Conservative •
Guy Vaughan Black, former Director of
Press Complaints Commission and executive director of
Telegraph Media Group. •
Dame Margaret Eaton, , Chairman of
Local Government Association. •
Edward Peter Lawless Faulks, , barrister, leading practitioner, crime and personal injuries practice. •
John Gardiner, Deputy Chief Executive of Countryside Alliance. •
Helen Margaret Newlove, campaigner against anti-social behaviour. •
Dolar Amarshi Popat, businessman, Chief Executive of TLC Group, specialising in healthcare and hospitality. •
Shireen Olive Ritchie, Local Government Councillor, specialises in areas of adult and children's social care. •
Deborah Stedman-Scott, , Chief Executive of Tomorrow's People, national employment charity working in deprived areas of UK. •
Nat Wei, a member of
Teach First's founding team and also a founder of
Future Leaders. • Hon
Simon Adam Wolfson, Chief Executive of
NEXT plc.
Labour • Sir
Jeremy Hugh Beecham, ,- senior figure in English local government and first Chairman of the
Local Government Association. • Rt Hon.
Paul Boateng, former Government Minister and MP for
Brent South. •
Rita Margaret Donaghy, , former Chair
Conciliation and Arbitration Service. •
Jeannie Drake, former Deputy General Secretary of the
Communication Workers Union. • Dr
Dianne Hayter, Chair of Legal Services Consumer Panel. •
Anna Healy, former Government and political adviser, serving in numerous government departments. •
Roy Kennedy,
Labour Party's Director of Finance and Compliance, long serving member of the Labour Party. • Rt Hon.
Helen Liddell, former
Secretary of State for Scotland. •
Roger John Liddle, former Special Adviser on Europe. • Rt Hon. Dr
Jack Wilson McConnell, former
First Minister of Scotland. •
John Monks, General Secretary,
European Trade Union Confederation. •
Sue Nye, former Director of Government Relations, Prime Minister's Office. •
Maeve Sherlock , former Chief Executive of the
Refugee Council and Former Special Advisor to Chancellor. •
Robert Wilfrid (Wilf) Stevenson, former Director of the
Smith Institute and Special Adviser to the PM. •
Margaret Wheeler, , Director of Organisation and Staff Development for the public service union UNISON. •
Michael Williams, former Special Adviser on Foreign Affairs.
Liberal Democrats •
Floella Benjamin, , actor, presenter and campaigner for children's issues. •
Mike German, , former Deputy First Minister (Wales). •
Meral Hussein Ece, , Local Government Councillor in Islington, advocate of equality issues. • Sir
Kenneth (Ken) Macdonald, , former Director of Public Prosecutions. •
Kathryn (Kate) Jane Parminter, former Chief Executive of Campaign to Protect Rural England. •
John Shipley, , leading Local Government Councillor in Newcastle upon Tyne. ==Knights Bachelor==