1997 Dissolution Honours
The 1997 gazetted on 18 April 1997 following the advice of the outgoing Prime Minister, John Major. The only honours in this list were 21 life peerages.[1][2]
The recipients are shown below as they were styled before their new honour.
Life Peers
Conservative
- Rt Hon. Secretary of State for the Home Department, 1990–92.
- Rt Hon. Secretary of State for Trade, 1981–82; Lord President of the Council, 1982–83; Leader of the House of Commons, 1982–87 and Lord Privy Seal, 1983–87.
- Rt Hon. Henry Paul Guinness Channon, Member of Parliament for Southend West, 1959–97; Secretary of State for Trade and Industry, 1986–87; for Transport, 1987–89.
- Rt Hon. Secretary of State for Energy, 1979–81; for Transport, 1981–83; Chairman, Select Committee on Foreign Affairs, 1987–97.
- Rt Hon. Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, 1989–95.
- Rt Hon. DL, Member of Parliament for Westmorland and Lonsdale, 1983–97; (Westmorland, 1964–83); Parliamentary Secretary to H.M. Treasury and Chief Whip, 1979–83; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1983–87.
- Rt Hon. Sir QC, Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells, 1974–97; Solicitor General, 1983–87; Attorney General, 1987–92; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1992–97.
- Rt Hon. John Haggitt Charles Patten, Member of Parliament for Oxford West and Abingdon, 1983–97; (City of Oxford, 1979–83); Secretary of State for Education, 1992–94.
- Rt Hon. Minister for the Arts), 1990–92; Vice Chairman, British Council, since 1992.
- Rt Hon. OBE, Member of Parliament for Mid-Norfolk, 1983–97; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1988–89; Economic Secretary to H.M. Treasury, 1989–90; Paymaster General, 1990; Parliamentary Secretary to H.M. Treasury and Government Chief Whip, 1990–95.
Labour
- Rt Hon. Donald Dixon, Member of Parliament for Jarrow, 1979–97; Deputy Chief Opposition Whip, 1987–96.
- John Evans, Member of Parliament for St Helens North, 1983–97; Newton, 1974–83); UK Member of European Parliament, 1975–78; Labour Whip, 1978–79; Opposition Whip, 1979–80; Chairman, Labour Party, 1991–92; Opposition spokesman on employment, 1983–87.
- Rt Hon. Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1974–76; Secretary of State for Prices and Consumer Protection, 1976–79; Principal Opposition spokesman on Environment, 1979–80; on Home Affairs, 1980–83; on Treasury and Economic Affairs, 1983–87; on Home Affairs, 198792; Deputy Leader of the Labour Party, 1983–92.
- Doug Hoyle, Member of Parliament for Warrington North, 1983–97; (Nelson and Colne, 1974–79; Warrington, 1981–83); Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party, 1992–97.
- Joan Lestor, Member of Parliament for Eccles, 1987–97; (Eton and Slough, 1966–83); Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Science, 1969–70; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1974–75; Department for Education and Science, 1975–76; National Executive, Labour Party, 1967–82 (Chairman, 1977–78) and 1987–; frontbench spokesperson on overseas aid and development co-operation, 1988–89, on children's affairs, young offenders and race relations, 1989–92, on children and the family, 1993–94, on overseas development, 1994–96.
- Sir Geoffrey Lofthouse, Member of Parliament for Pontefract and Castleford, 1978–97; Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker, House of Commons, 1992–97.
- Rt Hon. on Trade and Industry, 1983–84; Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1984–87.
Other
- David Patrick Paul Alton, Member of Parliament for Mossley Hill Division of Liverpool, 1983–97; (Edge Hill Division, 1979–83); Liberal Party spokesman on the environment and race relations, 1979–81; Home Affairs, 1981–82; Northern Ireland, 1987–88 (Alliance spokesman on Northern Ireland, 1987); Chief Whip, Liberal Party, 1985–87.
- Sir David Russell Johnston, Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber, 1983–97; (Inverness, 1964–83); Chairman, Scottish Liberal Party, 1970–74; Leader, Scottish Liberal Party, 1974–88; President, Scottish Liberal Democrats, 1988–94.
- Rt Hon. Sir Leader, Ulster Unionist Party, 1979–95.
- Rt Hon. Sir DL, Member of Parliament for Tweeddale, Ettrick and Lauderdale, 1983–97; (Roxburgh, Selkirk and Peebles, 1965–83); Leader of the Liberal Party, 1976–88; President of Liberal International, 1994–96.
References
- ^ "No. 54743". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 April 1997. pp. 4707–4707.
- ^ Old Labour win new peerages in dissolution honours list, The Independent, London, Saturday 19 April 1997