The New Year Honours 2010, was announced on 31 December 2009 in the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Cook Islands, Barbados, Grenada, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Saint Lucia, Belize, Antigua and Barbuda, Saint Christopher and Nevis and other Commonwealth realms to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 2010.
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- Knights Bachelor
- Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB
- Companions of the Order of the Bath CB
- Knights Dames Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George KCMG DCMG
- Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George CMG
- 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
- Bar to the Royal Victorian Medal Silver
- Royal Victorian Medal Silver
- Knights Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE DBE
- Commanders of the Order of the British Empire CBE
- Officers of the Order of the British Empire OBE
- Members of the Order of the British Empire MBE
- Royal Red Cross Second Class
- Queens Volunteer Reserves Medal QVRM
- Order of New Zealand ONZ
- Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit DNZM
- Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit KNZM
- Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit CNZM
- Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit ONZM
- Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit MNZM
- Companion of Queens Service Order QSO
- Queens Service Medal QSM
- New Zealand Antarctic Medal
- New Zealand Distinguished Service Decoration
- References
The 2010 New Year Honours were unusual in that none of the 121 Members of Parliament (MPs) who had announced their retirement at the next general election received honours: this was perceived to be a reaction to a series of parliamentary scandals in 2009 which had diminished the public opinion of politicians. There were few honours for people from the financial services sector either, after controversy over high bonus payments despite the financial crisis. (One notable exception was Dyfrig John, a former deputy chairman/chief executive of HSBC, a bank which did not require a taxpayer bail-out. Dyfrig John was named CBE.)
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by the country whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour, with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then if appropriate, divisions (i.e. Military and Civil).