The New Year Honours 2015 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January.
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour. They are arranged by the country (in order of precedence) 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 by divisions, i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.
United Kingdom Below are the individuals appointed by Elizabeth II in her right as Queen of the United Kingdom with honours within her own gift and with the advice of the Government for other honours.
Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)
The Right Honourable Jeremy John Durham, Baron Ashdown of Norton-sub-Hamdon, . For public and political service. Sir (George) Adrian Hayhurst Cadbury . For services to Business and the community in the UK, particularly Birmingham. Dame Mary Elizabeth Peters . For services to Sport and to the community in Northern Ireland. The Right Honourable David Ivor, Baron Young of Graffham . For public service.
Knight Bachelor Theodore Agnew, . For services to Education David Amess, , Member of Parliament for Southend West. For political and public service Matt Baggott, , Formerly Chief constable, Police Service of Northern Ireland. For services to Policing in the United Kingdom Professor Richard Robert Barnett, Vice-Chancellor University of Ulster. For services to Higher Education and Business in Northern Ireland Professor Jonathan Bate, , Literary Scholar and Provost, Worcester College, Oxford. For services to Literary Scholarship and Higher Education Hugh Nigel Edward Bayley, , Member of Parliament for York Central and President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly. For services to Parliamentary engagement with the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation Dr. Simon Campbell, , Drug Discoverer and Scientific Adviser. For services to Chemistry Dr. Sam Everington, , Chair, NHS Tower Hamlets Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to Primary Care Professor Julian Ernest Michael Le Grand, , Richard Titmuss Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to Social Science and public service John Vincent Hurt, , Actor. For services to Drama Peter Ashley Kendall. For services to the Agricultural Industry in England and Wales Andrew Valentine Morris, , Chief Executive, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS Richard Leon Paniguian, , Head, Defence and Security Organisation, UK Trade & Investment. For services to the UK Defence Industry Professor Martyn Poliakoff, , Research Professor of Chemistry, University of Nottingham. For services to the Chemical Sciences Dickson Poon, . For services to Business and to charity particularly Higher Education Dave Ramsden, , Head, Government Economic Service. For services to Economic Policy Making Professor Nilesh Jayantilal Samani, , Professor of Cardiology, University of Leicester. For services to Medicine and Medical Research Professor Nigel Thrift, , Vice-Chancellor, University of Warwick. For services to Higher Education John Arthur Townsley, Executive Principal, The Gorse Academics Trust, Leeds. For services to Education David John Verey, , Chair, The Art Fund. For services to Arts Philanthropy Professor Norman Stanley Williams, Past President, Royal College of Surgeons of England. For services to Surgery Tom Winsor, HM Chief Inspector of Constabulary. For public service
The Most Honourable Order of the Bath
Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB / DCB) Military Lieutenant General Christopher Deverell – Late of the Royal Tank Regiment Air Marshal Barry North
Civil Paul Silk – Formerly Chair, Commission on Devolution in Wales. For services to the Parliaments of and Devolution in the UK
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Vice Admiral Peter Hudson Major General Michael David Conway – Late Adjutant General's Corps (Army Legal Services Branch) Major General John Crackett – Late Royal Corps of Signals, Army Reserve Major General Dickie (Richard) Roderick Davis – Late Corps of Royal Engineers Air Vice Marshal Stuart David Atha
Civil Harold Mark Carter – Deputy Legal Adviser, Legal Advisers' Branch, Treasury Solicitors. For services to Government Legal Services and services to the community in Guildford, Surrey David Julian Cook – Second Parliamentary Counsel, Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. For services to the Preparation of Legislation Alison Cottrell – Director, HM Treasury. For services to Financial Services Consumers Jim (James) Harra – Director-General Business Tax, HM Revenue and Customs, London. For services to Tax Administration Dr. Andrew John McDonald – For services to Parliament and voluntary service to Disability Awareness Nicholas Christopher Shanahan – Director-General Operations, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Welfare Reform Professor Christopher John MacRae Whitty – Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for International Development. For public and voluntary service to Tropical Medicine in the UK and Africa
The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG) The Baroness Ashton of Upholland – Formerly EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Policy and vice-president of the European Commission. For services to the European External Action Service. Sir John Sawers – Chief, Secret Intelligence Service. For services to British national security.
Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG / DCMG) Tim Barrow – HM Ambassador, Russia. For services to British foreign policy and interests in Russia David John Bostock – Member of the European Court of Auditors. For services to public administration and accountability Professor Anne Mills – Deputy director and Provost, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. For services to international health.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Graham Andrew – Technical Adviser to the Director-General of the International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna, Austria. For services to international diplomacy Dr. Laurence Stanley Charles Bristow – Director, National Security, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to British foreign policy interests and national security George Benedict Joseph Pascal Busby – Counsellor, British High Commission, Islamabad, Pakistan. For services to international security James Jonathan Howard Morrison – Chief of Staff to the EU High Representative for Common Foreign and Security Police. For services to the European External Action Service Catherine Elizabeth Nettleton – HM Ambassador, Venezuela. For services to British foreign policy and interests in Venezuela Dr. Robin Christian Howard Niblett – Director, Royal Institute of International Affairs. For services to promoting the UK as a global centre for foreign policy Philip John Parham – Formerly Ambassador and British Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations. For services to British multilateral foreign policy interests David Quarrey – Director, Middle East and North Africa, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to British foreign policy in the Middle East and North Africa Richard David Spearman – Counsellor, British Embassy, Washington, USA. For services to international security Raymond Peter James Upton – Country director, British Council, Pakistan. For services to UK-Pakistan cultural relations
The Royal Victorian Order
Knight / Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO / DCVO) Shân Legge-Bourke , Lord-Lieutenant of Powys. The Earl of Caledon, Lord-Lieutenant of County Armagh. Sir David Manning , Adviser to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Harry. Lord Tollemache, formerly Lord-Lieutenant of Suffolk.
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) The Hon. Mary Selina Bayliss, Lord-Lieutenant of Berkshire Sir David William Brewer , Lord-Lieutenant of Greater London Michael Patrick Day, Chief Executive, Historic Royal Palaces Anthony James Longmore Worth, Lord-Lieutenant of Lincolnshire
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Joy-Maria Camm – Assistant private secretary to The Duchess of Cornwall Dr. Martin David Clayton – Head of Prints and Drawings, Royal Library, Windsor Castle Nicholas John Wingfield Digby – Veterinary Surgeon to the Royal Studs Stephanie Gail Greengross – Director Strategic Communications, Business in the Community Roger Francis Tollemache Halliday – Formerly Land Steward, Western District, Duchy of Cornwall Jonathan David Hellewell – Formerly assistant private secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall The Reverend Canon Denis Ratliffe Mulliner – Chaplain Chapel Royal, Hampton Court Palace William James Nye – Principal private secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall Catherine Teresa O'Donnell – Formerly Nursing Sister, Buckingham Palace Louise Mary Tait – Communications secretary for Scotland Royal Household
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Catherine Mary Bland, Personal assistant to the Deputy Private Secretary to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Nicola Christine Brentnall, Director, The Queen's Trust. Jon Allison Brewer, Paintings Conservator, Royal Collection Trust. Michael John Brown, Volunteer Awards Assessor, The Prince's Trust. Deborah Clare Clarke, Senior Curator, Palace of Holyroodhouse. Inspector Clive Graham Cox, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Paul Coxon, Operations Surveyor, Royal Household. Eric Kenneth James Crawford, Building and Civil Engineering Works Supervisor, Royal Household. Laura Jane Gibson, Head of Digital Engagement for Royal Communications Royal Household. Kenrick Steven Hanson, Systems Development Officer, Royal Household. Daniel James Harvey, , Senior Engineer, Sandringham Estate. Susan Elizabeth Jubb, Senior Receptionist, Clarence House. Laura Claire France Kellard, Senior IT Training and Development Officer, Royal Household. Inspector Terence Christopher Leach, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Mark Geoffrey Lisk, , Household of the Duke of York. Susan Mary Pendry, Formerly Administrator, St. George's House, Windsor Castle. Christopher Thomas Perkins, Formerly Landing Site Officer, The Queen's Helicopter Flight. Dr. Edward William Perkins, Formerly Communications secretary to the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Prince Henry of Wales. Michael Dudley de Burgh Collins Persse. For services to the Prince of Wales. Douglas Hastings Precey, Formerly head of Secretariat, Private Secretary's Office Royal Household. Mary Squire, Lieutenancy Clerk, Mid-Glamorgan. Andrew Michael Tibble, Operations and Logistics Manager, Household of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. Bernadette Tomas – Senior Management Accountant, Royal Household. Peter Barry Whorton, , Deputy Yeoman of the Plate Pantry, Windsor Castle. Annwen Lloyd Williams, Senior Administrator, Aberdyfi Centre, Outward Bound Trust.
Royal Victorian Medal (RVM) Andrew John Brown – Forestry Foreman Sandringham Estate Lance Sergeant Stephen Centro Cassidy – formerly Household of the Duke of Kent Colin Alfred Childs – Formerly Electrician Royal Household Peter Thomas Charles Clayton – Head Gamekeeper Crown Estate, Windsor David Thomas Evans – Carriage Restorer/Cleaner Royal Mews David Charles Lambourn – Office and Travelling Yeoman Household of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall Jose Manuel Lazarczuk – Groundsman Crown Estate, Windsor