2005 Dissolution Honours
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The 2005 Dissolution Honours List was issued after the General Election of the same year on the advice of the Prime Minister , Tony Blair . [1]
The lists consists of 27 retiring MPs – 16 Labour , six Conservative and five Liberal Democrat .
Life peers
Conservative
- 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. Sir Archie Hamilton , Member of Parliament for Epsom 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. Sir Nicholas Lyell QC , Member of Parliament for Hemel Hempstead , 1979–1983, Mid Bedfordshire , 1983–1997 and North 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. Sir Brian Mawhinney , Member of Parliament for Peterborough , 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 and Chairman of the Conservative Party , 1995–1997; Opposition front bench spokesman on home affairs , 1997–1998.
Labour
- 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 for Monmouth , 1966–1970 and Swansea 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 for Newham North West , 1983–1997 and West Ham , 1997–2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department of Culture, Media and Sport , 1997–1999.
- Dr Lynda 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. Dr John Anderson (Jack) Cunningham DL , Member of Parliament for Whitehaven , 1970–1983 and Copeland 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 and Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster , 1998–1999.
- Rt Hon. Derek Foster DL , Member of Parliament for Bishop 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.
- Rt Hon. George Foulkes JP , Member of Parliament for South Ayrshire , 1979–1983 and Carrick, 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. Sir Alastair Robertson Goodlad KCMG , High Commissioner to Australia, 2000–2005. Member of Parliament for Northwich , 1974–1983 and Eddisbury , 1983"1999. Minister for State, Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1992–1995; Parliamentary Secretary to HM Treasury and Government Chief Whip , 1995–1997; Opposition front bench spokesman on international development , 1997–1998.
- Rt Hon. Alan Thomas Howarth CBE , Member of Parliament for Stratford-upon-Avon , 1983–1997 and for Newport East , 1997–2005. Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State , Department for Education and Science , 1989–1992; Education and Employment, 1997–1998 and at the Department of Culture, Media and Sport , 1998–2001.
- Dr Lewis George Moonie , Member of Parliament for Kirkcaldy , 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 for Stirlingshire East and Clackmannan , 1979–1983, Clackmannan , 1983–1997, and Ochil , 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 for Islington 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 for Hammersmith North , 1979–1983, Hammersmith , 1983–1997 and Ealing, 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 for Wolverhampton South East , 1987–2005. Opposition Whip, 1993–1997; Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for International Development, 1997–2001.
Liberal Democrat
- David William George Chidgey , Member of Parliament for Eastleigh , 1994–2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman for employment, 1994–1995; on transport, 1995–1997; trade and industry, 1997–1999.
- Nigel David Jones , Member of Parliament for Cheltenham , 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.
- Sir Archibald Johnstone Kirkwood , Member of Parliament for Roxburgh 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.
- Dr Jennifer Louise Tonge , Member of Parliament for Richmond Park , 1997–2005. Liberal Democrat spokesman on international development, 1999–2003; for children, 2003–2004.
- Paul Archer Tyler , CBE , Member of Parliament for Bodmin , 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.
References
- ↑ "No. 57639" . The London Gazette (Supplement). 14 May 2005. pp. 6345–6347.