2020 Special Honours
As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours, political honours and other honours awarded outside the New Year Honours and Birthday Honours.
[Life Peer]age
Conservative Party
- The Rt Hon. Nicola Morgan, to be Baroness Morgan of Cotes, of Cotes in the County of Leicestershire. – 6 January 2020
- The Rt Hon. Zac Goldsmith, to be Baron Goldsmith of Richmond Park, of Richmond Park in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames – 7 January 2020
- Sir Gerry Grimstone, to be Baron Grimstone of Boscobel, of Belgravia in the City of Westminster – 8 April 2020
- Stephen Greenhalgh, to be Baron Greenhalgh, of Fulham in the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham – 16 April 2020
- Lorraine Fullbrook, to be Baroness Fullbrook, of Dogmersfield in the County of Hampshire – 31 July
- Sir Edward Udny-Lister, to be Baron Udny-Lister, of Wandsworth in the London Borough of Wandsworth – 31 July
- Daniel Moylan, to be Baron Moylan, of Kensington in the Royal London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea – 31 July
- Andrew Sharpe,, to be Baron Sharpe of Epsom, of Epsom in the County of Surrey – 31 July
- Michael Spencer, to be Baron Spencer of Alresford, of Alresford in the County of Hampshire – 31 July
- Veronica Wadley,, to be Baroness Fleet, of Hampstead in the London Borough of Camden – 31 July
- James Wharton, to be Baron Wharton of Yarm, of Yarm in the County of North Yorkshire – 31 July
- Dame Helena Morrissey,, to be Baroness Morrissey, of Chapel Green in the Royal County of Berkshire – 31 July
- Neil Mendoza, to be Baron Mendoza, of King’s Reach in the City of London – 31 July
- David Frost,, to be Baron Frost, of Allenton in the County of Derbyshire – 12 August 2020
- Keith Stewart,, to be Baron Stewart of Dirleton, of Dirleton in the County of East Lothian – 6 November 2020
- The Rt Hon. Richard Benyon, to be Baron Benyon, of Englefield in the Royal County of Berkshire – 22 December
- Peter Cruddas, to be Baron Cruddas, of Shoreditch in the London Borough of Hackney – 22 December
- Dame Jacqueline Foster,, to be Baroness Foster of Oxton, of Oxton in the County of Merseyside – 22 December
- Stephanie Fraser, to be Baroness Fraser of Craigmaddie, of Craigmaddie in the County of Stirlingshire – 22 December
- Dean Godson, to be Baron Godson, of Thorney Island in the City of Westminster – 22 December
- Daniel Hannan, to be Baron Hannan of Kingsclere, of Kingsclere in the County of Hampshire – 22 December
- Syed Kamall, to be Baron Kamall, of Edmonton in the London Borough of Enfield – 22 December
- David Wolfson,, to be Baron Wolfson of Tredegar, of Tredegar in the County of Gwent – 30 December 2020
Labour">Labour Party (UK)">Labour
- Sue Hayman, to be Baroness Hayman of Ullock, of Ullock in the County of Cumbria – 31 July
- Prem Sikka, to be Baron Sikka, of Kingswood in Basildon in the County of Essex – 31 July
- Anthony Woodley, to be Baron Woodley, of Wallasey in the Metropolitan Borough of Wirral – 31 July
- Cllr Judith Blake,, to be Baroness Blake of Leeds, of Gledhow in the City of Leeds – 31 July
- Jennifer Chapman, to be Baroness Chapman of Darlington, of Darlington in the County of Durham – 22 December
- Vernon Coaker, to be Baron Coaker, of Gedling in the County of Nottinghamshire – 22 December
- Wajid Khan, to be Baron Khan of Burnley, of Burnley in the County of Lancashire – 22 December
- Gillian Merron, to be Baroness Merron, of Lincoln in the County of Lincolnshire – 22 December
Non-Affiliated">Non-affiliated members of the House of Lords">Non-Affiliated
- Claire Fox, to be Baroness Fox of Buckley, of Buckley in the County of Flintshire – 31 July
- Charles Moore, to be Baron Moore of Etchingham, of Etchingham in the County of East Sussex – 31 July
Crossbench
- The Rt Hon. Lord Reed,, to be Baron Reed of Allermuir, of Sundridge Park in the London Borough of Bromley. – 11 January 2020
- Sir Ian Botham,, to be Baron Botham, of Ravensworth in the County of North Yorkshire – 31 July
- Dame Louise Casey,, to be Baroness Casey of Blackstock, of Finsbury in the London Borough of Islington – 31 July
- Evgeny Lebedev, to be Baron Lebedev, of ''Hampton in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames and of Siberia in the Russian Federation – 31 July
- Dame Minouche Shafik,, to be Baroness Shafik, of Camden in the London Borough of Camden and of Alexandria in the Arab Republic of Egypt – 31 July
- Sir Mark Sedwill,, to be Baron Sedwill, of Sherborne in the County of Dorset – 11 September 2020
- The Rt Hon. Sir Terence Etherton,, to be Baron Etherton, of Marylebone in the City of Westminster – 23 December
- Sir Simon McDonald,, to be Baron McDonald of Salford, of Pendleton in the City of Salford – 22 December
- Sir Andrew Parker,, to be Baron Parker of Minsmere, of Minsmere in the County of Suffolk – 22 December
- The Rt Revd. and Rt Hon. Dr John Sentamu, to be Baron Sentamu, of Lindisfarne in the County of Northumberland and of Masooli in the Republic of Uganda'' – 22 December
[Lord Lieutenant]
- James Saunders Watson – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Northamptonshire – 7 January 2020
- The Rt Hon. The Lady Colgrain – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Kent – 8 January 2020
- Major-General The Hon. Seymour Hector Russell Hale Monro, – to be Lord-Lieutenant for Moray – 29 January 2020
- Elizabeth Elaine Grieve – to be Lord-Lieutenant for Orkney – 29 January 2020
- Roberta Louise Fleet – to be Lord-Lieutenant for West Glamorgan – 10 February 2020
- Aileen Brewis – to be Lord-Lieutenant for Wigtown – 13 February 2020
- Lt.-Colonel Richard Callander, – to be Lord-Lieutenant for Midlothian – 30 April 2020
- Elizabeth Fothergill, – to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Derbyshire – 14 May 2020
- The Rt Hon. The Countess Howe – to be Lord-Lieutenant of the County of Buckinghamshire – 26 June 2020
- Jane Margaret MacLeod – to be Lord-Lieutenant for Argyll and Bute – 14 July 2020
- Jill Williamina Young – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Dunbartonshire – 12 August 2020
- Alastair Macphie – to be Lord-Lieutenant of Kincardineshire – 1 October 2020
Privy Counsellor">Privy Council (United Kingdom)">Privy Counsellor
- The Hon. Sir Stephen Phillips, – 12 February 2020
- The Hon. Sir Richard Arnold, – 12 February 2020
- The Hon. Sir Bernard McCloskey, – 12 February 2020
- The Hon. Dame Ingrid Simler, – 12 February 2020
- Prof. Andrew Burrows, – 12 February 2020
- Suella Braverman, – 19 February 2020
- George Eustice, – 19 February 2020
- Amanda Milling, – 19 February 2020
- Anne-Marie Trevelyan, – 19 February 2020
- The Hon. Dame Sue Carr, – 23 June 2020
- The Most Rev. Stephen Cottrell – 21 July 2020
- The Hon. Lord Pentland, – 20 August 2020
- The Hon. Lord Woolman, – 20 August 2020
- The Hon. Dame Geraldine Andrews, – 11 November 2020
- The Hon. Sir Clive Lewis, – 11 November 2020
- The Hon. Sir Christopher Nugee, – 11 November 2020
- The Hon. Sir Jeremy Stuart-Smith, – 11 November 2020
- The Hon. Dame Elisabeth Laing, – 16 December 2020
[Knight Bachelor]
- Captain Thomas Moore – For charitable services to the National Health Service. – 20 May 2020
Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George">Order of St Michael and St George">Most Distinguished Order of St Michael and St George
Dame Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)
- Her Excellency Susan Dougan, – Governor-General of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines – 29 January 2020
[Royal Victorian Order]
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)
- Michael Charles William Norreys Jephson, – upon relinquishment of his appointment as Secretary of the Master of the Household’s Department, Royal Household – 16 December 2020.
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)
- Lady Elizabeth Georgiana Shakerley – for her service to The Queen – 31 March 2020
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)
- Lieutenant Colonel Nana Kofi Twumasi-Ankrah – upon relinquishing his appointment as Equerry to The Queen – 27 November 2020
Most Excellent Order of the British Empire">Order of the British Empire">Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)
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- Esa-Pekka Salonen – Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor for the Philharmonia Orchestra. For services to music and UK-Finland relations.
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- Joseph Dunford – Retired General and Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, US Military. For services to the support of the UK military.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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- Shaun Timothy Kelly – Former Global Chief Operating Officer for KPMG International. For services to economic development in Northern Ireland.
- Pia Randbo Jepson Wilkes – Chief Executive, Vehicle Certification Agency. For services to motor transport.
- Air Commodore Justin Stuart Reuter, Royal Air Force – 27 March 2020
- Colonel Marcus James Mudd – 27 November 2020