2024 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours
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The 2024 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours are honours awarded following the July 2024 resignation of the Prime Minister,
Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak (born 12 May 1980) is a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom and Leader of the Conservative Party (UK), Leader of the Conservative Party from 2022 to 2024. Following his defeat to Keir Starmer's La ...
. They were published on 11 April 2025.


Life peerages

* The Rt Hon
Michael Gove Michael Andrew Gove, Baron Gove (; born Graeme Andrew Logan, 26 August 1967) is a British politician and journalist who served in various Cabinet of the United Kingdom, Cabinet positions under David Cameron, Theresa May, Boris Johnson and Rish ...
– Former Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities; to be ''Baron Gove'', ''of Torry in the City of Aberdeen'' – 13 May 2025 * The Rt Hon
Mark Harper Mark James Harper, Baron Harper (born 26 February 1970) is a British politician who served in the Cabinet as Chief Whip of the House of Commons from 2015 to 2016 and as Secretary of State for Transport from 2022 to 2024. A member of the Cons ...
– Former Secretary of State for Transport; to be ''Baron Harper'', ''of Forest of Dean in the County of Gloucestershire'' – 12 May 2025 * The Rt Hon Simon Hart – Former Chief Whip of the House of Commons; to be ''Baron Hart of Tenby, of Lampeter Velfrey in the County of Pembrokeshire'' – 28 May 2025 * The Rt Hon Sir Alister William Jack – Former Secretary of State for Scotland; to be ''Baron Jack of Courance'', ''of Courance in the County of Dumfriesshire'' – 9 May 2025 * Stephen Massey – Former Chief Executive Officer of the Conservative Party; to be ''Baron Massey of Hampstead'', ''of Lacock in the County of Wiltshire'' – 12 May 2025 * The Rt Hon Victoria Prentis – Former Attorney General; to be ''Baroness Prentis of Banbury'', ''of Somerton in the County of Oxfordshire'' – 13 May 2025 * Eleanor Shawcross (Wolfson) – Former Head of the No 10 Policy Unit; to be ''Baroness Shawcross–Wolfson, of Aspley Guise in the County of Bedfordshire'' – 28 May 2025


Knights Bachelor

* James Anderson – England Cricketer. For services to cricket. * The Rt Hon
James Cleverly Sir James Spencer Cleverly (born 4 September 1969) is a British politician and Army Reserve (United Kingdom), Army Reserve Commissioned officer, officer who served as Home Secretary from November 2023 to July 2024 and as Foreign Secretary (Unit ...
– Former Home Secretary and former Foreign Secretary. For political and public service. * The Rt Hon
Jeremy Hunt Sir Jeremy Richard Streynsham Hunt (born 1 November 1966) is a British politician who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer from 2022 to 2024 and Foreign Secretary from 2018 to 2019, having previously served as Secretary of State for Health a ...
– Former Chancellor of the Exchequer, Foreign Secretary, Health Secretary and Culture Secretary. For political and public service. * The Rt Hon
Grant Shapps Sir Grant Shapps (born 14 September 1968) is a British politician who served as Secretary of State for Defence from August 2023 to July 2024. Shapps previously served in various Cabinet of the United Kingdom, cabinet posts, including Chairman of ...
– Former Defence Secretary, Energy Secretary, Business Secretary, Home Secretary, and Transport Secretary. For political and public service. * The Rt Hon
Mel Stride Sir Melvyn John Stride (born 30 September 1961) is a British politician who has served as Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer in Kemi Badenoch's Shadow Cabinet since November 2024. A member of the Conservative Party, he has been the Member of ...
– Former Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. For political and public service. *
Matthew Vaughn Sir Matthew Allard Robert Vaughn (legal name Matthew Allard Robert de Vere Drummond; born 7 March 1971) is an English filmmaker. He has produced films including ''Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels'' (1998) and ''Snatch (film), Snatch'' (2000 ...
– Filmmaker. For services to the creative industries.


Order of the Bath


Companion in the Most Honourable Order of the Bath (CB)

* Elizabeth Perelman – Former Principal Private Secretary to the Prime Minister. For public service.


Order of St Michael and St George


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

* The Rt Hon
Andrew Mitchell Sir Andrew John Bower Mitchell Order of St Michael and St George, KCMG (born 23 March 1956) is a British politician who was Shadow Foreign Secretary from July to November 2024 and served as Foreign Secretary (United Kingdom), Deputy Foreign S ...
– Former Secretary of State for International Development and Deputy Foreign Secretary. For political and public service.


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

* The Hon Prof John Bew – Former Foreign Policy Advisor to the Prime Minister. For political and public service.


Order of the British Empire


Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

* The Rt Hon
Theresa Villiers Dame Theresa Anne Villiers (born 5 March 1968) is a British politician who served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Chipping Barnet (UK Parliament constituency), Chipping Barnet from 2005 United Kingdom ...
– Former Member of Parliament for Chipping Barnet. For political and public service.


Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

* Nerissa Chesterfield – Former Director of Communications at No10 Downing Street. For political and public service. * Cassian Horowitz – Former Special Advisor to the Prime Minister. For political and public service. * Lisa Lovering – Former Head of Operations at No10 Downing Street. For political and publics ervice. *
Will Tanner William Tanner is a former British political adviser who most recently served as Deputy Chief of Staff to the former Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak. Career Tanner served as one of Theresa May's special advisers from 2014 whilst she was Home Secr ...
– Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister. For political and public service. * Rupert Yorke – Former Deputy Chief of Staff to the Prime Minister. For political and public service.


Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

* Eden Barnes – Former Head of Events and Visits at No10 Downing Street. For political and public service. * Aidan Corley – Former Head of Research and Messaging, 10 Downing Street, and Special Adviser to the Prime Minister. For political and public service. * Douglas McNeill – Former Chief Economic Advisor to Prime Minister. For political and public service. * James Nation – Former Deputy Director of the Number 10 Policy Unit. For political and public service. * Jamie Njoku-Goodwin – Former Special Advisor to the Prime Minister. For political and public service. * Lucy Noakes – Former Press Secretary to the Prime Minister. For political and public service. * Timothy Pitt – Former Special Adviser to the Prime Minister. For political and public service. * Robert Trotter – Former official speechwriter for the Prime Minister. For public service. * Henry de Zoete – Former adviser to the Prime Minister on Artificial Intelligence. For public service.


Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

* Ronald Kirk – Former Councillor for Great Ayton, Hambleton District Council. For political and public service. * George Livesey – Senior Parliamentary Assistant to the Rt Hon Rishi Sunak MP. For political and public service. * Yvonne Peacock – Councillor for the Upper Dales, North Yorkshire Council. For political and public service.


Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

* David McCormick – Collections Manager at Chequers. For public service. * Emma Paterson – Head Housekeeper at Chequers. For public service.


References

{{Honours Lists Politics of the United Kingdom
Resignation Resignation is the formal act of relinquishing or vacating one's office or position. A resignation can occur when a person holding a position gained by election or appointment steps down, but leaving a position upon the expiration of a term, or ...
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