Sir Paul Benedict Crossland Carter CBE is a British Conservative local government politician, [1] serving as a councillor in Kent County Council, which he led for 14 years from 2005 until the end of 2019, [2] and as the chair of the County Councils Network special-interest group within the Local Government Association from 2015 until 2020.
Carter was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2014 New Year Honours. [3] He was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to local government. [4] [5] [6]
Sir John George Walker, is a former middle-distance runner from New Zealand who won the gold medal in the men's 1500 m event at the 1976 Olympics. He was also the first person to run the mile in under 3:50. In more recent years, Walker has been active in local government, as an Auckland Councillor and representing the Manurewa-Papakura ward.
Robert Andrew Stunell, Baron Stunell, is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom.
Graham Norman Tope, Baron Tope, is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was also a councillor in the London Borough of Sutton until 2014.
Peter Spencer Bowness, Baron Bowness, is a British politician, solicitor, and life peer. Since 1996, he has been a member of the House of Lords.
General John Nicholas Reynolds Houghton, Baron Houghton of Richmond, is a retired senior British Army officer and former Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) of the British Armed Forces. He was appointed CDS in July 2013, following the retirement of General Sir David Richards. He served as Commanding Officer of the 1st Battalion, the Green Howards in Northern Ireland during The Troubles and later became Commander of the 39th Infantry Brigade in Northern Ireland. He deployed as Senior British Military Representative and Deputy Commanding General, Multi-National Force – Iraq during the Iraq War. Later, he became Chief of Joint Operations at Permanent Joint Headquarters and served as Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff until assuming the position of CDS. Houghton retired from the British Army in July 2016, and was succeeded as CDS by Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach.
Sir Louis Halle Gluckstein was a British lawyer and Conservative Party politician.
General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, is a Kenyan-born former senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from June 2018 to November 2021.
Pamela Joy Chesters CBE is a former executive of British Petroleum who was later a Camden London Borough Council councillor, a Conservative parliamentary candidate, and an advisor to Boris Johnson.
Paul Tilsley CBE is a British local politician. He was deputy leader of Birmingham City Council and the senior Liberal Democrat in the council's ruling Liberal Democrat–Conservative coalition. As of 2023, he is the council's longest-serving member, and was previously Lord Mayor of Birmingham, in 1993–4.
Dame Shan Elizabeth Morgan is a former British civil servant. Formerly the Deputy Permanent Representative, UK Representation to the European Union, she was the Permanent Secretary to the Welsh Government until October 2021.
Markey Wallace, generally known as Mark Wallace, was a notable New Zealand cheesemaker, farmer, community leader and local politician. He was born at Waiho, South Westland, New Zealand, in 1893. He was chairman of Westland County Council for 13 years. He stood in the 1954 election in the Westland electorate as an independent, but was defeated by Labour's incumbent, Jim Kent.
Nicholas Francis Markham, Baron Markham, is chair of London & Continental Railways. He is the co-founder of COVID-19 testing company Cignpost Diagnostics & ExpressTest, a non-executive director of Inchora Limited, and the Department for Work and Pensions. He has served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Health and Social Care since 2022.
Sir William Thompson Wright, was a Northern Irish business owner and Unionist politician.
Sir Archibald Hugh Duberly, is a British farmer, campaigner and politician.
Mark McInnes, Baron McInnes of Kilwinning, is a Scottish Conservative politician and member of the House of Lords.
Gurinder Singh Josan CBE is an English businessman and Labour Party politician, who served on Sandwell Metropolitan Borough Council, and sits on Labour's National Executive Committee and the West Midlands' Strategic Policing and Crime Board.
Sir Robert Hughes Williams,, commonly known as Robin Williams, is a Welsh physicist and academic, specialising in solid state physics and semiconductors. He was Vice-Chancellor of University of Wales, Swansea from 1994 to 2003. He had taught at the New University of Ulster and University of Wales, College of Cardiff, before joining Swansea.
Philip Squire CBE (1905–1996) was a local Labour Party politician who was a county councillor for over 40 years and leader of Mid Glamorgan County Council, Wales, for 15 years. He was described as "one of the most influential figures in Welsh local government".
Sir Stephen John Deuchar is a British arts administrator, and was director of the UK's Art Fund from 2010 to 2020.
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 Years Honours and Birthday Honours.