1981 Special Honours

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As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours.

Life peer

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Baronesses

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Felicity Jane, Mrs. Ewart-Biggs, Widow of Christopher Thomas Ewart-Biggs, C.M.G., O.B.E., formerly H.M. Ambassador, Dublin.^[1]
Miss Felicity Lane Fox, O.B.E., vice-president, Royal Association of Disability and Rehabilitation. Chairman, The Phipps Respiratory Unit Patients' Association, St. Thomas's Hospital, London.
Rachel Trixie Anne, Mrs. Gardner, Member, Greater London Council. British Chairman, European Union of Women.
Beryl Catherine, Mrs. Platt, C.B.E., Vice-chairman, Essex County Council.

Barons

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Professor Sir Max Beloff, lately Principal, University College at Buckingham.
The Right Honourable Edward Stanley Bishop, Member of Parliament for Newark, Nottingham 1964–1979; Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1974–1979.
Alan Robertson Campbell, Q.C. A Recorder of the Crown Court.
Hugh Gater Jenkins, Member of Parliament for Wandsworth, Putney 1964-1979 ; Minister for the Arts 1974–1976.
John Mackie, Member of Parliament for Enfield East 1959–1974; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1964–1970. Chairman, Forestry Commission 1976–1979.
William John Molloy, Member of Parliament for Ealing North 1964-1979 ; Member of European Parliament 1976–1979.
Dafydd Elystan Morgan, Member of Parliament for Cardigan 1966-1974 ; Parliamentary Under-secretary of State, Home Office 1968–1970.
Sir Arthur Desmond Herne Plummer, T.D., D.L., chairman, Horserace Betting Levy Board. Formerly Leader of the Greater London Council.
The Right Honourable James Anthony Stodart, Member of Parliament for Edinburgh West 1959- 1974 ; Minister of State, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food 1972–1974.
Hugh Swynnerton Thomas, Historian. Chairman, Centre for Policy Studies.
Geoffrey Johnson Tordoff, Manager, Public Affairs (Chemicals) Shell U.K. Limited. Chairman, Campaigns Committee, Liberal Party.

References

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^ THE LONDON GAZETTE MONDAY 13th APRIL 1981

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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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 † Not issued because of Birthday Honours of the new monarch (1902) and World War II (1940)
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