1995 Birthday Honours Explained

The Queen's Birthday Honours 1995 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.

The honours were announced on 16 June 1995 in the United Kingdom,[1] and on 5 June 1995 in New Zealand,[2] [3] [4] [5] Barbados,[6] Grenada,[7] Papua New Guinea,[8] Solomon Islands,[9] Saint Lucia,[10] Belize,[11] Antigua and Barbuda,[12] and Saint Kitts and Nevis.[13]

The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised the Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight or Dame Grand Cross before Knight or Dame Commander, and by division i.e. civil, diplomatic, and military as appropriate.

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Privy Counsellor

Knight Bachelor

Diplomatic and overseas list

The Most Honourable Order of the Bath

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

Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)

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Civil division

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

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Civil division

The Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

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

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

Royal Victorian Order

Dames Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO)

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)

The Most Excellent 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)

Diplomatic service and overseas

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Military division
Civil division

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Military division
Civil division

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

New Zealand

See main article: 1995 Birthday Honours (New Zealand).

Cook Islands

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Barbados

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

Grenada

Knight Bachelor

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Papua New Guinea

Knight Bachelor

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

The Most Excellent 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)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Imperial Service Order (ISO)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Queen's Police Medal (QPM)

Solomon Islands

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Saint Lucia

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

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Belize

The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Antigua and Barbuda

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

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Saint Christopher and Nevis

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Notes and References

  1. The United Kingdom:
  2. New Zealand:
  3. "The Queen's Birthday Honours 1995" (23 June 1996) 62 New Zealand Gazette 1759.
  4. New Zealand:
  5. Web site: The Queen's Birthday Honours List 1995 . Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet.
  6. Barbados:
  7. Grenada:
  8. Papua New Guinea:
  9. Solomon Islands:
  10. Saint Lucia:
  11. Belize:
  12. Antigua and Barbuda:
  13. Saint Kitts and Nevis: