Summary
‘The
London Gazette New Year Honours List Supplement (December 2007)’ is the
first Honours List recommended by Prime Minister Gordon Brown. Its aim is to
reflect and pay tribute to outstanding achievement and service across the
entire community.
The New Year Honours are awarded to celebrate
the concluding year and mark the beginning of the new year. Recipients of
Honours in previous years have included statesmen, captains of industry,
inventors, actors and musicians, community leaders, and other major
contributors to the life of the United Kingdom, its territories and
dependencies.
Recipients of the 2008 New Year Honours included:
- Michael Parkinson, television and radio presenter - for services to
Broadcasting
- Kylie Minogue, singer - for services to Music
- Stuart Rose, Chief Executive, Marks and Spencer plc - for services to the
Retail Industry and to Corporate Social Responsibility
- Professor Ian
Wilmut, Director, Scottish Centre for Regenerative Medicine and creator of
Dolly the Sheep - for services to Science
- Des Lynam, sports commentator
and broadcaster - for services to Sport
- Brian Ashton, Head Coach,
England rugby team - for services to Sport
- Sir Ian McKellen, actor -
for services to Drama and to Equality
- George Alagiah, broadcaster and
author - for services to Journalism.
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