New Year Honours List 2005

31 December 2004

People from all walks of life are honoured in the New Year Honours List for 2005. The Prime Minister's recommendations to The Queen for the Honours List can be found here.

Follow the link below to view the list. Click the right mouse button and choose 'save target as' to save the document on your desktop.

• New Year Honours List 2005 PDF, 640kbs
• Briefing from the Prime Minister's Spokesman on the 2005 Honours List

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Honours are awarded to people for all types of service, including teachers, nurses, actors, scientists, diplomats and broadcasters. The largest number of awards goes to those providing services to their local communities - mainly volunteers.

In the United Kingdom, honours are normally awarded twice a year. A list is published on The Queen's Birthday in June and another list is published at the New Year.

Each list contains approximately 1350 names and consists of three sections: the Prime Minister's list, the Diplomatic and Overseas list, and the Armed Forces list. The Number 10 website carries the Prime Minister's list.

• The Diplomatic and Overseas list is on the Foreign Office website (external link)
• Awards made to members of the Armed Forces are on the Ministry of Defence website (external link)

Extra info

• For more information on honours and appointments, including how to nominate someone, visit the Cabinet Office website (external link)

Useful website

• The London Gazette (external link)