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The 2016 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours are honours awarded following the July 2016 resignation of
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. The
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ages and other honours were issued as two separate lists by the
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on 4 August 2016 and all honours were
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as one list on 16 August 2016. This was the first
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since 1997. On 22 July 2016, it was alleged that officials in the Cabinet Office and the
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had blocked the list, citing ethical concerns about some of the intended recipients of honours, particularly those destined for the peerage. Many of the names of those honoured were leaked and published in the press on 31 July. On 1 August,
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spokesperson said that the incoming prime minister,
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, would not intervene in Cameron's resignation honours.


Life peerages


Conservative nominations

* Gabrielle Bertin, lately director of external relations, the Prime Minister's Office, to be ''Baroness Bertin'', ''of Battersea in the London Borough of Wandsworth'' * Olivia Bloomfield, lately partner at Atlantic Superconnection Corporation, and Chairman of the Pump House Project, to be ''Baroness Bloomfield of Hinton Waldrist'', ''of Hinton Waldrist in the County of Oxfordshire'' * Jonathan Caine, lately special adviser to the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, to be ''Baron Caine'', ''of Temple Newsam in the City of Leeds'' *
Camilla Cavendish Hilary Camilla Cavendish, Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice (born 20 August 1968) is a British journalist, Senior Fellow at Harvard University and former Director of Policy for Prime Minister David Cameron. Cavendish became a Conservative Me ...
, lately head of the
Prime Minister's Policy Unit The Number 10 Policy Unit is a body of policymakers based in 10 Downing Street, providing policy advice directly to the British Prime Minister. Originally set up to support Harold Wilson in 1974, it has gone through a series of guises to suit t ...
, to be ''Baroness Cavendish of Little Venice'', '' of Mells in the County of Somerset'' *The Hon (Alexander) Andrew Fraser, treasurer, Conservative Party, to be ''Baron Fraser of Corriegarth'', ''of Corriegarth in the County of Inverness'' *
Jitesh Gadhia Jitesh Kishorekumar Gadhia, Baron Gadhia is a British investment banker, Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party donor and member of the House of Lords. A member of the Leader's Group of high-value donors, he was described by The Herald (Glas ...
, lately senior managing director, Blackstone Advisory Partners, and board member of
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and UK Government Investments, to be ''Baron Gadhia'', ''of Northwood in the London Borough of Hillingdon'' *
Timothy Kirkhope Timothy John Robert Kirkhope, Baron Kirkhope of Harrogate (born 29 April 1945) is a British lawyer and politician who previously served as Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Yorkshire and the Humber for the Conservative Party. After ...
, ,
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for
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, and former
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for
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, to be ''Baron Kirkhope of Harrogate'', ''of Harrogate in the County of North Yorkshire'' *The Right Honourable Edward David Gerard Llewellyn, , lately chief of staff to the prime minister, to be ''Baron Llewellyn of Steep'', ''of Steep in the County of Hampshire'' *Councillor
Mark McInnes Mark McInnes, Baron McInnes of Kilwinning, (born 4 November 1976) is a Scottish Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords. He was educated at Kilwinning Academy and the University of Edinburgh (MA, 1998). Political career McIn ...
, , Conservative Councillor for the Meadows/Morningside Ward, Edinburgh and director, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, to be ''Baron McInnes of Kilwinning'', ''of Kilwinning in the County of Ayrshire'' *Councillor Philippa Marion Roe, Leader,
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, to be ''Baroness Couttie'', ''of Downe in the County of Kent'' * Elisabeth Grace Sugg, , lately Head of Operations, the Prime Minister's Office, to be ''Baroness Sugg'', ''of Coldharbour in the London Borough of Lambeth'' * Charlotte Vere, executive director of the Girls’ Schools Association, and lately executive director, Conservatives In, to be ''Baroness Vere of Norbiton'', ''of Norbiton in the Royal London Borough of Kingston upon Thames'' * Laura Wyld, formerly head, the Prime Minister's Appointments Unit, to be ''Baroness Wyld'', ''of Steep in the County of Hampshire''


Labour nomination

*
Shami Chakrabarti Sharmishta "Shami" Chakrabarti, Baroness Chakrabarti, (born 16 June 1969) is a British politician, barrister, and human rights activist. A member of the Labour Party, she served as the director of Liberty, a major advocacy group which promotes ...
, , to be ''Baroness Chakrabarti'', ''of Kennington in the London Borough of Lambeth''


Crossbench nominations

* Sir Nicholas Macpherson, , to be ''Baron Macpherson of Earl's Court'', ''of Earl's Court in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea'' *
Sir Peter Ricketts Peter Forbes Ricketts, Baron Ricketts, (born 30 September 1952) is a retired British senior diplomat and a life peer. He has sat as a crossbencher in the House of Lords since 2016. Ricketts served as chair of the Joint Intelligence Commit ...
, , to be ''Baron Ricketts'', ''of Shortlands in the County of Kent''


Order of the Companions of Honour


Companion (CH)

*The Rt Hon
George Osborne George Gideon Oliver Osborne (born Gideon Oliver Osborne; 23 May 1971) is a former British politician and newspaper editor who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2010 to 2016 and as First Secretary of State from 2015 to 2016 in the ...
MP, for political and public service.


The Most Honourable Order of the Bath


Knight Commander (KCB)

*The Rt Hon
Michael Fallon Sir Michael Cathel Fallon (born 14 May 1952) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from 2014 to 2017. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Member of Parliament (MP) for Sevenoaks from 1997 to 2019, ...
MP, for political and public service.


Companion (CB)

*Nicholas Howard OBE, for public service.


The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George


Knight Commander (KCMG)

*The Rt Hon
Hugo Swire Hugo George William Swire, Baron Swire, (born 30 November 1959) is a British politician. He served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for East Devon from 2001 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he has had several ministerial roles, ...
MP, for political and public service.


Knights Bachelor

* Andrew Cook CBE, for political service. *The Rt Hon
Oliver Letwin Sir Oliver Letwin (born 19 May 1956) is a British politician, Member of Parliament (MP) for West Dorset from 1997 to 2019. Letwin was elected as a member of the Conservative Party, but sat as an independent after having the whip removed in S ...
MP, for political and public service. *The Rt Hon
Patrick McLoughlin Patrick Allen McLoughlin, Baron McLoughlin, (born 30 November 1957) is a British politician. A member of the Conservative Party, he first became the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Derbyshire following the 1986 by-election. The constituen ...
MP, for political and public service. * Craig Oliver for political and public service.


The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire


Dame Commander (DBE)

*The Rt Hon
Caroline Spelman Dame Caroline Alice Spelman (' Cormack; born 4 May 1958) is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Meriden in the West Midlands from 1997 to 2019. From May 2010 to September 2012 she was the Sec ...
MP, for political and public service. *Arabella Warburton MBE, for political and public service.


Commander (CBE)

*
Helen Bower-Easton Helen Alice Bower-Easton CBE (born 1978) is a British civil servant who was the first woman to serve as the Prime Minister's Official Spokesperson. She is Director of Communication at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Life Helen Bower was b ...
, for public service. *The Rt Hon John Hayes MP, for political and public service. *The Rt Hon
Nick Herbert Nicholas Le Quesne Herbert, Baron Herbert of South Downs, (born 7 April 1963) is a British Conservative Party politician and was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Arundel and South Downs from 2005 to 2019. He was Minister of State for Police ...
MP, for political and public service. *Ramsay Jones, for political and public service. *Tim Kiddell, for public service. * Daniel Korski, for political and public service. *The Rt Hon
David Lidington Sir David Roy Lidington (born 30 June 1956) is a British politician who was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aylesbury from 1992 until 2019. A member of the Conservative Party, he served as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister fo ...
MP, for political and public service. *
Will Straw William David John Straw, CBE (born 1980) works in the charitable sector. He worked as a civil servant, founded the political blog ''Left Foot Forward,'' was an associate director of the think-tank Institute for Public Policy Research, speciali ...
, for political and public service. *Graeme Wilson, for political and public service. *The Rt Hon
Gavin Williamson Sir Gavin Alexander Williamson (born 25 June 1976) is a British politician who most recently served as Minister of State without Portfolio from 25 October to 8 November 2022. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for South Staffordshire s ...
MP, for political and public service.


Officer (OBE)

*
Julian Glover Julian Wyatt Glover (born 27 March 1935) is an English classical actor with many stage, television, and film roles since commencing his career in the 1950s. He is a recipient of the Laurence Olivier Award and has performed many times for th ...
, for political and public service. *Kathryn Jenkins, for political service. *
Neil O'Brien Neil John O'Brien (born 6 November 1978) is a British politician who was appointed Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Primary Care and Public Health in September 2022. He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Harborough in 2017. ...
, for political and public service. *Lena Pietsch, for political and public service. *Thea Rogers, for political and public service. *Alan Sendorek, for political and public service. *Isabel Spearman, for political and public service. *Sheridan Westlake, for political and public service. *Natasha Whitmill, for political service. *Eleanor Wolfson, for political and public service.


Member (MBE)

*Adam Atashzai, for political and public service. *Jessica Cunniffe, for political and public service. *Martha Gutierrez Velez, for public service. *Richard Jackson, for political service. *Giles Kenningham, for political and public service. *David McFarlane, for political service. *Richard Parr, for political and public service. *Caroline Preston, for political and public service. *Jane Robertson, for political service. *
Nick Seddon Nick Seddon Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, MBE (b.1978) is a British political policy adviser, businessman, and author. He served as a senior special adviser to Prime Minister David Cameron from May 2013 to 2016. Seddon w ...
, for political service. * Nikki Shale, for political service. *Kate Shouesmith, for political and public service. *Sean Storey, for public service. *Charlotte Todman, for public service. * Laura Trott, for political and public service. *Martha Varney, for political and public service.


References

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