The 2015 Queen's Birthday Honours were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours were awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June. The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 1 June 2015 in New Zealand, on 8 June in Australia, and on 12 June in the United Kingdom, in Bahamas, Cook Islands, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia and Belize.

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.United Kingdom:

Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour (CH)

Sir Neville Marriner – Conductor. For services to Music. The Rt Hon. The Lord Woolf – For services to the public and community relations.

Knight Bachelor Henry Angest – National Treasurer, Conservative Party. For political service. Prof. Harshad Bhadeshia – Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. For services to Science and Technology. The Rt Hon. Simon Burns – Member of Parliament for Chelmsford. For parliamentary and political service. Dr. Philip Campbell – Editor in Chief, Nature. For services to Science. Prof. Christopher Clark, Regius Professor of History, University of Cambridge. For services to British German relations. Dr. Kevan Arthur Collins – Chief Executive, Education Endowment Foundation. For services to Education. Dr. Naim Dangoor – Philanthropist. For charitable services. Michael "Mick" Davis – Chair, Prime Minister's Holocaust Commission. For services to Holocaust Commemoration and Education. Ciarán Devane – Lately Chief Executive, Macmillan Cancer Support. For services to Cancer Patients. Prof. Charles Downes – Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Dundee. For services to Higher Education and Life Sciences. Gareth Edwards – For services to Sport and for charitable services. Bernard Gray – Chief of Defence Materiel, Ministry of Defence. For public service, particularly to Defence. Patrick Head – Lately Director, Williams Hybrid Power Ltd. For services to Motorsport. Lenworth "Lenny" George Henry – Actor and Comedian. For services to Drama and charity. The Rt Hon. Simon Hughes – Lately Member of Parliament for Bermondsey and Old Southwark. For public and political service. Tom Jeffery – Lately Director General, Department for Education, Children's Services and Departmental Strategy Directorate. For services to the Department for Education. Dr. Karl Jenkins – Composer. For services to Composing and Crossing Musical Genres. Paul Kenny – general secretary, GMB Union. For service to Trade Unions. Dr. James MacMillan – Composer and Conductor. For services to Music Frank McLoughlin – Principal, City and Islington College and Chair, Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning. For services to Further Education. Iain McMillan – For services to the Scottish Economy. George Ivan "Van" Morrison – For services to the Music Industry and to Tourism in Northern Ireland. Prof. Stephen Nickell – Economist. For services to Economics. Dr. Nicholas Penny – Director, National Gallery. For services to the Arts. Prof. Munir Pirmohamed – David Weatherall Chair of Medicine, University of Liverpool. For services to Medicine. Gary Verity – Chief Executive, Welcome to Yorkshire. For services to Tourism and the Tour De France Grand Depart 2014. Prof. Ian Weller – Emeritus Professor of Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Department of Infection and Population Health. For services to HIV Research. Nicholas Weller – Executive Principal, Dixons Academies, Bradford. For services to Education. Adrian White – For services to International Trade and Investment. Andreas Whittam Smith – For public service, particularly to the Church of England.

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

Knight / Dame Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

Civil Sir Nicholas Macpherson – Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury. For public service.

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB / DCB) Civil Una O'Brien – Permanent Secretary, Department of Health. For public service, particularly to Healthcare.

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Maj-Gen David Mark Cullen – late Royal Regiment of Artillery, 513865. AVM Peter Ronald Ewen – Royal Air Force, 8020332E. AVM Graham Peter Farnell – Royal Air Force, 8174906P. RAdm Timothy Peter Fraser – C030314S RAdm Clive Charles Carruthers Johnstone – C032594H Lt-Gen Philip David Jones – late The Royal Anglian Regiment, 511036. Lt-Gen Gordon Kenneth Messenger – Royal Marines, N027960S. AVM Aroop Kumar Mozumder – Royal Air Force, 5206551S. Civil Dawn Brodrick – Director, People, Capability and Change, Department for Communities and Local Government. For services to Public Administration. William Haire – Permanent Secretary, Department for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to Government in Northern Ireland. Conrad Prince – Director-General, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to British foreign policy. Oliver Robbins – Director-General, Civil Service, Cabinet Office. For public service. Jacqueline Sharpe – Acting Clerk Assistant, House of Commons. For parliamentary service. Helen Shirley-Quirk – Director, Emergency Preparedness, Resilience and Response, Department of Health. For services to Public Health Protection. Patsy Wilkinson – Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence. Peter Worrall – Chief of Materiel (Joint Enablers), Ministry of Defence. For services to Defence.

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (KCMG / DCMG) Dr Andrew John Pocock – High Commissioner, Abuja, Nigeria. For services to British foreign policy in Africa. The Rt Hon. Edward Zacca – President of the Court of Appeal of the Turks and Caicos Islands and formerly of Bermuda and the Cayman Islands. For services to justice in the Overseas Territories and to the Privy Council.

Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George (CMG) Peter Batey – Chairman of Great Britain-China Centre. For services to UK relations with China. Thomas Drew – Formerly Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Secretary, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to British foreign policy interests. Paul Griffiths – Executive Officer, Dubai Airports, and Vice-President, Royal College of Organists. For services to British prosperity in the United Arab Emirates and to music. Rudolph Markham – non-executive director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Management Board. Jill Morris – Director Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to British foreign policy. Dr. Francis Rangarajan – Director Europe, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. For services to British multilateral diplomacy. Simon Smith – H.M. Ambassador, Kyiv, Ukraine. For services to British foreign policy interests in Ukraine. Mark Cameron Angus Thomson – Secretary-General, Association for the Prevention of Torture. For services to global torture prevention. Peter West – High Commissioner, Freetown, Sierra Leone. For services to British foreign policy in Africa. Elizabeth Anne Wright, academic, School of Oriental and African Studies, London University, Nottingham University and other Institutions. For services to the understanding of China.

The Royal Victorian Order

Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

Simon Hugh Patrick Boyle, Lord-Lieutenant of Gwent. (Archibald) Hugh Duberly, , Lord-Lieutenant of Cambridgeshire.

Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) Charles Henry Barnett, formerly Chief Executive, Ascot Racecourse. Ewen John Brodie of Lethen, Lord-Lieutenant of Nairnshire. Sir Charles Dunstone, , Chairman, The Prince's Trust. The Hon. Robin William Lewis, , Lord-Lieutenant of Dyfed. The Hon. Hilary Mary Weston, . For services to the College of St. George. Edward Young, , Deputy Private Secretary to The Queen.

Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) Dr. David Michael Dixon – Medical Adviser to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Stephen Lee Howard – Chief Executive, Business in the Community. Mark James Lane – Gardens Manager, London Palaces, Royal Household. David John Read – Deputy Superintendent, Palace of Holyroodhouse, Royal Household. The Rev. Canon Jonathan Riviere – Domestic Chaplain at Sandringham. Peter Bernard Smith – Director of Information Systems and Telecommunications, Royal Household. Tracy Watkins – Secretary to the Lord Chamberlain, Royal Household.

Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Lieutenant-Colonel David William Nicholas Bevan, Equerry to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Linda Bissett, Assistant Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Fife. Carolyn Bloch, Formerly Deputy Chair, Pacific Leaders Forum Board, The Duke of Edinburgh's Commonwealth Study Conferences. Joanne Butcher, Visitor Services Manager, Palace of Holyroodhouse. Mohammed Choudhry. For services to the Royal Household. Professor William Coaldrake. For services to the Royal Collection. Thea Coley, formerly Assistant Private Secretary to The Duke of Cambridge. Gary Coutts , Head Stalker, Balmoral Estate. Lieutenant-Colonel Raymond Giles, Military Knight of Windsor. Elizabeth Guest, Communications Team Office Manager, Household to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Craig Lennard Kowalik, formerly Assistant Private Secretary (Commonwealth) to The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall. Frances Matthews, Private Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of West Glamorgan. Major Richard John Moore, Military Knight of Windsor. Christopher Raymond Murray, Business Development and Counters Manager, Windsor Farm Shop. David John Oates , Coachman and State Harness Cleaner, Royal Mews, Buckingham Palace. Michael Paul James O'Neill, Consultant Podiatrist. For services to the Royal Household. Inspector Gordon Henry Owen, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Inspector Sandra Teresa Perry, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Karen Elizabeth Rhodes, Senior Access Control Officer, Royal Household. Christopher Sandamas, Chief Clerk, Private Secretary's Office, Royal Household. John Sawle, Deputy Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Cornwall. Lei Song, Merchandiser, Royal Collection Trust. John Peter Dimitri Wienand, Partner, Farrer & Co. Sheila Ann Wileman, Secretary to the Lord-Lieutenant of Bristol.

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Knight / Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE / DBE)

Civil Prof. Frances Ashcroft – Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford. For services to Medical Science and the Public Understanding of Science. Prof. Vicki Bruce, – Vice-President for Public Engagement, British Academy and Professor of Psychology, Newcastle University. For services to Higher Education and Psychology Frances Cairncross – Lately Rector, Exeter College, University of Oxford. For services to Higher Education and to Economics. Prof. Lesley Anne Glover – Lately Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission. For services to Science. Zarine Kharas – Founder and Chief Executive, JustGiving.com. For services to Business and Charity.