The King has been graciously pleased to signify His intention of
conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom for Life upon the
undermentioned:
Nominations from the former Leader of the Conservative
and Unionist Party
-
– Formerly Member of
Parliament for Ealing Central and Acton, and leader of the
Conservative Group in the London Assembly.
-
– Formerly Member of
Parliament for Weaver Vale.
- Sir Michael Hintze – Businessman, founder of the Hintze
Family Charitable Foundation; Trustee of the National Gallery.
-
– Formerly Member of
Parliament for Peterborough, and Special Adviser at the
Department for Exiting the European Union.
- Kate Lampard CBE – Chair of GambleAware; Lead Non-Executive
Director of the Department for Health and Social Care.
- Dr Sheila Lawlor – Founder and Director of Research at
Politeia.
- Dr Ruth Lea CBE - Economist, former civil servant and think
tank director.
- Dr Dambisa Moyo – economist and author; formerly Commissioner
for the Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities.
- Teresa O’Neill OBE - Leader of the Council in the London
Borough of Bexley; Vice Chair on London Councils; Deputy Chair of
the Local Government Association.
- Professor Andrew Roberts – historian and journalist;
Founder-President of the Cliveden Literary Festival.
- Dr Cleveland Anthony Sewell CBE – formerly Chair of the
Commission on Race and Ethnic Disparities; Chair of Generating
Genius.
- Rt Hon Sir – formerly Member of
Parliament for Mid Sussex, and Minister of State for the Armed
Forces.
- Sir – formerly Member of
Parliament for East Devon, and Minister of State at the Foreign
and Commonwealth Office.
Nominations from the Leader of the Labour Party
- Sonny Leong CBE – Co-Founder and Co-Chair of SME4Labour.
- Frances O’Grady – General Secretary of the Trades Union
Congress of the UK.
- David Prentis – President of Public Services International
and formerly Secretary General of Unison.
- Kuldip Singh Sahota – Labour Councillor for Malinslee &
Dawley Bank.
-
– Formerly Member of
Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North.
-
OBE – Labour Leader of
Stevenage Borough Council.
- Dr – Deputy Mayor of London
for Fire and Resilience.
-
– formerly Deputy Leader of
the Labour Party.
Nominations from the Leader of the Democratic Unionist
Party
-
– formerly Minister for
Education in the Northern Ireland Executive.
Nominations for non-affiliated Peerages
- Dame – formerly First Minister
of Northern Ireland.
- Professor Guglielmo Verdirame QC - barrister and Professor of
International Law at King’s College London.
Nominations for Crossbench Peerages
- Sir Peter Hendy – Chair of Network Rail.
- Air Chief Marshall Sir Stuart Peach – Prime Minister’s
Special Envoy to the Western Balkans and formerly Chief of
Defence Staff.
The Prime Minister recommended this list to the King, further to
advice from the former Prime Minister, Rt Hon MP.
The King has been pleased to approve that the honour of
Knighthood be conferred upon OBE MP and James (Jake)
Berry MP and that the honour of Knight Commander of the Order of
St Michael and St George be conferred upon MP.
The Prime Minister has recommended these honours to the King,
further to advice from the former Prime Minister, Rt Hon MP.
Kt
Rt Hon James Jacob BERRY MP
Member of Parliament for Rossendale and Darwen; Minister without
Portfolio and Chairman of the Conservative Party; former Minister
of State for the Northern Powerhouse and Local Growth. For
political and public service to the North of England.
Kt
Rt Hon John WHITTINGDALE OBE MP
Member of Parliament for Maldon, former Secretary of State for
Culture, Media and Sport. For political and public
service.
KCMG
James DUDDRIDGE MP
Member for Rochford and Southend East; Minister of State for
International Trade; former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of
State for Africa, for DEXEU, Lord Commissioner of HM Treasury,
and Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. For
political and public service.
