1979 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours

James Callaghan

The 1979 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were officially announced in the London Gazette of 14 June 1979 and marked the May 1979 resignation of Prime Minister James Callaghan.^[1]

Life Peers

Lena May Jeger, lately Member of Parliament for Holborn and St Pancras South.
John Edward Brooks, Chairman of the Labour Party, Wales; former Leader of the Labour Group, South Glamorgan.
Sir Myer Galpern, lately Member of Parliament for Glasgow Shettleston; lately First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons.
The Rt. Hon. Cledwyn Hughes, CH, lately Member of Parliament for Anglesey. Secretary of State for Wales 1966–1968; Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1968–1970.
The Rt. Hon. Sydney Irving, lately Member of Parliament for Dartford. Chairman of Ways and Means, House of Commons 1968–70.
The Rt. Hon. Norman Harold Lever, MP, Member of Parliament for the Manchester Central; lately Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster.
The Rt. Hon. William Ross, MBE, lately Member of Parliament for Kilmarnock. Formerly Secretary of State for Scotland.
The Rt. Hon. Robert Maitland Michael Stewart, CH, lately Member of Parliament for Fulham. Formerly Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs.
The Rt. Hon. George Russell Strauss, lately Member of Parliament for Vauxhall. Minister of Supply 1947–51.
Henry Reginall Underbill, CBE, National Agent of the Labour Party.

Privy Counsellors

Order of the Companions of Honour

The Rt. Hon. Denis Winston Healey, MBE, MP. Member of Parliament for Leeds East. Lately Chancellor of the Exchequer.

Knights Bachelor

Frank Herbert Barlow, CBE, Secretary, Parliamentary Labour Party.
John McFarlane Boyd, CBE, General Secretary, Amalgamated Union of Engineering Workers.
Montague Bernard Levine, Personal Physician to James Callaghan.
Thomas Daniel McCaffrey. Formerly Chief Press Secretary, 10 Downing Street
Joseph Percival William Mallalieu, lately Member of Parliament for Huddersfield East. Minister of Defence (Royal Navy) 1966–67. Minister of State, Board of Trade, 1967–68. Minister of Technology 1968–69.
Thomas Gwilym Morris, CBE, QPM, Chief Constable, South Wales Constabulary.
Raphael Herman Tuck, lately Member of Parliament for Watford.

Order of the British Empire

Dames Commander (DBE)

The Rt. Hon. Judith Constance Mary Hart, MP. Member of Parliament for Lanark. Lately Minister for Overseas Development.

Commanders (CBE)

Donald Richard Coleman, MP. Member of Parliament for Neath. Lately Vice-Chamberlain of the Household.
Gordon Kenneth Denniss, Farmer, Lewes, Sussex.
Derek Oliver Gladwin, OBE, Regional Secretary, Southern Region, General and Municipal Workers Union.
James Hamilton, MP. Member of Parliament for Bothwell. Lately Comptroller of the Household.
John Emrys Jones, Secretary/Organiser, Labour Party, Wales.
Ruth Margaret Sharpe, MBE, Private and Constituency Secretary to James Callaghan.
Roger Stott, MP. Member of Parliament for Westhoughton. Lately Parliamentary Private Secretary to James Callaghan.
Derek Adrian Webster, Chairman, Scottish Daily Record and Sunday Mail.
Nigel Leonard Wicks. Formerly Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street.

Officers (OBE)

Gavyn Davies, Policy Adviser to James Callaghan.
David John Wise, National Secretary, Co-operative Party.
Philip Wood. Formerly Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street.

Members (MBE)

Margaret Dougan, Private Secretary to Members of Parliament.
David Evans, Chairman, Cardiff South East Labour Party.
John David Fletcher Holt. Formerly Private Secretary, Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street.
Albert Henry Long, Chief Clerk Superintendent, Whips Office, House of Commons.
Peter Ronald McClellan Taylor, BEM, Office Manager, Prime Minister's Officer, 10 Downing Street.
Eva Florence Thomas, Secretary, Ely Labour Party, Cardiff.
Annabel Urqhuart, Assistant Scottish Organiser, Labour Party, Scotland.
John Bretnall Warwicker, Superintendent, Metropolitan Police.

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Charles Edward Barton, Messenger, Prime Minister's Officer, 10 Downing Street.
Pamela Iris Brough, Telephonist, Prime Minister's Officer, 10 Downing Street.
Joseph Robert Hazard, Driver to James Callaghan.
F/Sgt Colin Brian Holden, the Chef at Chequers.
Daisy Elizabeth Riley, Cleaner, Prime Minister's Officer, 10 Downing Street.
Leading Wren Dorothy Woodcock, Stewardess at Chequers.

References

↑ The London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 47868. pp. 7599–7603. 14 June 1979. Retrieved 2008-08-24.

Honours Lists

New Year Honours	1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902† 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940† 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 †Not issued because of birthday honours of new king (1902) and WWII (1940)

Birthday Honours	1885 1886 1887† 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897† 1898 1899 1900 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911† 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937† 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 †Not issued because of Jubilee Honours (1887, 1897) and Coronation Honours (1911, 1937)

Prime Minister's Resignation Honours	1945 1951 1955 1957 1963 1964 1970 1976 1979 1990 1997

Coronation Honours	1902 1911 1937 1953

Dissolution Honours	1900 1906 1910 (January) 1910 (December) 1918 1922 1923 1924 1929 1931 1935 1945 1950 1951 1955 1959 1964 1966 1970 1974 (February) 1974 (October) 1979 1983 1987 1992 1997 2001 2005 2010 2015

Special Honours	2013 2014 2015 2016

Additional Honours	1887 (Golden Jubilee) 1897 (Diamond Jubilee) 1923 Prime Minister 1935 (Silver Jubilee) 1977 (Silver Jubilee) 1990 (Queen Mother's 90th Birthday) 2002 (Death of Queen Mother and Princess Margaret) 2002 (Golden Jubilee) 2012 (Diamond Jubilee)

Honours by nation	Australia Canada Ceylon India New Zealand

James Callaghan

Premiership	1976-1979

General elections	1979

Party elections	1976

Constituencies	Cardiff South Cardiff South East Cardiff South and Penarth

Family	Audrey Callaghan Margaret Jay

Related articles	Winter of Discontent Labour Government 1976–1979 1979 vote of no confidence Resignation Honours Father of the House Margaret Thatcher

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