The 1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were officially announced in two supplements to ''

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'' of 1 August 1997 (published 2 August 1997) and marked the May 1997 resignation of the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...

, John Major. A notable omission from the list was

Norman Lamont Norman Stewart Hughson Lamont, Baron Lamont of Lerwick, (born 8 May 1942) is a British politician and former Conservative MP for Kingston-upon-Thames. He served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 1990 until 1993. He was created a life peer in ...

, who was overlooked for a life peerage in what was seen as a snub for the former Chancellor of the Exchequer who had become one of Major's most prominent critics.Daily Telegraph: "Major snubs Lamont in honours list"
Despite this, Major’s successor as leader

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appointed Lamont to the Lords the following year. Included in the announced list were new "working peers": 31 new Labour life peers recommended by

Tony Blair Sir Anthony Charles Lynton Blair (born 6 May 1953) is a British former politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1997 to 2007 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1994 to 2007. He previously served as Leader of th ...

to reduce the Tory majority;

Paddy Ashdown Jeremy John Durham Ashdown, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, (27 February 194122 December 2018), better known as Paddy Ashdown, was a British politician and diplomat who served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats from 1988 to 1999. Internati ...

, the Liberal Democrat leader, recommended 11 new Liberal Democrat life peers; five were recommended by

, the new Conservative Leader. The recipients of the major classes of honours are displayed below, as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour.

Life peerages

* Norman Roy Blackwell, lately Head of the Policy Unit, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. (created Baron Blackwell, ''of Woodcote in the County of Surrey'') *

Janet Fookes Janet Evelyn Fookes, Baroness Fookes (born 21 February 1936) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, she is a life peer in the House of Lords. She was previously a member of the House of Commons from 1970 to 1997, repres ...

, DBE, lately

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for Plymouth, Drake. Deputy Speaker and Second Deputy

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, House of Commons, 1992-97. (created Baroness Fookes, ''of Plymouth in the County of Devon'') *The Right Honourable Roger Norman Freeman, lately Member of Parliament for

Kettering Kettering is a market and industrial town in North Northamptonshire, England. It is located north of London and north-east of Northampton, west of the River Ise, a tributary of the River Nene. The name means "the place (or territory) of ...

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, 1995-97. (created Baron Freeman, ''of Dingley in the County of Northamptonshire'') *The Right Honourable Lord James Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Q.C., lately Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West. Minister, Scottish Office, 1987–97; Minister of State for Home Affairs and Health, Scottish Office, (created Baron Selkirk of Douglas, ''of Cramond in the City of Edinburgh''). *The Right Honourable Sir Terence Langley Higgins, K.B.E., D.L., lately Member of Parliament for

Worthing Worthing () is a seaside town in West Sussex, England, at the foot of the South Downs, west of Brighton, and east of Chichester. With a population of 111,400 and an area of , the borough is the second largest component of the Brighton and Ho ...

. Minister of State, Treasury, 1970–72; Financial Secretary, Treasury, 1972–74; Chairman, House of Commons Liaison Select Committee, 1984–97; Chairman, Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee, 1984-92. (created Baron Higgins, ''of Worthing in the County of West Sussex'') *The Right Honourable David James Fletcher Hunt, M.B.E., lately Member of Parliament for

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Secretary of State for Wales The secretary of state for Wales ( cy, ysgrifennydd gwladol Cymru), also referred to as the Welsh secretary, is a secretary of state in the Government of the United Kingdom, with responsibility for the Wales Office. The incumbent is a member ...

, 1990–93; for Employment, 1993-94; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Public Service and Science, 1994-95. Senior Partner, Beachcroft Stanleys. (created Baron Hunt of Wirral, ''of Wirral in the County of Merseyside'') * Dame Joan Christabel Jill Knight, D.B.E., lately Member of Parliament for Birmingham, Edgbaston. Vice Chairman,

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, 1987-97. (created Baroness Knight of Collingtree, ''of Collingtree in the County of Northamptonshire'') *The Right Honourable Ian Bruce Lang, lately Member of Parliament for Galloway and Upper Nithsdale. Secretary of State for Scotland, 1990–95; President of the Board of Trade, 1995–97. (created Baron Lang of Monkton, ''of Merrick and the Rhinns in the County of Dumfries & Galloway'') *The Right Honourable Antony Harold Newton, O.B.E., lately Member of Parliament for Braintree. Secretary of State for Social Security, 1989–92; Lord President of the Council and

Leader of the House of Commons The leader of the House of Commons is a minister of the Crown of the Government of the United Kingdom whose main role is organising government business in the House of Commons. The leader is generally a member or attendee of the cabinet of t ...

, 1992-97. (created Baron Newton of Braintree, ''of Coggeshall in the County of Essex'') *The Right Honourable Sir Cranley Gordon Douglas Onslow, K.C.M.G., lately Member of Parliament for Woking. Chairman, 1922 Committee, 1984-92. (created Baron Onslow of Woking, ''of Woking in the County of Surrey'')

Conservative "working peers"

*The Right Honourable Sir John Ambrose Cope, lately Member of Parliament for Northavon; Deputy Chairman, Conservative Party, 1990–92;

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, 1992–94. (created Baron Cope of Berkeley, ''of Berkeley in the County of Gloucestershire'') *The Right Honourable William Armand Thomas Tristan Garel-Jones, lately Member of Parliament for Watford; Deputy Chief Whip, 1989–90; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1990-93. (created Baron Garel-Jones, ''of Watford in the County of Hertfordshire'') *The Right Honourable Sir Hector Seymour Peter Monro, A.E., D.L., lately Member of Parliament for Dumfries; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office, 1971–74; Department of the Environment, 1979–81; Scottish Office, 1992-95. (created Baron Monro of Langholm, ''of Westerkirk in the County of Dumfries & Galloway'') *The Right Honourable Michael Wolfgang Laurence Morris, lately Member of Parliament for Northampton South; Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker, House of Commons, 1992-97. (created Baron Naseby, ''of Sandy in the County of Bedfordshire'') *The Right Honourable Sir leuan Wyn Pritchard Roberts, lately Member of Parliament for Conwy; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 1979–87; Minister of State, 1987-94, Welsh Office. (created Baron Roberts of Conwy, ''of Talyfan in the County of Gwynedd'')

Labour "working peers"

* Miss Valerie Amos, Director, Amos Fraser Bernard (created Baroness Amos, ''of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent'') * Steven Bassam, Leader,

Brighton and Hove Brighton and Hove () is a city and unitary authority in East Sussex, England. It consists primarily of the settlements of Brighton and Hove, alongside neighbouring villages. Often referred to synonymously as Brighton, the City of Brighton and H ...

Council, Head of Environmental Health and Consumer Issues, Local Government Association; lately Assistant Secretary, AMA. (created Baron Bassam of Brighton, ''of Brighton in the County of East Sussex'') *

Clive Brooke Clive Brooke, Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe (born 21 June 1942) is a British trade unionist, and Labour Member of the House of Lords. The son of John Brooke and Mary Colbeck, Brooke was educated in Thornes House School, Wakefield. From 1964 to ...

, Joint General Secretary,

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(PTC). (created Baron Brooke of Alverthorpe, ''of Alverthorpe in the County of West Yorkshire'') * Tom Burlison, Deputy General Secretary, GMB and Treasurer, Labour Party. (created Baron Burlison, ''of Rowlands Gill in the County of Tyne and Wear'') * Bryan Davies, lately

for Oldham Central and Royton; Secretary,

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1979-92. (created Baron Davies of Oldham, ''of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire'') * David Garfield Davies, C.B.E., General Secretary,

Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers The Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (Usdaw) is a trade union in the United Kingdom, consisting of around 360,000 members. Usdaw members work in a variety of occupations and industries including: shopworkers, factory and warehouse wo ...

. (created Baron Davies of Coity, ''of Penybont in the County of Mid Glamorgan'') * James Stuart Gordon, C.B.E., Chairman,

Scottish Radio Holdings Scottish Radio Holdings (SRH) was a Scottish media company which owned 22 radio stations, and around 30 local newspapers in the United Kingdom and Ireland. History SRH had its origins in the 1970s when Glasgow was awarded the third licence for ...

. (created Baron Gordon of Strathblane, ''of Deil's Craig in the City of Stirling'') * Peter Hardy, lately Member of Parliament for

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; Leader, Labour Delegation to the Council of Europe and WEU 1983-95 and of Labour Delegation to

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, 1990-97. (created Baron Hardy of Wath, ''of Wath upon Dearne in the County of South Yorkshire'') * Norman Hogg, lately Member of Parliament for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth; Deputy Chief Opposition Whip, 1983-87. (created Baron Hogg of Cumbernauld, ''of Cumbernauld in the County of North Lanarkshire'') * Robert Hughes, lately Member of Parliament for Aberdeen North; Opposition spokesperson, Agriculture, 1983–84; Transport, 1985–88; Shadow Cabinet, 1985-88. (created Baron Hughes of Woodside, ''of Woodside in the City of Aberdeen'') * Royston John Hughes, D.L., lately Member of Parliament for Newport East; Opposition spokesperson of Welsh Affairs, 1984–88; Member of the Council of Europe, 1990-97. (created Baron Islwyn, ''of Casnewydd in the County of Gwent'') * Philip Alexander Hunt, O.B.E., Chief Executive, National Health Service Confederation. (created Baron Hunt of Kings Heath, ''of Birmingham in the County of the West Midlands'') *The Honourable Greville Ewan Janner, Q.C ., lately Member of Parliament for Leicester West; Honorary Vice President,

World Jewish Congress The World Jewish Congress (WJC) was founded in Geneva, Switzerland in August 1936 as an international federation of Jewish communities and organizations. According to its mission statement, the World Jewish Congress' main purpose is to act as ...

. (created Baron Janner of Braunstone, ''of Leicester in the County of Leicestershire'') * Helena Ann, Mrs. Kennedy, Q.C.,

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. (created Baroness Kennedy of The Shaws, ''of Cathcart in the City of Glasgow'') * Michael Abraham Levy, Director, M and G Records; President,

Jewish Care Jewish Care is a British charity, working mainly in London and South East England, providing health and social care support services for the Jewish community. The charity runs over 70 centres and services which include care homes, community centr ...

(created Baron Levy, ''of Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet'') * Michael Jacob Montague, C.B.E., Chairman, Superframe plc; Chairman Montague Multinational Ltd; formerly Chairman, English Tourist Board, created Baron Montague of Oxford, ''of Oxford in the County of Oxfordshire'') *The Right Honourable Alfred Morris, A.O., Q.S.O., lately Member of Parliament for Manchester (Wythenshawe); Opposition spokesman on Social Services, 1970–74 and 1979–92; Minister for the Disabled, 1974-79. (created Baron Morris of Manchester, ''of Manchester in the County of Greater Manchester'') *The Right Honourable

Stanley Orme Stanley Orme, Baron Orme, PC (5 April 1923 – 27 April 2005) was a British left-wing Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) from 1964 to 1997, and served as a cabinet minister in the 1970s. Early life Stan Orme was born i ...

, lately Member of Parliament for Salford East;

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and Member of the Cabinet, 1977–79; Opposition spokesman, Health and Social Services, 1979–80, on

Industry Industry may refer to: Economics * Industry (economics), a generally categorized branch of economic activity * Industry (manufacturing), a specific branch of economic activity, typically in factories with machinery * The wider industrial sector ...

, 1980-83, on

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, 1983–87; Chairman,

, 1987-92. (created Baron Orme, ''of Salford in the County of Greater Manchester'') * Jill Elizabeth, Mrs. Pitkeathley, O.B.E., Chief Executive, Carers National Association; Member,

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. (created Baroness Pitkeathley, ''of Caversham in the Royal County of Berkshire'') *Sir David Terence Puttnam, C.B.E., Film Producer; Chairman Enigma Productions Ltd. (created Baron Puttnam, ''of Queensgate in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea'') * Stuart Randall, lately Member of Parliament for Kingston upon Hull West; Opposition spokesman on Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Affairs, 1985–87; on Home Affairs, 1987-92. (created Baron Randall of St Budeaux, ''of St Budeaux in the County of Devon'') * Ruth Barbara, Mrs. Rendell, C.B.E., Author. (created Baroness Rendell of Babergh, ''of Aldeburgh in the County of Suffolk'') *Sir Robin William Renwick, K.C.M.G., Director Robert Fleming Holdings Ltd; Chairman, Save & Prosper Group; H.M. Ambassador, South Africa, 1987–91,

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, 1991-95. (created Baron Renwick of Clifton, ''of Chelsea in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea'') * David John Sainsbury, Chairman and Chief Executive,

Sainsbury's J Sainsbury plc, trading as Sainsbury's, is the second largest chain of supermarkets in the United Kingdom, with a 14.6% share of UK supermarket sales. Founded in 1869 by John James Sainsbury with a shop in Drury Lane, London, the company ...

. (created Baron Sainsbury of Turville, ''of Turville in the County of Buckinghamshire'') *Miss Patricia Janet Scotland, Q.C., Queen's Counsel. (created Baroness Scotland of Asthal, ''of Asthal in the County of Oxfordshire'') * George Simpson, Managing Director, General Electric Company (created Baron Simpson of Dunkeld, ''of Dunkeld in the County of Perth and Kinross'') * Andrew Zelig Stone, Joint Managing Director,

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(created Baron Stone of Blackheath, ''of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich'') * Terence James Thomas, C.B.E., Managing Director,

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(created Baron Thomas of Macclesfield, ''of Prestbury in the County of Cheshire'') * The Right Honourable Sir Harold Walker, lately Member of Parliament for Doncaster Central;

and Deputy Speaker, House of Commons, 1983-92 (created Baron Walker of Doncaster, ''of Audenshaw in the County of Greater Manchester'') * Michael Goodall Watson, lately Member of Parliament for Glasgow Central; Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party Overseas Development Aid Committee, 1991-97 (created Baron Watson of Invergowrie, ''of Invergowrie in the County of Perth and Kinross'') *Miss Barbara Scott Young, Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds (created Baroness Young of Old Scone, ''of Old Scone in the County of Perth and Kinross'')

Liberal Democrat "working peers"

* Navnit Dholakia, O.B.E., Member, Liberal Democrat Federal Executive and Federal Policy Committee; Member,

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. (created Baron Dholakia, ''of Waltham Brooks in the County of West Sussex'') *Sir William Howard Goodhart, Q.C.,

. (created Baron Goodhart, ''of Youlbury in the County of Oxfordshire'') *Sir David Anthony Jacobs, Vice President, Social and Liberal Democrats, 1988; Chairman, Federal Executive, Social and Liberal Democrats, 1988. (created Baron Jacobs, ''of Belgravia in the City of Westminster'') * Veronica, Mrs. Linklater, Chairman, The New School Butterstone; Trustee, Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust; Trustee, Cancer Care, Western General Hospital. (created Baroness Linklater of Butterstone, ''of Riemore in the County of Perth and Kinross'') * Sarah Ann, Mrs. Ludford, Barrister; Councillor, Islington Local Borough Council; European Affairs Consultant. (created Baroness Ludford, ''of Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington'') * Diana Margaret, Mrs. Maddock, lately

for

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. Liberal Democrat spokeswoman on Housing, Women's Issues and Family Policy, 1994-97. (created Baroness Maddock, ''of Christchurch in the County of Dorset'') * Richard Mark Newby, O.B.E., Director, Matrix Communications Consultancy Ltd; Chairman, Reform Publications Ltd; lately Director of External Communication, Liberal Democrat General Election Team, 1996-97. (created Baron Newby, ''of Rothwell in the County of West Yorkshire'') * Emma Harriet, Mrs. Nicholson, lately Member of Parliament for Devon West and Torridge; Liberal Democrat spokeswoman on International Development, 1995-97. (created Baroness Nicholson of Winterbourne, ''of Winterbourne in the Royal County of Berkshire'') * Edward Timothy Razzall,C.B.E., Liberal Democrat Councillor, Richmond Borough Council; Treasurer, Liberal Democrats. (created Baron Razzall, ''of Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond'') *Sir Michael Graham Ruddock Sandberg, C.B.E., Chairman, The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, 1977–86; The British Bank of the Middle East, 1980-86. (created Baron Sandberg, ''of Passfield in the County of Hampshire'') *Sir Trevor Arthur Smith,

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and Honorary Professor,

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. (created Baron Smith of Clifton, ''of Mount Sandel in the County of Londonderry'')

Knights Bachelor

* Robert Atkins, former Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Environment, Sport, Transport, Trade and Industry (Later MEP, 1999) *Peter Brown, constituency agent to John Major * Michael Forsyth, former Scottish Secretary, 1995-97 (later Lord Forsyth of Drumlean) *Anthony Garrett CBE, Director, Campaigning Department, Conservative Central Office * Brian Mawhinney, former Transport Secretary (1994–95), Chairman of the Conservative Party (1995–97), later Shadow Home Secretary (1997–98) (later Lord Mawhinney) * Richard Needham, former Minister for Northern Ireland and Trade (inherited title of

Earl of Kilmorey Earl of Kilmorey () is a title in the Peerage of Ireland. It was created in 1822 for Francis Needham, 12th Viscount Kilmorey, a General in the British Army and former Member of Parliament for Newry. He was made Viscount Newry and Mourne, in th ...

) * Neville Trotter, former Conservative MP for Tynemouth * John Ward, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1994–97

Companion of Honour

Michael Heseltine Michael Ray Dibdin Heseltine, Baron Heseltine, (; born 21 March 1933) is a British politician and businessman. Having begun his career as a property developer, he became one of the founders of the publishing house Haymarket. Heseltine served ...

, Former

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and Member of Parliament for Henley (later Lord Heseltine)

Order of St Michael and St George

Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

Alastair Goodlad Alastair Robertson Goodlad, Baron Goodlad (born 4 July 1943) is a British politician who served as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from 1995 to 1997 and British High Commissioner to Australia from 2000 to 2005. A member of the Conservative ...

, Former Conservative Chief Whip and

Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury The Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury is the official title of the most senior whip of the governing party in the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Today, any official links between the Treasury and this office are nominal and the title ...

Jeremy Hanley Sir Jeremy James Hanley, KCMG (born 17 November 1945) is a politician and former chartered accountant from the United Kingdom. He served as the Chairman of the Conservative Party from 1994 to 1995, and as a member of parliament (MP) representing ...

, Former Chairman of the Conservative Party and Defence and Foreign Office Minister *

Malcolm Rifkind Sir Malcolm Leslie Rifkind (born 21 June 1946) is a British politician who served in the cabinets of Margaret Thatcher and John Major from 1986 to 1997, and most recently as chair of the Intelligence and Security Committee of Parliament from ...

, Former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Scotland, Transport and Defence. (Later Conservative MP for the constituency of Kensington and Chelsea)

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

* John Holmes, Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (Overseas Affairs)

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

*Jonathan Haslam, Former Chief Press Secretary, Number 10 *Howell James, Former Political Secretary, Number 10 *Professor

Lord McColl of Dulwich Ian McColl, Baron McColl of Dulwich, (born 6 January 1933) is a British surgeon, professor, politician and Conservative member of the House of Lords. McColl was made a life peer for his work for disabled people in the Queen's Birthday Honours ...

, Former Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1995–97 * Michael Trend, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party 1995–2000.

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

*Mark Adams, Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (Parliamentary Affairs) *John Bridge, Constituency chairman to John Major *Trevor Butler, Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service *

Daniel Finkelstein Daniel William Finkelstein, Baron Finkelstein, (born 30 August 1962) is a British journalist and politician. He is a former executive editor of ''The Times'' and remains a weekly political columnist. He is a former chairman of Policy Exchange ...

, Director of Research, Conservative Central Office *Gina Hearn, Constituency Secretary to John Major *Charles Lewington, Former Director of Communications, Conservative Central Office *Eileen, Lady Strathnaver, Former Special Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister,

* William Geoffrey Thompson, Managing Director of

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*Andrew Woods, Former agent to John Major * Moira Wallace, Private Secretary, Number 10 (Economic Affairs)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

*Deborah Ailes, Senior Personal Secretary, Prime Minister's Office *Noelle Berney, Co-ordinator of Kurdish Life Aid (for humanitarian services) *Maureen Bick, Cleaner, Prime Minister's Office *James Bridge, Former Assistant Political Secretary, Prime Minister's Office *Penelope Brook, Head of Speakers' Department, Conservative Central Office *Christine Ferns, Switchboard Supervisor, Prime Minister's Office *Vanessa Ford, Head of Chairman's Office, Conservative Central Office *Sheila Gunn, Press Officer, Conservative Central Office *Leading Wren Linda Lalley, Stewardess at Chequers (Royal Navy) *Judy Moorhouse, Former Secretary to the Political Secretary, Prime Minister's Office *Lorne Roper-Caldbeck, Secretary to Prime Minister's wife, Norma Major *Robert Rumble, Driver to Prime Minister John Major *Arabella Warburton, Former Personal Assistant in the Prime Minister's Office *Michael York, Messenger, Prime Minister's Office

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*''The Independent'', 2 August 1997 {{DEFAULTSORT:Prime Minister Resignation 1997 1997 awards in the United Kingdom August 1997 events in the United Kingdom Prime Minister's Resignation Honours John Major 1997 in British politics