1970 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours
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The 1970 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were officially announced in the London Gazette
London Gazette
The London Gazette is one of the official journals of record of the British government, and the most important among such official journals in the United Kingdom, in which certain statutory notices are required to be published...

of 7 August 1970 and marked the June 1970 electoral defeat of Prime Minister
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...

 Harold Wilson
Harold Wilson
James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, KG, OBE, FRS, FSS, PC was a British Labour Member of Parliament, Leader of the Labour Party. He was twice Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during the 1960s and 1970s, winning four general elections, including a minority government after the...

.

Life Peers

  • The Rt. Hon. Alice Martha Bacon, CBE
    Alice Bacon, Baroness Bacon
    Alice Martha Bacon, Baroness Bacon, CBE was a British Labour Party politician. At the 1945 general election, she was elected as Member of Parliament for Leeds North East...

    , Member of Parliament
    Member of Parliament
    A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...

     for Leeds North East
    Leeds North East (UK Parliament constituency)
    Leeds North East is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.- Boundaries :...

    , 1945–1955 and Leeds South East
    Leeds South East (UK Parliament constituency)
    Leeds South East was a borough constituency in the city of Leeds in West Yorkshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....

    , 1955–1970. Minister of State
    Minister of State
    Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...

    , Home Office
    Home Office
    The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...

    , 1964–1967. Minister of State, Department of Education and Science
    Department of Education and Science
    The phrase Department of Education and Science refers to government departments in the UK or Ireland* For the former Irish government department, see Department of Education and Skills...

    , 1967–1970.
  • The Rt. Hon. Jennie Lee, Member of Parliament for North Lanarkshire
    North Lanarkshire (UK Parliament constituency)
    North Lanarkshire was a county constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1868 to 1885 and from 1918 to 1983...

    , 1929–1931 and Cannock
    Cannock (UK Parliament constituency)
    Cannock was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1918 until it was abolished for the 1983 general election.- Members of Parliament :...

    , 1945–1970. Parliamentary Secretary
    Parliamentary Secretary
    A Parliamentary Secretary is a member of a Parliament in the Westminster system who assists a more senior minister with his or her duties.In the parliamentary systems of several Commonwealth countries, such as the United Kingdom, Canada and Australia, it is customary for the prime minister to...

    , Ministry of Public Building and Works 1964–1965. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Education and Science
    Department of Education and Science
    The phrase Department of Education and Science refers to government departments in the UK or Ireland* For the former Irish government department, see Department of Education and Skills...

     1965–1967. Minister of State
    Minister of State
    Minister of State is a title borne by politicians or officials in certain countries governed under a parliamentary system. In some countries a "minister of state" is a junior minister, who is assigned to assist a specific cabinet minister...

    , Department of Education and Science
    Department of Education and Science
    The phrase Department of Education and Science refers to government departments in the UK or Ireland* For the former Irish government department, see Department of Education and Skills...

    , 1967–1970.
  • Eirene Lloyd White, Member of Parliament for East Flint, 1950–1970. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Colonial Office
    Colonial Office
    Colonial Office is the government agency which serves to oversee and supervise their colony* Colonial Office - The British Government department* Office of Insular Affairs - the American government agency* Reichskolonialamt - the German Colonial Office...

    , 1964–1966. Minister of State, Foreign Office, 1966–1967. Minister of State, Welsh Office
    Welsh Office
    The Welsh Office was a department in the Government of the United Kingdom with responsibilities for Wales. It was established in April 1965 to execute government policy in Wales, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Wales, a post which had been created in October 1964...

    , 1967–1970.
  • The Rt. Hon. George Alfred Brown
    George Brown, Baron George-Brown
    George Alfred Brown, Baron George-Brown, PC was a British Labour politician, who served as the Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 1960 to 1970, and served in a number of positions in the Cabinet, most notably as Foreign Secretary, in the Labour Government of the 1960s...

    , Member of Parliament for Belper
    Belper (UK Parliament constituency)
    Belper is a former constituency in the UK Parliament. It was created at the 1918 general election as a county division of Derbyshire, comprising the area in the centre of the county and surrounding Derby, and named after the market town of Belper although this was in the north of the constituency....

    , 1945–1970. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1947–1951. Minister of Works, 1951. First Secretary of State
    First Secretary of State
    First Secretary of State is an occasionally used title within the Government of the United Kingdom, principally regarded as purely honorific. The title, which implies seniority over all other Secretaries of State, has no specific powers or authority attached to it beyond that of any other Secretary...

     and Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
    Secretary of State for Economic Affairs
    The Secretary of State for Economic Affairs was briefly an office of Her Majesty's government in the United Kingdom. It was established by Harold Wilson in October 1964...

    , 1964–1966. Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, 1966–1968.
  • The Rt. Hon. Harold Davies
    Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek
    Harold Davies, Baron Davies of Leek, PC was a British Labour Party politician.He was elected at the 1945 general election as Member of Parliament for Leek in Staffordshire, and held the seat until his defeat at the 1970 general election by the Conservative candidate David Knox...

    , Member of Parliament for Leek
    Leek (UK Parliament constituency)
    Leek was a parliamentary constituency in Staffordshire which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom....

    , 1945–1970. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance
    Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance
    The Ministry of Pensions and National Insurance or MPNI was a British government ministry responsible for the administration and delivery of welfare benefits...

    , 1964–1966 and to the Ministry of Social Security, 1966–1967. Parliamentary Private Secretary
    Parliamentary Private Secretary
    A Parliamentary Private Secretary is a role given to a United Kingdom Member of Parliament by a senior minister in government or shadow minister to act as their contact for the House of Commons; this role is junior to that of Parliamentary Under-Secretary, which is a ministerial post, salaried by...

     to Harold Wilson.
  • The Rt. Hon. John Diamond
    John Diamond, Baron Diamond
    John Diamond, Baron Diamond, PC , also known as Jack Diamond, was a British Labour Party politician....

    , Member of Parliament for Manchester Blackley
    Manchester Blackley (UK Parliament constituency)
    Manchester, Blackley was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election...

    , 1945–1951, and for Gloucester
    Gloucester (UK Parliament constituency)
    Gloucester is a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was established in 1295 to return two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons but in 1885 representation was reduced to one member under the Redistribution of Seats Act 1885...

    , 1957–1970. Chief Secretary to the Treasury
    Chief Secretary to the Treasury
    The Chief Secretary to the Treasury is the third most senior ministerial position in HM Treasury, after the Prime Minister and the Chancellor of the Exchequer . In recent years, the office holder has usually been given a junior position in the British Cabinet...

    , 1964–1970.
  • The Rt. Hon. (Arthur William James) Anthony Greenwood, Member of Parliament for Heywood and Radcliffe
    Heywood and Radcliffe (UK Parliament constituency)
    Heywood and Radcliffe was a county constituency centred on the towns of Heywood and Radcliffe in South Lancashire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:Under the Representation of...

    , 1946–1950 and for Rossendale
    Rossendale (UK Parliament constituency)
    Rossendale was a parliamentary constituency in the Lancashire, England. Created in 1885, it elected one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first-past-the-post voting system...

    , 1950–1970. Secretary of State for the Colonies
    Secretary of State for the Colonies
    The Secretary of State for the Colonies or Colonial Secretary was the British Cabinet minister in charge of managing the United Kingdom's various colonial dependencies....

    , 1964–1965. Minister of Overseas Development, 1965–1966. Minister of Housing and Local Government, 1966–1970.
  • Julian Ward Snow
    Julian Snow, Baron Burntwood
    Julian Ward Snow, Baron Burntwood was a British Labour Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament for Lichfield and Tamworth from 1950 until stepping down at the 1970 general election, when his seat was won for the Conservatives by James d'Avigdor-Goldsmid...

    , Member of Parliament for Portsmouth Central
    Portsmouth Central (UK Parliament constituency)
    Portsmouth Central was a borough constituency in Portsmouth. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.- History :...

    , 1945–1950 and for Lichfield and Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
    Lichfield and Tamworth (UK Parliament constituency)
    Lichfield and Tamworth was a parliamentary constituency centred on the towns of Lichfield and Tamworth in Staffordshire. It returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the first past the post system.-History:The constituency was...

    , 1950–1970. Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
    Vice-Chamberlain of the Household
    The Vice-Chamberlain of the Household is usually a junior government whip in the British House of Commons and is an officer of the Royal Household of the Sovereign of the United Kingdom. He or she is the Deputy to the Lord Chamberlain of the Household. The Vice-Chamberlain's main role is to compile...

    , 1945–1946. A Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, 1946–1950. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Aviation
    Ministry of Aviation
    Ministry of Aviation was a department of the United Kingdom government, established in 1959. Its responsibilities included the regulation of civil aviation and the supply of military aircraft, which it took on from the Ministry of Supply....

    , 1966–1967. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Health, 1967-1968. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Health and Social Security
    Department of Health and Social Security
    The Department of Health and Social Security was a ministry of the British government in existence for twenty years from 1968 until 1988, and was headed by the Secretary of State for Social Services.-History:...

    , 1968–1969.

Privy Counsellors

  • David Hedley Ennals
    David Ennals, Baron Ennals
    David Hedley Ennals, Baron Ennals PC was a British Labour Party politician and campaigner for human rights...

    , Member of Parliament for Dover
    Dover (UK Parliament constituency)
    Dover is a constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election.-Boundaries:...

    , 1964–1970. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for the Army
    British Army
    The British Army is the land warfare branch of Her Majesty's Armed Forces in the United Kingdom. It came into being with the unification of the Kingdom of England and Scotland into the Kingdom of Great Britain in 1707. The new British Army incorporated Regiments that had already existed in England...

    , 1966–1967. Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Home Office
    Home Office
    The Home Office is the United Kingdom government department responsible for immigration control, security, and order. As such it is responsible for the police, UK Border Agency, and the Security Service . It is also in charge of government policy on security-related issues such as drugs,...

    , 1967–1968. Minister of State, Department of Health and Social Security, 1968–1970.
  • Ernest Fernyhough, MP
    Ernest Fernyhough
    Ernest Fernyhough was a British Labour Party politician.Fernyhough worked for the National Union of Distributive and Allied Workers from 1936....

    , Member of Parliament for Jarrow since
    Jarrow (UK Parliament constituency)
    Jarrow is a parliamentary constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first-past-the-post system of election.-Boundaries:...

     1947. Parliamentary Private Secretary Harold Wilson, 1964–1967. Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Labour
    Ministry of Labour
    The Ministry of Labour was a British civil service department established by the New Ministries and Secretaries Act 1916. It was renamed the Employment Department in 1988, and finally abolished in 1995...

    , 1967–1968 and Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Department of Employment and Productivity, 1968–1969.

Knights Bachelor

  • John Desmond Brayley, MC, DL, Chairman, Canning Town
    Canning Town
    Canning Town is an area of east London, England. It is part of the London Borough of Newham and is situated in the area of the former London docks on the north side of the River Thames. It is the location of Rathbone Market...

     Glass Works Ltd.
  • Trevor Denby Lloyd-Hughes, Formerly Chief Information Adviser to the Government.
  • Joseph Kagan
    Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan
    Joseph Kagan, Baron Kagan was a British industrialist and the founder of Kagan Textiles, of Elland, which made raincoats from the waterproof Gannex fabric he had invented. Gannex raincoats were most famously worn by Harold Wilson...

    , Founder and Chairman of Kagan Textiles Ltd.
  • Leslie Maurice Lever
    Leslie Lever, Baron Lever
    Leslie Maurice Lever, Baron Lever was a British Labour politician. He was Member of Parliament for Manchester Ardwick from 1950 to 1970, when he retired. Subsequently, he was given a life peerage as Baron Lever, of Ardwick in the City of Manchester in 1975.He was educated at Manchester Grammar...

    , Member of Parliament for Manchester Ardwick
    Manchester Ardwick (UK Parliament constituency)
    Manchester Ardwick was a parliamentary constituency in the city of Manchester which returned one Member of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom...

    , 1950–1970.
  • (Herbert Richard) Harry Nicholas, OBE
    Harry Nicholas
    Herbert Richard Nicholas was a trade unionist and political organiser.Born in Bristol, Nicholas worked for the Port of Bristol Authority until 1936, when he took a full-time post in the Transport and General Workers' Union . He moved to London to become National Officer in 1940, and in 1956 rose...

    , General Secretary of the Labour Party
    General Secretary of the Labour Party
    The General Secretary is the most senior employee of the British Labour Party, and acts as the non-voting secretary to the National Executive Committee...

    .
  • Kenneth Selby, Chairman, Bath and Portland Group Ltd.
  • Joseph Ellis Stone, MRCS, LRCP
    Joseph Stone, Baron Stone
    Dr Sir Joseph Ellis Stone, Baron Stone was an officer in the British Army, and a doctor, most notably to Harold Wilson. He was given the name of Joseph Ellis Silverstone...

    , General Practitioner
    General practitioner
    A general practitioner is a medical practitioner who treats acute and chronic illnesses and provides preventive care and health education for all ages and both sexes. They have particular skills in treating people with multiple health issues and comorbidities...

    .

Dames Commander (DBE)

  • Sara Elizabeth Barker, Formerly National Agent, The Labour Party
    Labour Party (UK)
    The Labour Party is a centre-left democratic socialist party in the United Kingdom. It surpassed the Liberal Party in general elections during the early 1920s, forming minority governments under Ramsay MacDonald in 1924 and 1929-1931. The party was in a wartime coalition from 1940 to 1945, after...

    .

Commanders (CBE)

  • Derek Henry Andrews, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister since 1966.
  • Percy Clark, Director of Publicity, The Labour Party.
  • Marjorie Halls, Widow of Michael Halls, Principal Private Secretary
    Principal Private Secretary
    In the British Civil Service and Australian Public Service the Principal Private Secretary is the civil servant who runs a cabinet minister's private office...

     to the Prime Minister, 1966–1970.
  • Ronald George Hayward, National Agent, The Labour Party.
  • George Holt, Chief Press Officer, Prime Minister's Office.
  • Marcia Matilda Williams, Private Secretary
    Private Secretary
    In the United Kingdom government, a Private Secretary is a civil servant in a Department or Ministry, responsible to the Secretary of State or Minister...

     to Harold Wilson.

Officers (OBE)

  • George Louis Gaunt, Committee Clerk, Parliamentary Labour Party.
  • Roger James Dawe, Private Secretary to the Prime Minister, 1966–1970.
  • Alfred Richman, Journalist.
  • Miss Beryl Pauline Urquhart, Committee Clerk, Parliamentary Labour Party.

Members (MBE)

  • Phyllis Edith Birt, Secretary and Personal Assistant, Parliamentary Labour Party.
  • Harry James Fowler
    Harry Fowler
    Harry James Fowler, MBE is an English actor in film and TV. He started in juvenile roles, most notably in the first recognised Ealing Comedy Hue and Cry, made in 1947...

    , Actor.
  • Gordon Charles George Fryer, Inspector, Metropolitan Police
    Metropolitan police
    Metropolitan Police is a generic title for the municipal police force for a major metropolitan area, and it may be part of the official title of the force...

    .
  • William Henry George Green, Formerly Head of the Despatch Department, Transport House
    Transport House
    Transport House on Smith Square and Dean Bradley Street, London, England, was the headquarters of the Transport and General Workers' Union , and also originally of the Labour Party, the Trades Union Congress, and the Workers' Travel Association...

    .
  • Elizabeth Guy, Formerly Head of the Bookshop, Transport House.
  • Elsie Helena Selley, Formerly Head of the Directory Department, Transport House.
  • Ruth Margaret Sharpe, Private and Constituency Secretary to James Callaghan
    James Callaghan
    Leonard James Callaghan, Baron Callaghan of Cardiff, KG, PC , was a British Labour politician, who was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1976 to 1979 and Leader of the Labour Party from 1976 to 1980...

    .

British Empire Medal (BEM)

  • Chief Wren Steward (O) Margaret Frances Fenton, Formerly Chief Steward at Chequers
    Chequers
    Chequers, or Chequers Court, is a country house near Ellesborough, to the south of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire, England, at the foot of the Chiltern Hills...

    .
  • Thora Pollard, Housekeeper to Harold Wilson and Mary Wilson.
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