1990 Birthday Honours Explained

The Birthday Honours 1990 for the Commonwealth realms were announced on 15 June 1990, to celebrate the Queen's Birthday of 1990.

The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged firstly by the country whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with classes (Knight, Knight Grand Cross, etc.) and then divisions (Military, Civil, etc.) as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Baroness

Baron

Privy councillor

Knights Bachelor

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

Civil Division

Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

Military Division
Royal Navy
Civil Division

Companions of the Order of the Bath (C.B.)

Military Division
  • Royal Navy
  • Army
    Royal Air Force
    Civil Division

    Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)

    Diplomatic Division

    Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

    Civil Division
    Diplomatic Division

    Knights Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO)

    Commanders of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO)

    Lieutenants of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO)

    Members of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO)

    Royal Victorian Medal (Gold)

    Royal Victorian Medal (Silver)

    Knight Commander of Order of the British Empire (KBE)

    Diplomatic
    Overseas Awards

    Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

    Civil Division

    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Military Division
  • Navy
  • Army
    Air Force
    Civil Division
    Diplomatic list

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Civil Division
    Diplomatic and Overseas list

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Civil Division

    New Zealand

    See main article: 1990 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

    Australia

    Member of the Order of Australia (AM)

    Mauritius

    Knight Bachelor

    Order of the British Empire

    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Imperial Service Order (ISO)

    Mauritius Police Medal

    Bahamas

    Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

    Order of the British Empire

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    British Empire Medal (BEM)

    Grenada

    Order of the British Empire

    Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    British Empire Medal (BEM)

    Papua New Guinea

    Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

    Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

    Order of the British Empire

    Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

    Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

    Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

    Military Division
    Civil Division

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Military DivisionColonel David Leo Yanaimas Takendu. For service to the Papua New Guinea Defence Force.
    Civil Division

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Military Division
    Civil Division

    British Empire Medal (BEM)

    Military Division
    Civil Division

    Imperial Service Order (ISO)

    Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

    Solomon Islands

    Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

    Order of the British Empire

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

    Tuvalu

    Order of the British Empire

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    British Empire Medal (BEM)

    Saint Lucia

    Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

    Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

    Order of the British Empire

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Saint Vincent and The Grenadines

    Order of the British Empire

    Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

    Belize

    Order of the British Empire

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

    Antigua and Barbuda

    Order of the British Empire

    Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)