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The King’s Birthday Honours List recognises people who have given exceptional service to the UK abroad and internationally.
Megan Lee Devlin was appointed as Director General in the Ministry of Justice in March 2024. Megan is responsible for leading on service transformation across the Ministry of Justice and its agencies. This includes oversight of the Legal Aid Agency,...
Jennifer MacNaughtan has been Deputy Head of Mission at the British Embassy Warsaw since July 2022. Previously she was Head of Diplomatic Strategy in the Department for Exiting the EU (DExEU) and then FCDO, leading HMG’s engagement on EU Exit...
Joanna (JoJo) Penn Baroness Penn was appointed Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities on 14 November 2023. She was appointed a Minister on leave (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State) on 1 March...
Jennifer Tyldesley has been Minister Counsellor at the British Embassy Warsaw since August 2023. Prior to this role she was the Deputy Director Economic Security at the then Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. In this role she was...
Professor Dame Angela McLean DBE FRS is the Government Chief Scientific Adviser having taken up the role in April 2023. She is also Head of the Government Science and Engineering Profession. Prior to this Angela was the Chief Scientific Adviser...
European Space Agency (ESA) reserve astronaut, Meganne Christian, has joined the UK Space Agency in a new role that will support the thriving UK space sector.
Baroness Sugg CBE was the Minister for Overseas Territories and Sustainable Development at the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) from September until November 2020. She was first appointed as a Parliamentary Under Secretary of State in the Foreign &...
Shan’s early career focussed on employment and social affairs policy. After graduating in French from Kent University in 1977, she joined the Employment Department, working on youth and adult employment policy and on vocational education and training programmes in the...
Gwyneth took up the role of Director General, Financial Services at HM Treasury in January 2022. As Director General Gwyneth is responsible for leading the delivery of HM Treasury’s work to promote stability, fairness, efficiency and competitiveness in financial services....
Award-winning singer-songwriter Leona Lewis among those recognised on the Overseas and International Honours list.
Despicable people who create sexually explicit ‘deepfakes’ will face prosecution under a new law announced by the government today (16 April 2024).
Over 100 people awarded for exceptional service to the UK overseas or internationally in The King’s Birthday Honours List.
Carolyn McCall was a non-executive board member of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) from 2017 to 2020. Carolyn is the first female Chief Executive of ITV, joining in early 2018. She was previously Chief Executive of...
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