Michael Heseltine has received numerous honours in recognition of his career in politics. These include:
Life peerage Following his retirement from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election, Heseltine was awarded a life peerage allowing him to sit in the House of Lords. He took the title Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire. He sits with the Conservative Party benches.
Commonwealth honours +Commonwealth realms Country Date Appointment Post-nominal letters 1979 Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council PC Commonwealth realms 2 August 1997 Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour CH
Other distinctions 1998 President's Medal from the Chartered Institute of Public Relations. 1999 Gold Medal from the Institute of Sheet Metal Engineering.
Scholastic +University degrees Location Date School Degree 1954 Pembroke College, Oxford Second-Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in PPE
+Chancellor, visitor, governor, rector, and fellowships Location Date School Position 1986 Pembroke College, Oxford Honorary Fellow 2013 Liverpool John Moores University Honorary Fellow 13 November 2015 University of Northampton Honorary Fellow 22 July 2021 Cardiff University Honorary Fellow Unknown Swansea University Honorary Fellow
+Honorary degrees Location Date School Degree 1989 Leeds Beckett University Doctor of the university (D.Univ) 1990 University of Liverpool Doctor of Laws (LL.D) 2013 University of South Wales Doctor of the university (D.Univ) 2013 University of Northampton Doctorate 19 July 2013 Aston University Doctorate March 2014 Birmingham City University Doctorate
Memberships and Fellowships Country Date Organisation Position 19541955 Oxford Union President Carlton Club Member 1991 Royal Institute of British Architects Honorary Fellow (FRIBA) 2009 Royal Horticultural Society Vice President 24 June 2013 Society for the Environment Honorary Fellow The Marketing Society Fellow
Freedom of the City
13 March 2012: Liverpool. 13 September 2012: London.
Places named after Heseltine
Heseltine Institute for Public Policy, Practice and Place at the University of Liverpool. The Heseltine Gallery at Chenderit School
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