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2024 Special Honours
As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch of the United Kingdom, Monarch's At His Majesty's pleasure, 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 * Donald Cameron, Baron Cameron of Lochiel, Donald Cameron of Lochiel, to be ''Baron Cameron of Lochiel'', ''of Achnacarry in the County of Inverness'' – 4 March 2024 * Charles Banner, Baron Banner, Charles Banner, , to be ''Baron Banner'', ''of Barnt Green in the County of Worcestershire'' – 6 March 2024 * Franck Petitgas, Baron Petitgas, Franck Petitgas, to be ''Baron Petitgas'', ''of Bosham in the County of West Sussex'' – 7 March 2024 * Peter Booth, Baron Booth, Peter Booth, to be ''Baron Booth'', ''of Houghton-le-Spring in the City of Sunderland'' – 7 March 2024 * Cllr John Fuller, Bar ... [...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] |
Ayesha Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika
Ayesha Yousef Hazarika, Baroness Hazarika, (born 15 December 1975) is a Scottish broadcaster, journalist and political commentator, and former political adviser to senior Labour Party politicians. Early life Hazarika was born in Bellshill Maternity Hospital, North Lanarkshire, Scotland, to Indian Muslim parents who immigrated from Assam, and was raised in Coatbridge. She was educated at Laurel Bank, an all-girls school in Glasgow, and studied law at the University of Hull. Hazarika had planned to become a solicitor before deciding instead to train as a journalist. Comedy While working as a press officer at the Department of Trade and Industry, Hazarika was persuaded by a friend to take a comedy course run by comedian Logan Murray. She began to perform paid comedy gigs alongside her day job at the DTI. In 2003, Hazarika was a semi-finalist in the Channel 4 stand-up comedy competition ''So You Think You're Funny'', but chose to focus on her work as a political adviser. Afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of Dorset
The Office of the Lord Lieutenant was created during the reign of Henry VIII (1509-1547), taking over the military duties of the Sheriff of Dorset and control of the military forces of the Crown. From 1569, there was provision for the appointment of Deputy Lieutenants, and in 1662 the Lord-Lieutenant was given entire control of the militia. The Forces Act of 1871 transferred this function back to the Crown, and in 1921, the office lost its power to call upon men of the county to fight in case of need. Appointment and Current Duties Lord Lieutenants are appointed by The Queen for each county in the United Kingdom, to represent the Crown. They are non-political and retire at the age of 75. The post is unpaid. The five main duties of the Lord Lieutenant are: * Arranging visits to the county by members of the Royal family and escorting Royal visitors; * Presenting medals and awards on behalf of Her Majesty, and advising on honours nominations; * As Custos Rotulorum of Dorset, leadin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of The West Midlands
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of West Midlands since the creation of that office on 1 April 1974. * Charles Ian Finch-Knightley, 11th Earl of Aylesford 1 April 1974 – 1993 * Sir Robert Richard Taylor 16 December 1993 – 2007 * Paul Sabapathy, CBE 2007–2015 * Sir John Crabtree OBE, 3 January 2017 – present References West Midlands 1974 establishments in England {{job-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of Northumberland
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Northumberland. Since 1802, all Lords Lieutenant have also been Custos Rotulorum of Northumberland. *Henry Percy, 3rd Earl of Northumberland *Henry Percy, 4th Earl of Northumberland ?–1489 *Henry Algernon Percy, 5th Earl of Northumberland 28 April 1489 – 19 May 1527 *Henry Hastings, 3rd Earl of Huntingdon 20 August 1586 – 14 December 1595 *''vacant'' *George Clifford, 3rd Earl of Cumberland 1603–1605 *''vacant'' *Francis Clifford, 4th Earl of Cumberland 27 October 1607 – 31 August 1639 ''jointly with'' *George Home, 1st Earl of Dunbar 27 October 1607 – 20 January 1611 ''and'' *Theophilus Howard, 2nd Earl of Suffolk 27 October 1607 – 31 August 1639 ''and'' *Henry Clifford, 5th Earl of Cumberland, Henry Clifford, 1st Baron Clifford 27 October 1607 – 31 August 1639 ''and'' *Thomas Howard, 21st Earl of Arundel 23 July 1632 – 31 August 1639 ''and'' *Henry Howard, 22nd Earl of Arundel, Henry Howard, Lord Malt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lord Lieutenant Of Shetland
This is a list of people who have served as Lord-Lieutenant of Shetland. The office was created when that of Lord Lieutenant of Orkney and Shetland was divided in 1948 * Sir Arthur Nicolson 8 April 1948 – 25 April 1952 * Sir Basil Hamilton Hebden Neven-Spence 21 July 1952 – 1963 *Robert Hunter Wingate Bruce 5 July 1963 – 1982 *Magnus Macdonald Shearer 6 October 1982 – 1994 *John Hamilton Scott 21 April 1994 – 2011 *Bobby Hunter 30 November 2011 – presenthttp://www.shetland.gov.uk/equal-shetland/Bobby-Hunter.asp References * External linksDirectory post on Shetland Lieutenancy {{Lord Lieutenancies Shetland Shetland, also called the Shetland Islands and formerly Zetland, is a subarctic archipelago in Scotland lying between Orkney, the Faroe Islands and Norway. It is the northernmost region of the United Kingdom. The islands lie about to the ... Shetland Politics of Shetland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lionel Tarassenko
Lionel Tarassenko, (born 17 April 1957) is a British engineer and academic, who is a leading expert in the application of signal processing and machine learning to healthcare. He was previously Head of Department of Engineering Science (Dean of Engineering) at the University of Oxford, succeeded by Ronald A. Roy. Towards the end of his time as Dean, the Department rose to number 1 in the Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Tarassenko was elected Professor of Electrical Engineering at the University of Oxford in 1997 and was a Professorial Fellow of St John's College, Oxford, from 1997 to 2019. In 2019 he was invited by the Vice-Chancellor Louise Richardson to oversee the development of Reuben College, the University's 39th college, as founding President. He is also a Pro-Vice Chancellor and the Chair of the Management Committee of the Maison Française d’Oxford. Tarassenko is the author of over 280 journal papers, 200 conference papers, 3 books and over 30 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandra Freeman
Alexandra Lee Jessica Freeman, Baroness Freeman of Steventon (born March 1974) is a British science communicator, life peer, and former television producer. She has been a crossbench member of the House of Lords since 2024. Biography Freeman was born in March 1974 in Maryland, United States. She studied biological sciences at the University of Oxford, before remaining at the university to undertake a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree in zoology. Her 1998 doctoral thesis was titled "Butterflies as Signal Receivers" and was supervised by Tim Guilford. As a postgraduate, she was a member of Linacre College, Oxford and the Department of Zoology. From 2000 to 2016, Freeman worked for the BBC. As a producer or director, she was involved in ''Walking with Beasts'', ''Life in the Undergrowth'', '' Bang Goes the Theory'', '' Climate Change by Numbers'' and '' Trust Me, I'm a Doctor''. In 2016, Freeman joined the University of Cambridge as executive director of the Winton Centre for R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carmen Smith, Baroness Smith Of Llanfaes
Carmen Ria Smith, Baroness Smith of Llanfaes (born 15 March 1996), is a Welsh politician. She has been a member of the House of Lords for Plaid Cymru since 2024. Early life Smith was born on 15 March 1996 in Salisbury in Wiltshire, and moved with her family to Llanfaes on the Isle of Anglesey aged seven. She attended Ysgol David Hughes and later Coleg Menai, where she was the students' union president of Grŵp Llandrillo Menai. She was a carer to her father, who had dementia. Smith studied law at Bangor University for one year before leaving her studies to campaign to become the deputy president of NUS Wales. She was elected to that role in 2016, and later served as acting president at the end of her term. She was also a board member of the European Students' Union. Career After leaving NUS Wales, Smith worked for ten months as an assistant at the international development organisation United Purpose. She later worked as an eight-month temporary political research ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Catherine Smith (lawyer)
Catherine Anne Smith, Baroness Smith of Cluny, (born 4 May 1973), is a Scottish lawyer and life peer who has served as Advocate General for Scotland since 2024. She is the youngest daughter of former Labour Party leader John Smith. Early life and education Catherine Anne Smith was born on 4 May 1973 in Edinburgh as the youngest of three daughters. Her father, John Smith, was at that time the member of Parliament for North Lanarkshire, and later served as the leader of the Labour Party from 1992 until his death in 1994. Her mother, Elizabeth Smith (), was made a life peer and appointed to the House of Lords as Baroness Smith of Gilmorehill in 1995. Her elder sister, Sarah Smith, is a BBC journalist. Smith was educated at Boroughmuir High School in Edinburgh. She studied history and law at the University of Glasgow, gaining Master of Arts (MA) and Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degrees, followed by a Diploma in Legal Practice (DipLP) from the University of Strathclyde. Care ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
David Hanson, Baron Hanson Of Flint
David George Hanson, Baron Hanson of Flint, (born 5 July 1957), is a British Labour Party politician who has served as Minister of State for the Home Office since July 2024. He previously served as the member of Parliament (MP) for Delyn from 1992 to 2019. He held several ministerial offices in the Blair and Brown governments, serving in the Home Office, the Ministry of Justice, the Wales Office, the Northern Ireland Office and the Whips' Office. Hanson sat on Ed Miliband's opposition front bench as a shadow treasury minister, and later the shadow immigration minister. Early life Hanson was born in Liverpool, Lancashire to Brian Hanson, a forklift truck driver, and Glenda Hanson, a personnel records clerk. He has a younger sister named Helen. Hanson was educated at Roscoe Primary School in Liverpool, Grange Primary School and Verdin County Comprehensive School in Winsford, Cheshire, and the University of Hull, where he received a BA in 1978 and a CertEd ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Hermer, Baron Hermer
Richard Simon Hermer, Baron Hermer, (born 1968) is a British barrister and life peer who has served as Attorney General for England and Wales and Advocate General for Northern Ireland since July 2024. Born and raised in Wales, Hermer attended Cardiff High School. He went on to study politics and modern history at the University of Manchester and later pursued a legal career, being called to the bar in 1993. He joined Doughty Street Chambers in the same year and took silk in 2009, before leaving in 2012 to join Matrix Chambers. He later became the Chair of Matrix's Management Committee, and was appointed a deputy High Court judge in 2019. He has worked on numerous Supreme Court of the United Kingdom, Supreme Court cases, including ''Lungowe v Vedanta Resources plc'' and ''Okpabi v Royal Dutch Shell plc''. He also argued that Shamima Begum should have been allowed to return to the United Kingdom to participate in her appeal when he intervened for Liberty (advocacy group), Liberty ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
