British government recognitions
The 1997 Prime Minister's Resignation Honours were officially announced in two supplements to "The London Gazette" of 1 August 1997 (published 2 August 1997) and marked the May 1997 resignation of the Prime Minister, John Major.
A notable omission from the list was Norman Lamont, who was overlooked for a life peerage in what was seen as a snub for the former Chancellor of the Exchequer who had become one of Major's most prominent critics. Despite this, Major’s successor as leader William Hague appointed Lamont to the Lords the following year.
Included in the announced list were new "working peers": 31 new Labour life peers recommended by Tony Blair to reduce the Tory majority; Paddy Ashdown, the Liberal Democrat leader, recommended 11 new Liberal Democrat life peers; five were recommended by William Hague, the new Conservative Leader.
The recipients of the major classes of honours are displayed below, as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour.
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