mother was later deputy general secretary for Amicus, and in her early life travelled extensively across the UK due to her mother's work. Smeeth graduated with a degree in Politics and International Relations from the University of Birmingham in 2000. She worked as a policy and research officer for a trade unio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fiona Twycross, Baroness Twycross
Fiona Ruth Twycross, Baroness Twycross (born 29 May 1969) is a Labour Party politician. She was born in South London before moving to Oxford. She studied at Cheney School in Oxford before going on to study Scandinavian Studies at the University of Edinburgh and has a PhD in contemporary Scandinavian literature. She subsequently studied Public Policy and Management at Birkbeck, University of London. She has lived and worked in the East Midlands, Yorkshire and the Humber and the North East. Career Prior her election as a member of the London Assembly, Twycross worked for Diabetes UK, as Head of Governance having previously worked as the charity's Head of Campaigns and Volunteer Development. She has also worked for the Labour Party as Regional Director in Yorkshire and the Humber and the North East, and was Agent for the Sedgefield by-election in which Phil Wilson MP replaced Tony Blair after his resignation from parliament. Twycross was placed third on Labour's Assembly list fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota
Kuldip Singh Sahota, Baron Sahota is a British Labour Councillor for Malinslee & Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council, who has served as Leader of the council.Report by Sue Austin. Sahota was born in India of Sikh Punjabi heritage, the son of a foundry worker who emigrated to England in 1957, Sahota joining his father in 1966. Sahota worked for 15 years at the factory of GKN Sankey in Telford before going into full-time political work and going into private business. Sahota, who had been active in his trade union at work in industry, was elected as Labour Councillor for Malinslee & Dawley Bank on Telford and Wrekin Council. He served as Leader of the Council between 2011 and 2015. In October 2022, it was announced that he would receive a life peerage in the 2022 Special Honours. On 2 November 2022, he was created Baron Sahota, ''of Telford in the County of Shropshire''. Sahota is married to Sukhi and has two sons. He assists in his wife's restaurant business. They l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sonny Leong, Baron Leong
Sonny Leong, Baron Leong, (born September 1953), is a British Labour Party politician. Career Leong co-founded Cavendish Publishing in 1990. The company made £250,000 in its first year. In 2001, he was appointed managing director of Cavendish Publishing, with a 30-percent stake in the company. By 2003, it was the largest independent law publisher in the United Kingdom. In 2006, Leong sold Cavendish Publishing to Taylor & Francis. He left Taylor & Francis in 2007 to join One Charter, a private jet business, as a non-executive director. Formerly the Chair of Chinese for Labour, in October 2022, it was announced that he would receive a life peerage in the 2022 Special Honours. On 31 October 2022, he was created Baron Leong, ''of Chilton in the County of Oxfordshire and of Camden Town in the London Borough of Camden''. Personal life Leong and his wife, Gita, have a daughter, Sonya. He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 Birthday Hono ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sharon Taylor, Baroness Taylor Of Stevenage
Sharon Jane Taylor, Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, (born 19 January 1956), is a British politician and life peer. She served as the leader of Stevenage Borough Council in Hertfordshire between 2006 and 2022. In October 2022, it was announced that she would receive a life peerage, sitting in the House of Lords for the Labour Party. On 28 October 2022, she was created ''Baroness Taylor of Stevenage, of Stevenage in the County of Hertfordshire''. She took her seat on 31 October 2022. A member of the Labour Party, Taylor became a local councillor in 1997, representing her home area of Symonds Green, and leader of the council in 2006. Before this, she was Head of Executive Support at Hertfordshire Constabulary. Before that, she worked for John Lewis and British Aerospace. In 2008, Taylor became a county councillor for Hertfordshire County Council. In the 2010, 2015 and 2017 general elections, she unsuccessfully contested the constituency of Stevenage. She was appointed an Officer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tony Sewell, Baron Sewell Of Sanderstead
Cleveland Anthony Sewell, Baron Sewell of Sanderstead, (born 1959) is a British educational consultant and founder and chair of the educational charity Generating Genius. In July 2020, Sewell was appointed chair of the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities tasked with looking into race disparity in the UK. Sewell sits as a life peer in the House of Lords. He has been described as an admirer of the Black conservative scholar Thomas Sowell. Early life and education Tony Sewell was born in Brixton in 1959 and grew up in Penge, Bromley. Sewell's parents arrived in London in the 1950s from Jamaica. During his childhood, Sewell was a member of the Scouts and much of his adolescence was spent in church youth-group activities in and around Sydenham. In 1981, Sewell graduated from the University of Essex with a BA degree in English Literature. He subsequently received a PhD degree in Education from the University of Nottingham in 1995, for his thesis "The relationship between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kate Lampard, Baroness Lampard
Kathryn Felice Lampard, Baroness Lampard, (born 20 April 1960) is an English former barrister. She undertook a number of senior non executive roles within the National Health Service, including chairing SouthEast Coast Strategic Health Authority. She is also a former Deputy Chairwoman of the Financial Ombudsman Service. In 2012 she was appointed by the Department of Health to oversee its investigation into the activities of the late broadcaster Jimmy Savile at Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Leeds General Infirmary, Broadmoor Hospital, and elsewhere within the National Health Service after allegations of sexual abuse by Savile. In 2015 Lampard was appointed by Serco Plc to undertake an independent review of the circumstances surrounding allegations, made in a Channel 4 news report, of the mistreatment of detainees at Yarl's Wood Immigration Removal Centre. In 2017 she was appointed by G4S plc to undertake an independent review of the circumstances surrounding allegations, made in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
