The1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were officially announced in two supplements toThe London Gazette of 1 August 1997 (published 2 August 1997) and marked the May 1997 resignation of thePrime Minister,John Major.^[1]

A notable omission from the list wasNorman Lamont, who was overlooked for a life peerage in what was seen as a snub for the former Chancellor of the Exchequer who had become one of Major's most prominent critics.^[2] Despite this, Major’s successor as leaderWilliam Hague appointed Lamont to the Lords the following year.

Included in the announced list were new"working peers": 31 new Labour life peers recommended byTony Blair to reduce the Tory majority;Paddy Ashdown, the Liberal Democrat leader, recommended 11 new Liberal Democrat life peers; five were recommended byWilliam Hague, the new Conservative Leader.

The recipients of the major classes of honours are displayed below, as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour.

• Norman Roy Blackwell, lately Head of thePolicy Unit, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street. (createdBaron Blackwell,of Woodcote in the County of Surrey)
• Janet Fookes, DBE, latelyMember of Parliament forPlymouth, Drake.Deputy Speaker and Second DeputyChairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons, 1992-97. (createdBaroness Fookes,of Plymouth in the County of Devon)
• The Right HonourableRoger Norman Freeman, lately Member of Parliament forKettering.Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1995-97. (createdBaron Freeman,of Dingley in the County of Northamptonshire)
• The Right Honourable LordJames Alexander Douglas-Hamilton, Q.C., lately Member of Parliament forEdinburgh West.Minister, Scottish Office, 1987–97; Minister of State for Home Affairs and Health, Scottish Office, (createdBaron Selkirk of Douglas,of Cramond in the City of Edinburgh).
• The Right Honourable SirTerence Langley Higgins, K.B.E., D.L., lately Member of Parliament forWorthing. Minister of State, Treasury, 1970–72;Financial Secretary, Treasury, 1972–74; Chairman, House of CommonsLiaison Select Committee, 1984–97; Chairman,Treasury and Civil Service Select Committee, 1984-92. (createdBaron Higgins,of Worthing in the County of West Sussex)
• The Right HonourableDavid James Fletcher Hunt, M.B.E., lately Member of Parliament forWirral West.Secretary of State for Wales, 1990–93; forEmployment, 1993-94; Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Public Service and Science, 1994-95. Senior Partner, Beachcroft Stanleys. (createdBaron Hunt of Wirral,of Wirral in the County of Merseyside)
• Dame Joan Christabel Jill Knight, D.B.E., lately Member of Parliament forBirmingham, Edgbaston. Vice Chairman,1922 Committee, 1987-97. (createdBaroness Knight of Collingtree,of Collingtree in the County of Northamptonshire)
• The Right HonourableIan Bruce Lang, lately Member of Parliament forGalloway and Upper Nithsdale.Secretary of State for Scotland, 1990–95;President of the Board of Trade, 1995–97. (createdBaron Lang of Monkton,of Merrick and the Rhinns in the County of Dumfries & Galloway)
• The Right HonourableAntony Harold Newton, O.B.E., lately Member of Parliament forBraintree.Secretary of State for Social Security, 1989–92;Lord President of the Council andLeader of the House of Commons, 1992-97. (createdBaron Newton of Braintree,of Coggeshall in the County of Essex)
• The Right Honourable SirCranley Gordon Douglas Onslow, K.C.M.G., lately Member of Parliament forWoking. Chairman, 1922 Committee, 1984-92. (createdBaron Onslow of Woking,of Woking in the County of Surrey)

• The Right Honourable SirJohn Ambrose Cope, lately Member of Parliament for Northavon; Deputy Chairman, Conservative Party, 1990–92;Paymaster General, 1992–94. (createdBaron Cope of Berkeley,of Berkeley in the County of Gloucestershire)
• The Right HonourableWilliam Armand Thomas Tristan Garel-Jones, lately Member of Parliament for Watford; Deputy Chief Whip, 1989–90; Minister of State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1990-93. (createdBaron Garel-Jones,of Watford in the County of Hertfordshire)
• The Right Honourable SirHector Seymour Peter Monro, A.E., D.L., lately Member of Parliament for Dumfries; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Scottish Office, 1971–74; Department of the Environment, 1979–81; Scottish Office, 1992-95. (createdBaron Monro of Langholm,of Westerkirk in the County of Dumfries & Galloway)
• The Right HonourableMichael Wolfgang Laurence Morris, lately Member of Parliament for Northampton South; Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker, House of Commons, 1992-97. (createdBaron Naseby,of Sandy in the County of Bedfordshire)
• The Right Honourable Sirleuan Wyn Pritchard Roberts, lately Member of Parliament for Conwy; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, 1979–87; Minister of State, 1987-94, Welsh Office. (createdBaron Roberts of Conwy,of Talyfan in the County of Gwynedd)

• Miss Valerie Amos, Director, Amos Fraser Bernard (createdBaroness Amos,of Brondesbury in the London Borough of Brent)
• Steven Bassam, Leader,Brighton and Hove Council, Head of Environmental Health and Consumer Issues,Local Government Association; lately Assistant Secretary, AMA. (createdBaron Bassam of Brighton,of Brighton in the County of East Sussex)
• Clive Brooke, JointGeneral Secretary,Public Services, Tax and Commerce Union (PTC). (createdBaron Brooke of Alverthorpe,of Alverthorpe in the County of West Yorkshire)
• Tom Burlison, Deputy General Secretary,GMB andTreasurer, Labour Party. (createdBaron Burlison,of Rowlands Gill in the County of Tyne and Wear)
• Bryan Davies, latelyMember of Parliament forOldham Central and Royton; Secretary,Parliamentary Labour Party 1979-92. (createdBaron Davies of Oldham,of Broxbourne in the County of Hertfordshire)
• David Garfield Davies, C.B.E., General Secretary,Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers. (createdBaron Davies of Coity,of Penybont in the County of Mid Glamorgan)
• James Stuart Gordon, C.B.E., Chairman,Scottish Radio Holdings. (createdBaron Gordon of Strathblane,of Deil's Craig in the City of Stirling)
• Peter Hardy, lately Member of Parliament forWentworth; Leader, Labour Delegation to theCouncil of Europe andWEU 1983-95 and of Labour Delegation toOSCE, 1990-97. (createdBaron Hardy of Wath,of Wath upon Dearne in the County of South Yorkshire)
• Norman Hogg, lately Member of Parliament forCumbernauld and Kilsyth; Deputy Chief Opposition Whip, 1983-87. (createdBaron Hogg of Cumbernauld,of Cumbernauld in the County of North Lanarkshire)
• Robert Hughes, lately Member of Parliament forAberdeen North; Opposition spokesperson, Agriculture, 1983–84; Transport, 1985–88; Shadow Cabinet, 1985-88. (createdBaron Hughes of Woodside,of Woodside in the City of Aberdeen)
• Royston John Hughes, D.L., lately Member of Parliament forNewport East; Opposition spokesperson of Welsh Affairs, 1984–88; Member of the Council of Europe, 1990-97. (createdBaron Islwyn,of Casnewydd in the County of Gwent)
• Philip Alexander Hunt, O.B.E., Chief Executive,National Health Service Confederation. (createdBaron Hunt of Kings Heath,of Birmingham in the County of the West Midlands)
• The HonourableGreville Ewan Janner, Q.C ., lately Member of Parliament forLeicester West; Honorary Vice President,World Jewish Congress. (createdBaron Janner of Braunstone,of Leicester in the County of Leicestershire)
• Helena Ann, Mrs. Kennedy, Q.C.,Queen's Counsel. (createdBaroness Kennedy of The Shaws,of Cathcart in the City of Glasgow)
• Michael Abraham Levy, Director, M and G Records; President,Jewish Care (createdBaron Levy,of Mill Hill in the London Borough of Barnet)
• Michael Jacob Montague, C.B.E., Chairman, Superframe plc; Chairman Montague Multinational Ltd; formerly Chairman,English Tourist Board, createdBaron Montague of Oxford,of Oxford in the County of Oxfordshire)
• The Right HonourableAlfred Morris, A.O., Q.S.O., lately Member of Parliament forManchester (Wythenshawe); Opposition spokesman on Social Services, 1970–74 and 1979–92;Minister for the Disabled, 1974-79. (createdBaron Morris of Manchester,of Manchester in the County of Greater Manchester)
• The Right HonourableStanley Orme, lately Member of Parliament forSalford East;Minister of State for Social Security and Member of the Cabinet, 1977–79; Opposition spokesman,Health and Social Services, 1979–80, onIndustry, 1980-83, onEnergy, 1983–87; Chairman,Parliamentary Labour Party, 1987-92. (createdBaron Orme,of Salford in the County of Greater Manchester)
• Jill Elizabeth, Mrs. Pitkeathley, O.B.E., Chief Executive,Carers National Association; Member,Health Advisory Service. (createdBaroness Pitkeathley,of Caversham in the Royal County of Berkshire)
• SirDavid Terence Puttnam, C.B.E., Film Producer; Chairman Enigma Productions Ltd. (createdBaron Puttnam,of Queensgate in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
• Stuart Randall, lately Member of Parliament forKingston upon Hull West; Opposition spokesman on Agriculture, Food and Fisheries Affairs, 1985–87; on Home Affairs, 1987-92. (createdBaron Randall of St Budeaux,of St Budeaux in the County of Devon)
• Ruth Barbara, Mrs. Rendell, C.B.E., Author. (createdBaroness Rendell of Babergh,of Aldeburgh in the County of Suffolk)
• SirRobin William Renwick, K.C.M.G., DirectorRobert Fleming Holdings Ltd; Chairman, Save & Prosper Group;H.M. Ambassador, South Africa, 1987–91,United States of America, 1991-95. (createdBaron Renwick of Clifton,of Chelsea in theRoyal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
• David John Sainsbury, Chairman and Chief Executive,Sainsbury's. (createdBaron Sainsbury of Turville,of Turville in the County of Buckinghamshire)
• MissPatricia Janet Scotland, Q.C., Queen's Counsel. (createdBaroness Scotland of Asthal,of Asthal in the County of Oxfordshire)
• George Simpson, Managing Director,General Electric Company (createdBaron Simpson of Dunkeld,of Dunkeld in the County of Perth and Kinross)
• Andrew Zelig Stone, Joint Managing Director,Marks & Spencer (createdBaron Stone of Blackheath,of Blackheath in the London Borough of Greenwich)
• Terence James Thomas, C.B.E., Managing Director,The Co-operative Bank (createdBaron Thomas of Macclesfield,of Prestbury in the County of Cheshire)
• The Right Honourable Sir Harold Walker, lately Member of Parliament forDoncaster Central;Chairman of Ways and Means and Deputy Speaker, House of Commons, 1983-92 (createdBaron Walker of Doncaster,of Audenshaw in the County of Greater Manchester)
• Michael Goodall Watson, lately Member of Parliament forGlasgow Central; Chairman, Parliamentary Labour Party Overseas Development Aid Committee, 1991-97 (createdBaron Watson of Invergowrie,of Invergowrie in the County of Perth and Kinross)
• MissBarbara Scott Young, Chief Executive,Royal Society for the Preservation of Birds (createdBaroness Young of Old Scone,of Old Scone in the County of Perth and Kinross)

• Navnit Dholakia, O.B.E., Member,Liberal Democrat Federal Executive andFederal Policy Committee; Member,Police Complaints Authority. (createdBaron Dholakia,of Waltham Brooks in the County of West Sussex)
• SirWilliam Howard Goodhart, Q.C.,Queen's Counsel. (createdBaron Goodhart,of Youlbury in the County of Oxfordshire)
• SirDavid Anthony Jacobs, Vice President,Social and Liberal Democrats, 1988; Chairman, Federal Executive, Social and Liberal Democrats, 1988. (createdBaron Jacobs,of Belgravia in the City of Westminster)
• Veronica, Mrs. Linklater, Chairman,The New School Butterstone; Trustee,Esmee Fairbairn Charitable Trust; Trustee, Cancer Care,Western General Hospital. (createdBaroness Linklater of Butterstone,of Riemore in the County of Perth and Kinross)
• Sarah Ann, Mrs. Ludford, Barrister; Councillor,Islington Local Borough Council; European Affairs Consultant. (createdBaroness Ludford,of Clerkenwell in the London Borough of Islington)
• Diana Margaret, Mrs. Maddock, latelyMember of Parliament forChristchurch. Liberal Democrat spokeswoman on Housing, Women's Issues and Family Policy, 1994-97. (createdBaroness Maddock,of Christchurch in the County of Dorset)
• Richard Mark Newby, O.B.E., Director, Matrix Communications Consultancy Ltd; Chairman, Reform Publications Ltd; lately Director of External Communication, Liberal Democrat General Election Team, 1996-97. (createdBaron Newby,of Rothwell in the County of West Yorkshire)
• Emma Harriet, Mrs. Nicholson, lately Member of Parliament forDevon West and Torridge; Liberal Democrat spokeswoman on International Development, 1995-97. (createdBaroness Nicholson of Winterbourne,of Winterbourne in the Royal County of Berkshire)
• Edward Timothy Razzall,C.B.E., Liberal Democrat Councillor,Richmond Borough Council; Treasurer, Liberal Democrats. (createdBaron Razzall,of Mortlake in the London Borough of Richmond)
• SirMichael Graham Ruddock Sandberg, C.B.E., Chairman, TheHong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation, 1977–86; TheBritish Bank of the Middle East, 1980-86. (createdBaron Sandberg,of Passfield in the County of Hampshire)
• SirTrevor Arthur Smith,Vice Chancellor and Honorary Professor,University of Ulster. (createdBaron Smith of Clifton,of Mount Sandel in the County of Londonderry)

• Robert Atkins, former Minister of State for Northern Ireland, Environment, Sport, Transport, Trade and Industry (LaterMEP, 1999)
• Peter Brown, constituency agent to John Major
• Michael Forsyth, former Scottish Secretary, 1995-97 (later Lord Forsyth of Drumlean)
• Anthony Garrett CBE, Director, Campaigning Department, Conservative Central Office
• Brian Mawhinney, former Transport Secretary (1994–95), Chairman of the Conservative Party (1995–97), later Shadow Home Secretary (1997–98) (later Lord Mawhinney)
• Richard Needham, former Minister for Northern Ireland and Trade (inherited title ofEarl of Kilmorey)
• Neville Trotter, former Conservative MP for Tynemouth
• John Ward, Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1994–97

• Michael Heseltine, FormerDeputy Prime Minister and Member of Parliament forHenley (later Lord Heseltine)

• Alastair Goodlad, Former ConservativeChief Whip andParliamentary Secretary to the Treasury
• Jeremy Hanley, Former Chairman of the Conservative Party and Defence and Foreign Office Minister
• Malcolm Rifkind, Former Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, Scotland, Transport and Defence. (Later Conservative MP for the constituency ofKensington and Chelsea)

• John Holmes, Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (Overseas Affairs)

• Jonathan Haslam, Former Chief Press Secretary, Number 10
• Howell James, Former Political Secretary, Number 10
• ProfessorLord McColl of Dulwich, Former Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister 1995–97
• Michael Trend, Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party 1995–2000.

• Mark Adams, Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office (Parliamentary Affairs)
• John Bridge, Constituency chairman to John Major
• Trevor Butler, Detective Superintendent, Metropolitan Police Service
• Daniel Finkelstein, Director of Research, Conservative Central Office
• Gina Hearn, Constituency Secretary to John Major
• Charles Lewington, Former Director of Communications, Conservative Central Office
• Eileen, Lady Strathnaver, Former Special Adviser to the Deputy Prime Minister,Michael Heseltine
• William Geoffrey Thompson, Managing Director ofBlackpool Pleasure Beach
• Andrew Woods, Former agent to John Major
• Moira Wallace, Private Secretary, Number 10 (Economic Affairs)

• Deborah Ailes, Senior Personal Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
• Noelle Berney, Co-ordinator of Kurdish Life Aid (for humanitarian services)
• Maureen Bick, Cleaner, Prime Minister's Office
• James Bridge, Former Assistant Political Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
• Penelope Brook, Head of Speakers' Department, Conservative Central Office
• Christine Ferns, Switchboard Supervisor, Prime Minister's Office
• Vanessa Ford, Head of Chairman's Office, Conservative Central Office
• Sheila Gunn, Press Officer, Conservative Central Office
• Leading Wren Linda Lalley, Stewardess at Chequers (Royal Navy)
• Judy Moorhouse, Former Secretary to the Political Secretary, Prime Minister's Office
• Lorne Roper-Caldbeck, Secretary to Prime Minister's wife, Norma Major
• Robert Rumble, Driver to Prime Minister John Major
• Arabella Warburton, Former Personal Assistant in the Prime Minister's Office
• Michael York, Messenger, Prime Minister's Office

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