St. James’s Palace, London S.W.1.

22 January 2021

THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring Peerages of the United Kingdom, for Life upon the undermentioned:

LIFE PEERS

To be Baronesses:

Judith Vivienne BLAKE, CBE, Leader of Leeds City Council.

Jennifer CHAPMAN, formerly, Member of Parliament for Darlington.

Dame Jacqueline FOSTER, DBE, formerly Deputy Leader of the Conservative Party in the European Parliament and Member of the European Parliament for North West England.

Stephanie FRASER, Chief Executive of Cerebral Palsy Scotland.

Gillian Joanna MERRON, Chief Executive of the Board of Deputies of British Jews, former Minister of State for Public Health and Member of Parliament for Lincoln.

To be Barons:

The Right Honourable Sir Richard BENYON, Bt., former Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and Member of Parliament for Newbury.

Vernon Rodney COAKER, formerly, Minister of State for Schools and Member of Parliament for Gedling.

Peter Andrew CRUDDAS, Businessman and Philanthropist.

The Right Honourable Sir Terence Michael Elkan Barnet ETHERTON, QC, Master of the Rolls and Head of Civil Justice.

Dean GODSON, Director of Policy Exchange.

Daniel John HANNAN, formerly, Member of the European Parliament for South East England.

Syed Salah KAMALL, formerly Leader of the Conservative Party in the European Parliament and Member of the European Parliament for London.

Wajid KHAN, formerly Member of the European Parliament for North West England.

Sir Simon Gerard McDONALD, KCMG, KCVO, lately Permanent Under-Secretary at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Head of the Diplomatic Service.

Sir Andrew David PARKER, KCB, lately Director General of MI5, the Security Service.

The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr. John Tucker Mugabi SENTAMU, lately The Archbishop of York.