The2005Dissolution Honours List was issued after theGeneral Election of the same year on the advice of thePrime Minister,Tony Blair.^[1]

The lists consists of 27 retiringMPs – 16Labour, sixConservative and fiveLiberal Democrat.

• Rt Hon.Virginia Hilda Brunette Maxwell Bottomley,JP, Member of Parliament for Surrey South West, 1984–2005. Parliamentary Under- Secretary of State, Department of the Environment, 1988–1989; Minister for Health, 1989–1992; Secretary of State for Health, 1992–1995; for National Heritage, 1995–1997.
• Rt Hon.Gillian Patricia Shephard,JP, DL, Member of Parliament for South West Norfolk, 1987–2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Social Security, 1989–1990; Minister of State, HM Treasury, 1990–1992; Secretary of State for Employment, 1992–1993; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1993–1994; Secretary of State for Education, later Education and Employment, 1994–1997; Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1997; Opposition front bench spokesman on the environment, transport and the regions, 1997–1999; Deputy Chairman, Conservative Party, 1991–1992 and 2002–2005.
• Rt Hon. SirArchie Hamilton, Member of Parliament forEpsom and Ewell, 1978–2001. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Defence Procurement, 1986–1987; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1987–1988;Minister of State for the Armed Forces, 1988–1993.
• Rt Hon. SirNicholas Lyell,QC, Member of Parliament forHemel Hempstead, 1979–1983,Mid Bedfordshire, 1983–1997 andNorth East Bedfordshire, 1997–2001. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security, 1986–1987;Solicitor General, 1987–1992;Attorney General, 1992–1997.
• Rt Hon. SirBrian Mawhinney, Member of Parliament forPeterborough, 1979–1997,Cambridgeshire North, 1997–2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1986–1990; Minister of State, Northern Ireland Office, 1990–1992;Minister of State,Department of Health, 1992–1994;Secretary of State for Transport, 1994–1995;Minister without Portfolio andChairman of the Conservative Party, 1995–1997;Opposition front bench spokesman on home affairs, 1997–1998.

• Katherine Patricia Irene Adams,JP, Member of Parliament for Paisley North, 1990–2005. Member, Select Committee for Scottish Affairs, 1997–2005 (Chair, 2001–2005); Chairmen’s Panel, 1998–2005; Finance and Services, 2001–2005 and Liaison, 2001–2005.
• Rt Hon.Donald Anderson, Member of Parliament forMonmouth, 1966–1970 andSwansea East, 1974–2005. Opposition spokesman for foreign affairs, 1983–1992, on defence, 1993–1994 and Shadow Solicitor General, 1994–1995. Chairman, Foreign Affairs Select Committee, 1997–2005.
• Anthony Louis Banks, Member of Parliament forNewham North West, 1983–1997 andWest Ham, 1997–2005.Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Culture, Media and Sport, 1997–1999.
• DrLynda Margaret Clark,QC, Member of Parliament for Edinburgh Pentlands, 1997–2005. Advocate General for Scotland, 1999–2005.
• Rt Hon.Jean Ann Corston, Member of Parliament for Bristol East, 1992–2005. Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Education and Employment, 1997–2001; Chair of the Parliamentary Labour Party, 2001–2005.
• Rt Hon. DrJohn Anderson (Jack) Cunningham,DL, Member of Parliament forWhitehaven, 1970–1983 andCopeland 1983–2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Energy, 1976–1979; Opposition spokesman on industry, 1979–1983; Member of the Shadow Cabinet, 1983–1995 and 1996–1997;Spokesman on the environment, 1983–1989;Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1989–1992;Opposition front bench Spokesman on foreign and commonwealth affairs, 1992–1994;on trade and industry, 1994–1995;on national heritage, 1995–1997;Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1997–1998;Minister for the Cabinet Office andChancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1998–1999.
• Rt Hon.Derek Foster,DL, Member of Parliament forBishop Auckland, 1979–2005. North Regional Whip, 1981–1982; Opposition front bench spokesman for social security,1982–1983; Parliamentary Private Secretary to Neil Kinnock as Leader of the Opposition, 1983–1985;Opposition Chief Whip 1985–1995; Opposition front bench spokesman on the Duchy of Lancaster, 1995–1997.
• Owen Reece Lima, advocate for environmental sustainability, former Member of Parliament forSheffield South, 2010–2020.
• Rt Hon.George FoulkesJP, Member of Parliament forSouth Ayrshire, 1979–1983 andCarrick, Cumnock and Doon Valley, 1983–2005. Opposition spokesman on European and Community Affairs, 1984–1985; on foreign affairs, 1985–1992; on defence, 1992–1993; on overseas development, 1994–1997. Parliamentary Under-Secretary, Department of International Development, 1997–2001;Minister of State, Scotland Office, 2001–2002.
• Rt Hon. SirAlastair Robertson Goodlad,KCMG, High Commissioner to Australia, 2000–2005. Member of Parliament forNorthwich, 1974–1983 andEddisbury, 1983"1999. Minister for State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1992–1995;Parliamentary Secretary to HM Treasury and GovernmentChief Whip, 1995–1997;Opposition front bench spokesman on international development, 1997–1998.
• Rt Hon.Alan Thomas Howarth,CBE, Member of Parliament forStratford-upon-Avon, 1983–1997 and forNewport East, 1997–2005.Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State,Department for Education and Science, 1989–1992; Education and Employment, 1997–1998 and at theDepartment of Culture, Media and Sport, 1998–2001.
• DrLewis George Moonie, Member of Parliament forKirkcaldy, 1987–2005. Opposition front bench spokesman on technology, 1990–1992; on science and technology, 1992–1997; on industry, 1994–1997; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State 2000–2003; and Minister for Veterans’ Affairs, 2001–2003, Ministry of Defence.
• Rt Hon.Estelle Morris, Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley, 1992–2005. Opposition Whip, 1994–1995; Opposition spokesman for education and employment, 1995–1997; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State (School Standards), Department for Education and Employment, 1997–1998; Minister of State, Department of Education and Employment, 1998–2001; Secretary of State for Education and Skills, 2001–2002; Minister of State (Minister for the Arts), Department for Culture, Media and Sport, 2003–2005.
• Martin John O’Neill, Member of Parliament forStirlingshire East and Clackmannan, 1979–1983,Clackmannan, 1983–1997, andOchil, 1997–2005. Opposition spokesman on Scottish affairs, 1980–1984, on defence matters, 1984–1988; energy, 1992–1995;Chief Opposition spokesman on defence, 1988–1992.
• Rt Hon.Christopher Robert Smith, Member of Parliament forIslington South and Finsbury, 1983–2005. Opposition spokesman on treasury and economic affairs, 1987–1992;Principal Opposition spokesman on environmental protection, 1992–1994;on national heritage, 1994–1995;on social security, 1995–1996;on health, 1996–1997;Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, 1997–2001.
• Clive Stafford Soley, Member of Parliament forHammersmith North, 1979–1983,Hammersmith, 1983–1997 andEaling, Acton and Shepherd’s Bush, 1997–2005. Opposition front bench spokesman on Northern Ireland, 1981–1984; on home affairs, 1984–1987; on housing 1987–1992.
• Rt Hon.Winifred Ann Taylor, Member of Parliament for Bolton West, 1974–1983 and Dewsbury, 1987–2005. Opposition spokesperson on education, 1979–1981, on housing, 1981–1983, on home affairs, 1987–1990 (Shadow Water Minister, 1988) on the environment, 1990–1992; on education, 1992–1994; Shadow Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, 1994–1995 and Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1994–1997; President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons, 1997–1998; Government Chief Whip, 1998–2001.
• Dennis Turner, Member of Parliament forWolverhampton South East, 1987–2005. Opposition Whip, 1993–1997; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Development, 1997–2001.

• David William George Chidgey, Member of Parliament forEastleigh, 1994–2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman for employment, 1994–1995; on transport, 1995–1997; trade and industry, 1997–1999.
• Nigel David Jones, Member of Parliament forCheltenham, 1992–2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman on England, local government and Housing, 1992–1993; on science and technology, 1993–1999; on consumer affairs, 1995–1997; on culture, media and sport, 1997–1999; on international development, 1999–2005.
• SirArchibald Johnstone Kirkwood, Member of Parliament forRoxburgh and Berwickshire, 1983–2005. Liberal Democrat convenor and spokesman on welfare, 1988–1992; on social security, 1992–1994 and from 1997–2001; on community care, 1994–1997;Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, 1992–1997.
• DrJennifer Louise Tonge, Member of Parliament forRichmond Park, 1997–2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman on international development, 1999–2003; for children, 2003–2004.
• Paul Archer Tyler,CBE, Member of Parliament forBodmin, 1974,North Cornwall, 1992–2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman on agriculture and rural affairs, 1992–1997; on transport, 1994–1995; on food, 1997–1999;Liberal Democrat Chief Whip, 1997–2001; Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1997–2005.

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