The New Year Honours 2010 were announced on 31 December 2009 in the United Kingdom,United Kingdom New Zealand,"New Year Honours 2010" (29 January 2010) 6 New Zealand Gazette 239. Cook Islands,Cook Islands Barbados,Barbados Grenada,Grenada Papua New Guinea,Papua New Guinea Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands Saint Lucia,Saint Lucia Belize,Belize Antigua and Barbuda,Antigua and Barbuda Saint Christopher and NevisSaint Christopher and Nevis and other Commonwealth realms to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2010.
The 2010 New Year Honours were unusual in that none of the 121 Members of Parliament (MPs) who had announced their retirement at the next general election received honours. This was perceived to be a reaction to a series of parliamentary scandals in 2009 which had diminished the public opinion of politicians. There were few honours for people from the financial services sector either, after the AIG bonus payments controversy. (One notable exception was Dyfrig John, a former deputy chairman/chief executive of HSBC, a bank which did not require a taxpayer bail-out. Dyfrig John was named CBE.)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by the country whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then if appropriate, divisions (i.e. Military and Civil).
United Kingdom
Knights Bachelor Professor Mansel Aylward, CB, Chairman, Wales Centre for Health. For services to Healthcare. Paul John James Britton, CB, lately Director-General and Head, Economic and Domestic Affairs Secretariat, Cabinet Office. Professor Robert George Burgess, Vice-Chancellor, University of Leicester. For services to local and national Higher Education. Professor John Burn, Professor of Clinical Genetics, Newcastle University. For services to Medicine. Professor David Alan Chipperfield, CBE, Architect and CEO, David Chipperfield Architects. For services to architecture in the UK and Germany. Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe, CB, Second Permanent Secretary and Head of International Economic Affairs, Europe and G8 Sherpa, Prime Minister's Office. Andrew Patrick Dillon, CBE, Chief Executive, National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence. For services to Healthcare. Ian David Grant, CBE, lately Chairman, The Crown Estate. Professor John Stranger Holman, National Director, Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics Programme. For services to Education. Nicholas Hytner, Director, National Theatre. For services to Drama. Mark Ellis Powell Jones, Director, Victoria and Albert Museum. For services to the Arts. Dr. Ralph Kohn, FRS. For services to Science, Music and to Charity. Richard Douglas Lapthorne, CBE, Chairman, Cable & Wireless plc. For services to telecommunications. Michael John Marshall, CBE, Chairman, Marshall of Cambridge (Holdings) Ltd. For services to Business, Charity and to the community in Cambridgeshire. Ian Robert McGeechan, OBE. For services to Rugby. Professor Paul Anthony Mellars, FBA, Professor of Prehistory and Human Evolution, University of Cambridge. For services to Scholarship. Professor Salvador Moncada, Director, Wolfson Institute of Biomedical Research, University College London. For services to Science. Erich Arieh Reich, Chairman, Kindertransport Group, Association of Jewish Refugees. For charitable services. Professor Michael Adrian Richards, CBE, National Cancer Director. For services to Medicine. His Honour Mota Singh. For services to the Administration of Justice, Community Relations and to the Voluntary Sector. Patrick Stewart, OBE, Actor. For services to Drama. Graham Robert Wynne, CBE, Chief Executive, Royal Society for the Protection of Birds. For services to Nature Conservation.
Order of the Bath
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division Army Lieutenant General William Raoul Rollo, CBE, late The Blues and Royals (Royal Horse Guards and 1st Dragoons) Lieutenant General Alexander Richard David Shirreff, CBE, late The King's Royal Hussars
Civil Division David Nicholson CBE
Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division Royal Navy The Venerable John Green, QHC Rear Admiral Richard Derek Leaman, OBE
Army Major General Simon Francis Neil Lalor, TD, late The Honourable Artillery Company, Territorial Army Lieutenant General Simon Vincent Mayall, late 1st The Queen's Dragoon Guards Lieutenant General Peter Thomas Clayton Pearson, CBE, late The Royal Gurkha Rifles
Royal Air Force The Reverend (Air Vice-Marshal) Peter Watson Mills
Civil Division Christopher Bolt, Arbiter, London Underground Public Private Partnership Agreements and lately chairman, Office of Rail Regulation, Department for Transport Lawrence Conway, lately Director, Department of the First Minister, Welsh Assembly Government Gloria Linda Craig, director, International Security Policy, Ministry of Defence Elizabeth Anne Jackson, director, Child Wellbeing, Children and Families Directorate, Department for Children, Schools and Families Helen Kilpatrick, Director-General, Financial and Commercial, Home Office William Francis Sebastian Rickett, Director-General of Energy, Department for Energy and Climate Change.
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Knights / Dames Commander of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (KCMG / DCMG) Civil Division Dr. Fazle Hasan Abed, Founder and Chairman, Building Resources Across Communities (BRAC). For services to tackling poverty and empowering the poor in Bangladesh and more globally. Dr. Rosalind Mary Marsden, CMG, H.M. Ambassador, Sudan. Anne Fyfe Pringle, CMG, H.M. Ambassador, Russia.
Companions of the Order of St. Michael and St. George (CMG) Military Division Army Brigadier Stephen Frederick Sherry, OBE, late Corps of Royal Engineers
Civil Division Timothy Michael Everton Dowse, lately Chief of Assessments Staff, Joint Intelligence Organisation, Cabinet Office Dr. Silvia Suzen Giovanna Casale, lately Chairperson, UN Sub-Committee on the Prevention of Torture, Geneva. Lately Member, European Committee for the Prevention of Torture, Strasbourg. For services to the prevention of torture, and prison reform Susan le Jeune d'Allegeershecque, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office The Right Honourable Terence Davis, lately Secretary General, Council of Europe, Strasbourg. For services to institutional reform Charles Blandford Farr, OBE, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office William Boyd McCleary, CVO, British High Commissioner, Malaysia Edward Mortimer, Senior Vice-President and Chief Program Officer, The Salzburg Global Seminar, Austria. For services to international communications and journalism Hugh Powell, lately UK Senior Representative in Helmand, Afghanistan Michael Peter Wareing, International CEO, KPMG, and lately co-Chair, Basra Development Commission. For services to the economic reconstruction and redevelopment of Basra, and Iraq more generally
Royal Victorian Order
Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) The Right Reverend David John Conner – Dean of Windsor William Arthur Bromley-Davenport – Lord-Lieutenant of Cheshire Angus Durie Miller Farquharson, OBE, – Lord-Lieutenant of Aberdeenshire Robin Denys Gill, CVO – Chairman, The Royal Anniversary Trust Peter Gwynn-Jones, CVO – Garter Principal King of Arms
Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Gregory Scott Belton – Chairman, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association Robin Shedden Broadhurst, CBE – formerly Member of Council, Duchy of Cornwall Romayne Winifred, Lady Carswell, OBE – formerly Lord-Lieutenant of the County Borough of Belfast Alexander Pieter van Heeren, MBE – Chairman, The World Fellowship of The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association John Henry Pascoe, AO – formerly Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's International Award Association
Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Major Charles Samuel Enderby – formerly Lieutenant, The Queen's Body Guard of the Yeomen of the Guard Patrick Gregory Birch Harrison – Press Secretary, Household of The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Charles Benedict Morris – Architectural Designer Dr. Kirsten Aschengreen Piacenti – for services to the Royal Collection (Honorary) Brigadier John Edward Bruce Smedley – Private Secretary to The Earl and Countess of Wessex Dr. Anthony Douglas Toft, CBE – formerly Physician to The Queen in Scotland Richard John Verrall – Aviation Consultant
Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) David Anderson, MBE – formerly Hospitality Manager, Hillsborough Castle, Northern Ireland Office Inspector Mark Peter Andrews – Metropolitan Police, for services to Royalty Protection Catherine Carruthers – Membership Development Director, Business in the Community Julian Charles George Clare, RVM – Drawings Conservator, Royal Collection Kenneth Brendan Eccles – for services to the Police Service of Northern Ireland Patricia Ann Lawrence – Personal Assistant to The Duke of Kent Paul Alexander Miller – IT Projects and Business Manager Roger Peter Smith – formerly Clerk of Works, Crown Estate, Windsor Peter Charles Taylor – Fire Safety Manager, Windsor Castle Christopher Robin Weatherley – Fire Safety Manager, Buckingham Palace Andrew James Wilson, DL – Under Sheriff, The Bailiwick of Lancashire
Royal Victorian Medal
Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) Anthony John Hardingham, RVM – Tractor Driver, Sandringham Estate
Royal Victorian Medal (Silver) Glen Andrew Beveridge – Executive Butler, Government House, Melbourne Patricia Joyce Earl – Housekeeper, Sandringham House Constable Kevin Gande – Metropolitan Police, for services to Royalty Protection Andrea Elizabeth Hudson – Cook, Royal Lodge Beverley Jones – Assistant Dresser to The Queen George David Main – Gamekeeper, Balmoral Estate David James McIntosh – Security Office Team Leader, Palace of Holyroodhouse Vivienne Oates – Linen Room Assistant, Buckingham Palace Richard Sands – Yeoman Warder, HM Tower of London
Order of the British Empire
Knights / Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE) Civil Division Professor Valerie Beral. For services to Science Dr. Claire Bertschinger. For services to Nursing and to International Humanitarian Aid Councillor Ellen Margaret Eaton, OBE, Chair, Local Government Association. For services to Local Government Dr. Susan Elizabeth Ion, OBE, Visiting Professor, Imperial College, London and Chair, UK Fusion Advisory Board. For services to Science and Engineering Clare Oriana Tickell, Chief Executive, Action for Children. For services to Young People Marcia Twelftree, lately Headteacher, Charters School, Windsor and Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to local and national Education
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military Division Royal Navy Commodore Stephen Redvers Kirby Commodore Christopher Laurence Palmer
Army Colonel Mark Cuthbert-Brown – late Adjutant General's Corps (Royal Military Police) Colonel David James Eadie – late The Queen's Royal Lancers Colonel Christopher William Manning – late Army Air Corps Brigadier Simon John Marriner, MBE – late Adjutant General's Corps (Staff and Personnel Support Branch) Colonel Michael Peter Macgregor Stewart, QHS – late Royal Army Medical Corps
Royal Air Force Air Commodore Clive Arthur Bairsto Group Captain Keith Ronald Dipper Group Captain Alistair Monkman Group Captain Andrew Mark Turner, OBE
Civil Division James Christopher Armfield, OBE. For services to the community in Lancashire. David Ogilvy Barrie, lately Director, Art Fund. For services to the Visual Arts. Parmajit Paul Singh Bassi, DL, Chairman, Bond Wolfe. For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.