The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (french: link=no, Médaille du jubilé d'argent de la reine Elizabeth II) is a commemorative medal created in 1977 to mark the 25th anniversary of Queen

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's accession in 1952. The medal is physically identical in all realms where it was awarded, save for Canada, where it contained unique elements. As an internationally distributed award, the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal holds a different place in each country's order of precedence for honours.

Basis of award and numbers awarded

The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal was created by a Royal Warrant from the Queen. Until 1977, the practice for coronation and jubilee medals was for the United Kingdom authorities to decide on a total number of medals to be produced and allocate how many were to be distributed by each

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and possession across the

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, and later, to each Commonwealth country. From 1977, the award of the medals was at the discretion of each national government. Thus, 30,000 were distributed in Britain, 1,507 in New Zealand, 6,870 in Australia, and 30,000 in Canada.

Design

The Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in the UK was designed by David Wynne. It is in the form of a diameter silver disc with, on the obverse, the words ''ELIZABETH II DEI GRA. REGINA FID. DEF.'' (

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abbreviation for "Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, Queen, Defender of the Faith") surrounding an

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of Queen Elizabeth II, symbolising her role as fount of honour. On the reverse is a crown atop a wreath that contains the words ''THE 25th YEAR OF THE REIGN OF QUEEN ELIZABETH II 6 February 1977'' in six lines. The Canadian version has a number of differences, with the medal slightly thicker and the crown on the Queen's effigy more upright. The reverse has a distinct design, and bears a stylised maple leaf with ''CANADA'' above and the Royal Cypher below, flanked with the dates ''1952'' and ''1977''. Both versions of the medal are worn on the left chest, suspended from a brooch bar on a wide white ribbon with cardinal red bands along the edges, each 1mm wide, and a 7mm wide garter blue stripe down the centre, bisected by another 1mm wide line of cardinal red; the colours carried on the tradition for jubilee medals. Women may wear the medal near the left shoulder with the ribbon tied in a bow. Like the Police Long Service and Good Conduct Medal and Queen's Police Medal, ribbon bars are also available. The medal, which came with a certificate, was awarded unnamed. Queens Silver Jubilee Medal Certificate

Eligibility and allocation

The Canadian medal was intended to award individuals who had been deemed to have made a significant contribution to their fellow citizens, their community or to Canada. So that all regions of the country would be recognised equally, the federal, provincial, and civic governments all forwarded names to

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, as did private organisations in the fields of the arts, sports, philanthropy, and charity. The full membership of the

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and Order of Military Merit, as well as all recipients of Canadian Bravery Decorations received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal automatically, while for members of the

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, merit with length of service and prestige of current appointment was considered. The 30,000 medals awarded within the United Kingdom included 9,000 to armed forces personnel, with others given to members of the Royal Household and to people engaged in a wide range of activities, including industry, trade, local services, voluntary work, the arts, entertainment and sport.

Precedence

Some orders of precedence are as follows:

Notable recipients

Cook Islands

The following list includes notable Cook Islanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients. *

Inatio Akaruru Inatio Akaruru (31 March 1937 – 31 January 2014) was a Cook Islands politician, cabinet minister and Deputy Prime Minister. He was a member of the Cook Islands Party. Akaruru was born on Pukapuka. He worked as a public servant before being ...

* Albert Henry *

Geoffrey Henry Sir Geoffrey Arama Henry (16 November 1940 – 9 May 2012) was a Cook Island politician who was twice the Prime Minister of the Cook Islands. He was leader of the Cook Islands Party (CIP) from 1979 to 2006. Early life Henry was a native of A ...

Margaret Makea Karika Ariki Dame Margaret Makea Karika Ariki (12 December 1919 – 22 September 2017), also known as Pauline Margaret Rakera George Karika and Pauline Margaret Rakera Taripo, was a Cook Islands ''ariki'' and holder of the ''Makea Karika Ariki'' title from ...

* Ngatupuna Matepi * Tiakana Numanga *

Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki Pa Tepaeru Terito Ariki, Lady Davis (14 August 1923 – 3 February 1990) was Pa Ariki, one of the two ''ariki'' titles of the Takitumu tribe on the island of Rarotonga of the Cook Islands from 1924 until 1990. She is one of the authors of "Te ...

* Raui Pokoati *

Ngereteina Puna Ngereteina Puna (born 1938) is a former Speaker of the Cook Islands Parliament and Cabinet Minister. He is the older brother of Prime Minister Henry Puna. Puna grew up on Aitutaki. After graduating from Ardmore Teachers' Training College and th ...

* Pupuke Robati *

Ada Rongomatane Ariki Ada Rongomatane Ariki (20 August 1948 – 9 January 2018), also known as Ada Teaupurepure Tetupu Nicholls, was a Cook Islands ''ariki''. She held the title of Rongomatane Ariki, the principal title of the Paruarangi tribe on the island of Atiu. Sh ...

Marguerite Story Marguerite Nora Eikura Kitimira Story, (née Henry, 11 May 1922 – 25 September 2009), was the Speaker of the Legislative Assembly of the Cook Islands from 1965 to 1979. She was the first female cabinet member in the Cook Islands and the first ...

* Tangaroa Tangaroa * Vainerere Tangatapoto * Tararo Jane Ariki * Joe Williams

New Zealand

The following list includes notable New Zealanders who received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients.

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Lance Adams-Schneider Sir Lancelot Raymond Adams-Schneider (11 November 1919 – 3 September 1995) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Lancelot Raymond Adams-Schneider was born in Wellington, New Zealand, to Arthur A ...

Colin Aikman Colin Campbell Aikman (24 August 1919 – 22 December 2002) was a New Zealand public servant, lawyer and diplomat. He was professor of jurisprudence and constitutional law at Victoria University of Wellington between 1955 and 1968; first Vice ...

* Neil Anderson *

Basil Arthur Sir Basil Malcolm Arthur, 5th Baronet (18 September 1928 – 1 May 1985) served as Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives from 1984 to 1985. He was a member of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Arthur was born in Ti ...

Brian Ashby Brian Patrick Ashby (10 November 1923 – 5 June 1988) was the fifth Catholic Bishop of Christchurch, New Zealand. He was appointed by Pope Paul VI on 11 July 1964, resigned the see on 4 July 1985, and died on 5 June 1988. He was the leading N ...

Rex Austin William Rex Austin (23 May 1931 – 23 June 2022) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Austin was born in Riverton, Southland, in 1931. Of Māori descent, he affiliated to Ngāi Tahu, Waitaha and Kāti Mām ...

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* Ron Bailey * Harry Barker * Jim Barnes * Mary Batchelor *

David Beattie Sir David Stuart Beattie, (29 February 1924 – 4 February 2001) was an Australian-born New Zealand judge who served as the 14th Governor-General of New Zealand, from 1980 to 1985. During the 1984 constitutional crisis, Beattie was nearly fo ...

* Bruce Beetham * Bob Bell * Manuhuia Bennett * Bill Birch * Philip Blakeley *

Paddy Blanchfield Patrick Blanchfield (18 December 1911 – 20 June 1980) was a Labour Party member of the New Zealand Parliament for Westland and the West Coast. Biography Early life and career Blanchfield was born in 1911 in Greymouth where his father, Pa ...

June Blundell June Daphne, Lady Blundell (née Halligan, 19 June 1922 – 31 October 2012) was the wife of Sir Denis Blundell, former Governor-General of New Zealand. She was known in her own right for her extensive community activism and welfare work. ...

* Jim Bolger * Ted Bollard *

Richard Bolt Richard Henry Bolt (April 22, 1911 – January 13, 2002) was an American physics professor at MIT with an interest in acoustics. He was one of the founders of the company Bolt, Beranek and Newman, which built the ARPANET, a forerunner of the In ...

Ray Boord Raymond Boord (4 February 1908 – 29 April 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Boord was born in Rotorua in 1908 to Francis Moss Boord and Agnes Jane Boord. His grandfather being one of th ...

Betty Bourke Betty Bourke (née Lucas, 23 July 1924 – 7 December 2015) was a New Zealand local-body politician and health administrator. She was first elected to the Patea Hospital Board in 1962, and later served as the board's chair for three years, unsuc ...

Vivienne Boyd Dame Vivienne Myra Boyd (née Lowe, 11 April 1926 – 13 July 2011) was a New Zealand woman active in community and public affairs. Early life and family Born Vivienne Myra Lowe in Lower Hutt on 11 April 1926, Boyd was the daughter of Winif ...

Whitford Brown Whitford James Richard Brown (13 May 1910 – 14 April 1986) was the foundation mayor of Porirua City, a city in the Wellington Region of New Zealand, for 21 years from 1962 to 1983. Previously, Porirua was part of what was then called t ...

Malcolm Burns Sir Malcolm McRae Burns (19 March 1910 – 17 October 1986) was a New Zealand agricultural scientist, university lecturer and administrator. Early life, education, and family Burns was born in Ashley Bank, North Canterbury, on 19 March 19 ...

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* Maurice Casey *

Lester Castle Lester John Castle (13 July 1921 – 26 November 1986) was the Chief Ombudsman of New Zealand from 1984 to 1986. In this role, he was responsible for investigating complaints against central and local government agencies, including Minister ...

* George Chapman * Val Chapman * Muir Chilwell *

Gordon Christie Gordon Christie (27 August 1914 – 13 June 2001) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Christie was born on 27 August 1914. He received his education at Nelson Park School and Napier Technical Coll ...

* Fraser Colman *

Ken Comber Kenneth Mark Comber (20 January 1939 – 6 December 1998) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and an accountant. Biography Early life and career Comber was born in New Plymouth in 1939. He received his education at St Joseph' ...

Mick Connelly Michael Aynsley Connelly (21 February 1916 – 27 August 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, and a Cabinet Minister from 1972 to 1975 in the Third Labour Government. Biography Early life Connelly was born in Wellington o ...

Robin Cooke Robin Brunskill Cooke, Baron Cooke of Thorndon (9 May 1926 – 30 August 2006) was a New Zealand judge and later a British Law Lord and member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council. He is widely considered one of New Zealand's most ...

* Warren Cooper * Assid Corban * Frank Corner * Merv Corner *

Anthony Cottrell Anthony Cottrell (21 March 1806 – 4 May 1860) was a farmer and one of fifteen investors in the Port Phillip Association. The son of Ellen and William Cottrell, a farmer living in the South Esk County of Cornwall, Tasmania. He immigrated to T ...

* Ben Couch

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* Harry Dansey * Ronald Davison * Graham Davy *

Miriam Dell Dame Miriam Patricia Dell ( Matthews; 14 June 1924 – 22 March 2022) was a New Zealand women's advocate, botanist and schoolteacher. She was the president of the National Council of Women of New Zealand from 1970 to 1974 and the first New Zea ...

Richard Dell Richard Kenneth Dell (11 July 1920 – 6 March 2002) was a New Zealand malacologist. Biography Dell was born in Auckland in 1920. As a young boy, he took an interest in shells, collecting them from the shores of Waitematā Harbour. He even ...

* Colleen Dewe * Gaven Donne *

Roger Douglas Sir Roger Owen Douglas (born 5 December 1937) is a retired New Zealand politician who served as a minister in two Labour governments. He became arguably best known for his prominent role in New Zealand's radical economic restructuring in the 19 ...

* Pat Downey * Gavin Downie * Stewart Duff *

Eddie Durie Sir Edward Taihakurei Durie (born 18 January 1940) was the first Māori appointed as a judge of a New Zealand court. He is of Rangitāne, Ngāti Kauwhata and Ngāti Raukawa descent; Mason Durie (1889–1971) was his grandfather. Early life ...

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* John Elliott *

Keith Elliott Keith Elliott, VC (25 April 1916 – 7 October 1989) was a New Zealand soldier who served with the New Zealand Military Forces during the Second World War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry in the face of the en ...

* Brian Elwood * Jonathan Elworthy * Dean Eyre

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* Bob Fenton * Dick Fickling *

Martyn Finlay Allan "Martyn" Finlay (1 January 1912 – 20 January 1999) was a New Zealand lawyer and politician of the Labour Party. He was an MP in two separate spells and a member of two different governments, including being a minister in the latter w ...

Ray Forster Raymond Robert Forster (19 June 1922 – 1 July 2000) was a New Zealand arachnologist and museum director. He was a Fellow of the Entomological Society of New Zealand. Biography Forster was born in Hastings, New Zealand in 1922, and was educ ...

Michael Fowler Sir Edward Michael Coulson Fowler (19 December 1929 – 12 July 2022) was a New Zealand architect and author who served as mayor of Wellington from 1974 to 1983. Early life and family Fowler was born on 19 December 1929 in Marton, the son of ...

Laurie Francis Sir Laurie Justice Francis (30 August 1918 – 3 August 1993) was a New Zealand lawyer and diplomat. He served as the New Zealand High Commissioner to Australia from 1976 to 1984. Biography Born in Oamaru on 30 August 1918, Francis was educate ...

* Bill Fraser * Dorothy Fraser * Warren Freer * Tony Friedlander

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* George Gair * Audrey Gale *

Les Gandar Leslie Walter Gandar (26 January 1919 – 16 December 1994) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Early life and career Gandar was born in 1919. He received his education from Kelburn Normal, Wellington College, and V ...

* Frank Gill * Peter Gordon *

Eric Gowing Eric Austin Gowing (11 March 1913 - 3 June 1981) was the seventh Anglican Bishop of Auckland. His episcopate spanned a long period during the second half of the 20th century. Born in Sydney, Australia, Gowing was educated at North Sydney High Sch ...

Laurence Greig Laurence Murray Greig (born 24 February 1929) is a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands, a judge of the High Court of New Zealand, and as Inspector-General of Intelligence and Security. Greig was born in ...

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Eric Halstead Eric Henry Halstead (26 May 1912 – 18 June 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party and later a diplomat. Biography Early life and career Halstead was born in Auckland in 1912, and educated at Auckland Grammar School and Au ...

* Sid Harling * Richard Harrison * Ken Haslett *

Ronald Hassett Major General Ronald Douglas Patrick Hassett, (27 May 1923 – 13 August 2004) was a senior officer in the New Zealand Army in the postwar period. Born in Wellington, Hassett joined the New Zealand Military Forces in 1942 and served in the Sec ...

* Trevor Hatherton * Hamish Hay * James Henare *

Trevor Henry Sir Trevor Ernest Henry (9 May 1902 – 20 June 2007) was a New Zealand jurist and member of the well known Henry family. Biography Henry was born in Thames in 1902, and was the son of John and Edith Henry. He was the eldest of the three sons ...

Jean Herbison Dame Jean Marjory Herbison (29 April 1923 – 20 May 2007) was a New Zealand academic, educator, researcher and Chancellor of the University of Canterbury. She was the first woman to hold the post of chancellor at a New Zealand university. Biog ...

* Charles Hervey *

Allan Highet David Allan Highet (27 May 1913 – 28 April 1992) was a New Zealand politician. He was an MP from 1966 to 1984, representing the National Party for Remuera, holding the then largest majorities in the House. Early life and family Highet was b ...

Jack Hinton John Daniel Hinton, VC (17 September 1909 – 28 June 1997) was a New Zealand soldier who served during the Second World War. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest award for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be award ...

Patu Hohepa Sir Patrick Wahanga Hohepa (born 1936) is a New Zealand Māori language academic. In the 2022 Queen's Birthday and Platinum Jubilee Honours, he was appointed a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit The New Zealand Order of Me ...

Eric Holland Eric Sidney Fostyn Holland (28 June 1921 – 1 July 1989) was a New Zealand politician who served as an elected member of the House of Representatives from 1967 to 1981 for the National Party and as a Cabinet Minister in the second and third ...

Grace Hollander Dame Grace Shellie Hollander (née Goldsmith, 25 March 1922 – 27 June 2016) was a New Zealand community leader. Biography Born in Christchurch on 25 March 1922, Grace Shellie Goldsmith was the daughter of post-World War I Jewish migrants to N ...

* Frank Holmes *

Keith Holyoake Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, (; 11 February 1904 – 8 December 1983) was the 26th prime minister of New Zealand, serving for a brief period in 1957 and then from 1960 to 1972, and also the 13th governor-general of New Zealand, serving from 197 ...

* Norma Holyoake *

Judith Hornabrook Judith Sidney Hornabrook (26 October 1928 – 3 July 2011) was the Chief Archivist of New Zealand at the Archives New Zealand from 1972 until 1982. Career After World War II, Hornabrook earned a position with the New Zealand government in the Of ...

* Clive Hulme *

Jack Hunn Sir Jack Kent Hunn (24 August 1906 – 14 June 1997) was a New Zealand civil servant. Hunn served as Secretary of Defence, Secretary of Maori Affairs, Secretary of Justice, and Chairman of the Fire Service Commission. Early life Hunn was born in ...

* Jonathan Hunt * Te Reo Hura

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* Trevor Inch *

Eddie Isbey Edward Emanuel Isbey (3 August 1917 – 25 July 1995) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Isbey was born in London in 1917, the son of Alec Isbey a tailor who immigrated from Lithuania. He receiv ...

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Roy Jack Sir Roy Emile Jack (12 January 1914 – 24 December 1977) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was a cabinet minister and Speaker of the House of Representatives. Biography Early life and career Jack was born in New Plymo ...

Ossie Jackson The Mayor of Grey, often referred to as the Mayor of Greymouth, officiates over the Grey District of New Zealand which is administered by the Grey District Council with its seat in Greymouth. The current Mayor is Tania Gibson. Two predecessors t ...

* Ewan Jamieson * Clyde Jeffery *

John Jeffries John Jeffries (5 February 1744 – 16 September 1819) was an American physician, scientist, and military surgeon with the British Army in Nova Scotia and New York during the American Revolution. He is best known for accompanying French invent ...

* Alan Johns * Allen Johnston *

Dail Jones Dail Michael John Jones (born 7 July 1944) is a New Zealand politician. He has been a member of the New Zealand First party, and was formerly in the National Party. Early life Jones was born in Karachi, British India, and attended St Josep ...

* Norman Jones

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* John Kavanagh * John Keaney * David Kear *

Reginald Keeling Reginald Alfred Keeling (15 January 1904 – 7 August 1991) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography Early life and career Keeling was born in 1904 in Fulham to Alfred J. Keeling. He was educated at Fulham Central Sch ...

Hamish Keith Hamish Henry Cordy Keith (born 15 August 1936) is a New Zealand writer, art curator, arts consultant and social commentator. Introduction Keith has been writing about and working with the arts in New Zealand for almost half a century. He has ...

Mervyn Kemp The Mayor of Tawa officiated over the Tawa Flat Borough of New Zealand, which was administered by the Tawa Borough Council. The office existed from 1953 until 1989, when Tawa Borough was amalgamated into the Wellington City Council as part of the ...

John Kennedy-Good Sir John Kennedy-Good (8 August 1915 – 11 July 2005) was a New Zealand politician. He was mayor of Lower Hutt from 1970 to 1986. Biography Early life and career Kennedy-Good was born in 1915 in Goulburn, New South Wales, where his father was ...

* Herb King *

Arthur Kinsella Arthur Ellis Kinsella (15 January 1918 – 4 March 2004) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, and was a cabinet minister. Biography Early life Kinsella was born at Waikino in 1918. He was educated at Waihi District High Scho ...

* John Kirk * Ruth Kirk *

John Kneebone John Thomas Kneebone (4 September 1935 – 28 June 2020) was a New Zealand local politician and farming leader. He was a member of the Matamata County Council from 1959 to 1967, and was president of Federated Farmers between 1974 and 1977. Ear ...

Jim Knox Walter James Knox (6 March 1919 – 1 December 1991) was a leading New Zealand trade union leader. He was the seventh appointee to the Order of New Zealand Early life and family Knox was born in Auckland on 6 March 1919. His parents were Dori ...

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* George Laking * Bill Lambert *

Harry Lapwood Henry Robert Lapwood (1 November 1915 – 26 April 2007) was a New Zealand soldier and a National Party politician. Biography Born at Tuakau, just south of Auckland, Lapwood was raised by an uncle and aunt, his mother having died when ...

* Tom Larkin *

Graham Latimer Sir Graham Stanley Latimer (7 February 1926 – 7 June 2016) was a New Zealand Māori leader, chosen in the late 1960s to be a new leader to resolve Māori grievances. He was a member of the New Zealand Māori Council from 1964, and preside ...

Ed Latter Edward Gale Latter (29 February 1928 – 29 August 2016) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography Latter was born in 1928 at Waiau. His parents were Edward Circuit Le Clere Latter and Moana Latter (née Gale). He rec ...

Harry Laurent Harry John Laurent, VC (15 April 1895 – 9 December 1987) was a New Zealand recipient of the Victoria Cross (VC), the highest award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces. Born in Tarata, ...

Ray La Varis Ramon John (Ray) La Varis (also known as Del La Varis; 19 February 1932 – 14 December 1986) was an importer in Auckland, New Zealand, and a politician of the National Party. Early years La Varis was born in Auckland in 1932. He received his ed ...

* Ian Lawrence * Kevan Lawrence * Leonard Leary * Graeme Lee *

Graham Lintott Air Vice Marshal Graham Brian Lintott, (born 29 March 1955) is a retired senior commander in the Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) and former Chief of Air Force. He is now the Managing Director of Strategy and Business Development for Lockhee ...

* John Lithgow *

Charles Philip Littlejohn Charles Philip Littlejohn (11 January 1923 – 14 September 2014) was the eleventh Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives ("Clerk of the House"). As Clerk of the House he was head of the Legislative Department, responsible for admin ...

* Tom Logan * Jack Luxton

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Brian MacDonell Brian Peter MacDonell (born 19 May 1935) is a former New Zealand Member of Parliament for Dunedin Central in the South Island. Early life and career He was born in Dunedin on 19 May 1935, the son of Roderick MacDonell. He received his educatio ...

* John Mackey * Peter Mahon * Colin Maiden * Aussie Malcolm *

Peter Mann Peter Travis Mann (born 7 September 1970) is a former Australian rules footballer. who played a total of 118 matches in the AFL for the North Melbourne and Fremantle Football Clubs. Peter is currently residing in Perth. Claremont and North ...

* Leo Manning *

Jack Marshall Sir John Ross Marshall New Zealand Army Orders 1952/405 (5 March 1912 – 30 August 1988) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He entered Parliament in 1946 and was first promoted to Cabinet in 1951. After spending twelve years ...

Russell Marshall Cedric Russell Marshall (born 15 February 1936), known as Russell Marshall, is a former New Zealand politician of the Labour Party and diplomat. Biography Early life and career Marshall was born in Nelson in 1936. His father Cedric Marshall ...

Gordon Mason Sir Gordon Charles Mason (8 November 1921 – 20 July 2010) was a New Zealand local-body politician and businessman. He served as the mayor of Rodney District from 1989 to 1992. Biography Born in Helensville on 8 November 1921, Mason was the ...

John Mathison John Mathison (29 September 1901 – 12 October 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. He was famed for his skills as a chairman and well known for his "unmistakably Scottish" accent, eloquent speeches and dry sense of humour ...

* Laurel McAlister *

John McAlpine Sir John Kenneth McAlpine (21 July 1906 – 11 January 1984) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. He was the Member of Parliament for Selwyn from 1946 to 1966, when he retired. Biography McAlpine was born in Christ ...

Thaddeus McCarthy Thaddeus ( Latin ''Thaddaeus'', Ancient Greek Θαδδαῖος ''Thaddaĩos'', from Aramaic תדי ''Ṯaday'') is a male given name. As of the 1990 Census, ''Thaddeus'' was the 611th most popular male name in the United States, while ''Tha ...

Terry McCombs Sir Terence Henderson McCombs (5 September 1905 – 6 November 1982) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party, a High Commissioner, and the first principal of Cashmere High School. Biography Early life McCombs was born in 1905 and rec ...

Allan McCready Allan McCready (1 September 1916 – 8 August 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party. Biography McCready was born in Kawakawa in 1916, the son of Alexander McCready. He received his education at Kawakawa District H ...

* Alan McCulloch *

David McGee David Graham McGee (born 11 December 1947) served as an Ombudsman in New Zealand from 2007 until 31 May 2013. Prior to this he was a long serving staff member within the New Zealand Parliament. He commenced employment in Parliament's Office o ...

Alister McIntosh Sir Alister Donald Miles McIntosh (29 November 1906 – 30 November 1978) was a New Zealand diplomat. McIntosh was New Zealand's first secretary of foreign affairs serving as the principal foreign policy adviser to Prime Ministers Peter Fraser, ...

* Duncan MacIntyre * Don McKay * Colin McLachlan *

Jim McLay Sir James Kenneth McLay (born 21 February 1945) is a New Zealand diplomat and former politician. He served as the ninth deputy prime minister of New Zealand from 15 March to 26 July 1984. McLay was also Leader of the National Party and Leader ...

* Roy McLennan *

Colin McLeod (engineer) Norman Colin McLeod (5 August 1921 – 6 April 2018) was a New Zealand civil engineer, who served as the Commissioner of Works between 1973 and 1981. Early life and education McLeod was born in Auckland on 5 August 1921, the son of Norman Joh ...

Duncan McMullin Sir Duncan Wallace McMullin (1 May 1927 – 26 June 2017) was a New Zealand jurist. He was a judge of the Court of Appeal of New Zealand, Court of Appeal of Fiji and Cook Islands Court of Appeal. Early life and family Born in the Auckland sub ...

* Dot McNab * Patrick Millen * F. Russell Miller * Holmes Miller * Mike Minogue * Rex Morpeth * Ian Morrison * Thea Muldoon * Bill Mumm * Lee Murdoch

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* Gray Nelson * Doris Nicholson * Edward Norman * Merv Norrish * Alfred North

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Gerald O'Brien John Gerald O’Brien (2 December 1924 – 13 December 2017), known as Gerald O'Brien, was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Early life O'Brien was born in Wellington on 2 December 1924, the son of John Thomas O'Brien, and was ed ...

* Patrick O'Dea *

Frank O'Flynn Francis Duncan O'Flynn (24 October 1918 – 17 October 2003) was a New Zealand politician of the Labour Party. Biography O'Flynn was born in Runanga in 1918. He was the son of Francis Edward O'Flynn and Margaret Helen Valentine Duncan. He r ...

* Joe Ongley * John Ormond * Elizabeth Orr * Phillip O'Shea

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* Denis Pain * Whatumoana Paki * Les Pearce * Clifford Perry *

Brian Poananga Major General Brian Matauru Poananga, (2 December 1924 – 5 September 1995) was a New Zealand sportsman, military leader and diplomat. Of Māori descent, he identified with the Ngāti Porou and Rangitāne ''iwi''. He was born in Palmerston No ...

* Lindsay Poole *

Guy Powles Sir Guy Richardson Powles (5 April 1905 – 24 October 1994) was a New Zealand diplomat, the last Governor of Western Samoa and architect of Samoan independence, and New Zealand's first Ombudsman. Early life Powles was born in Otaki, north of W ...

* Richard Prebble * Alfred Preece *

Mervyn Probine Mervyn Charles Probine (30 April 1924 – 17 April 2010) was a New Zealand physicist and public servant. He served as chairman of the State Services Commission between 1981 and 1986. Early life and family Born in Auckland on 30 April 1924, Probi ...

Allan Pyatt William Allan Pyatt, (known as Allan; also spelled Alan or Allen; 4 November 1916 – 24 November 1991), was Bishop of Christchurch in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesia from 1966 to 1983. He was born on 4 November 1916 ...

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* Derek Quigley *

Peter Quilliam Sir James Peter Quilliam (23 March 1920 – 17 February 2004) was a New Zealand lawyer and jurist. He served as Chief Justice of the Cook Islands and a judge of the High Court of New Zealand. Early life and family Born in New Plymouth on 23 ...

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Athol Rafter Thomas Athol Rafter (5 March 1913 – 26 September 1996) was a New Zealand nuclear chemist. Life and career Rafter was born in Wellington, New Zealand in on 5 March 1913. He was educated at St Patrick’s College, Wellington, and Victoria ...

Matiu Rata Matiu Waitai Rata (26 March 1934 – 25 July 1997) was a Māori politician who was a member of the New Zealand Parliament for the Labour Party from 1963 to 1980, and a cabinet minister from 1972 to 1975. In 1979 he resigned from the Labour Pa ...

Paul Reeves Paul may refer to: * Paul (given name), a given name (includes a list of people with that name) *Paul (surname), a list of people People Christianity *Paul the Apostle (AD c.5–c.64/65), also known as Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul, early Chri ...

Bill Renwick William Leslie Renwick (8 January 1929 – 29 June 2013) was a New Zealand educationalist. He was educated in Northland and Auckland before training as a teacher at Auckland College of Education, Auckland Teachers' Training College. After worki ...

Aroha Reriti-Crofts Dame Aroha Hōhipera Reriti-Crofts (née Crofts; 28 August 1938 – 20 May 2022) was a New Zealand community worker who was national president of the Māori Women’s Welfare League. Biography Reriti-Crofts was born Aroha Hōhipera Crofts at ...

Paraone Reweti Paraone Brown Reweti (17 November 1916 – 21 April 1996) was a New Zealand politician and Rātana morehu. Early life Of Ngāti Ranginui ancestry, Reweti came to Parliament from a position as an executive member of the Mount Maunganui Watersi ...

Winston Reynolds The Mayor of Hokitika officiated over the borough of Hokitika in New Zealand. The office was created in 1866 when Hokitika became a municipality and a borough two years later, and ceased with the 1989 local government reforms, when Hokitika Borou ...

* Clifford Richmond * John Robertson *

Dove-Myer Robinson Sir Dove-Myer Robinson (15 June 1901 – 14 August 1989) was Mayor of Auckland City from 1959 to 1965 and from 1968 to 1980, the longest tenure of any holder of the office. He was a colourful character and became affectionately known across New ...

* John Robson * John Rodgers * Frank Rogers *

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* Glen Rowling *

Ron Russell Ronald Stanley Thornton Russell (22 July 1926 – 7 March 2019) was a Canadian politician and pilot who lived in Nova Scotia. Early life and education Russell was born in Ngongotahā, New Zealand. He was a pilot for the Royal New Zealand Air Fo ...

* Frank Ryan

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* Laurie Salas * Leo Schultz *

Ian Shearer Ian John Shearer (10 December 1941 – 1 June 2021) was a New Zealand politician of the National Party, environmentalist and research scientist. Early life and education Shearer was born at Whakatāne in 1941, the son of Jack Sewell Shearer. ...

* Pat Sheehan (mayor), Pat Sheehan * Max Short * Larry Siegert * Cliff Skeggs * Tom Skinner * George Smith (New Zealand mayor), George Smith * Edward Somers * Jack Somerville * Graham Speight * Ron Spriggs * Bert Stanley * Marcel Stanley * Brian Preston Stevenson, Brian Stevenson * Alan Stewart (educator), Alan Stewart * Roy Stoneham * Jack Sullivan (rugby union), Jack Sullivan * Denis Sutherland * Peter Sutton (bishop), Peter Sutton * Mira Szászy

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* Rob Talbot * Brian Talboys * Peter Tapsell (New Zealand politician), Peter Tapsell * Nicholas Tarling * Danny Taylor (rower), Danny Taylor * Somerford Teagle * Te Atairangikaahu * Hugh Templeton * Fred Thomas (New Zealand politician), Fred Thomas * Ken Thomas (mayor), Ken Thomas * David Thomson (New Zealand politician), David Thomson * Thomson Peak, Robert Thomson * Leonard Thornton * Whetu Tirikatene-Sullivan * Bob Tizard * David Tompkins * Peter Trapski * Jim Traue * Leonard Trent * Ron Trotter * Doug Truman * Graham Turbott * Alexander Turner (jurist), Alexander Turner * Frederick Turnovsky

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* Charles Upham

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* Adrienne von Tunzelmann

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* Bert Walker (politician), Bert Walker * Ranginui Walker * Gerry Wall * Augusta Wallace (judge), Augusta Wallace * John Wallace (New Zealand judge), John Wallace * Richard Walls * Bob Walton (police commissioner), Bob Walton * Arthur Ward (dairy researcher), Arthur Ward * Marilyn Waring * David Watt (New Zealand cricketer), David Watt * Hugh Watt * Jim Weir (diplomat), Jim Weir * Merv Wellington * Koro Wētere * John White (jurist), John White * Bob White (mayor), Bob White * Lloyd White (diplomat), Lloyd White * Richard White (rugby union), Richard White * Richard Wild (judge), Richard Wild * Peter Wilkinson (politician), Peter Wilkinson * David Williams (public servant), David Williams * Robin Williams (mathematician), Robin Williams * Ormond Wilson * Owen Woodhouse

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* Gavin Yates * Bill Young (New Zealand politician), Bill Young * Trevor Young * Venn Young

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The following list includes notable Niueans who received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal, and is not an exhaustive list of recipients. * Enetama Lipitoa * Frank Lui * Lapati Paka * Patricia Rex * Robert Rex * Sam Pata Emani Tagelagi * Pope Talagi * Young Vivian

References

External links

Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal
at Canada.ca
Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal
at pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au {{Authority control Civil awards and decorations of Australia Civil awards and decorations of Canada Civil awards and decorations of New Zealand Civil awards and decorations of the United Kingdom Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II, Medal Awards established in 1977