1999 Special Honours
British awards list
As part of the British honours system, Special Honours are issued at the Monarch's pleasure at any given time. The Special Honours refer to the awards made within royal prerogative, operational honours and other honours awarded outside the New Years Honours and Birthday Honours
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Baronesses
Catherine Ashton, Chair, East and North Hertfordshire Health Authority.
Elizabeth Jean Barker, Field Officer, Age Concern and Member, Liberal Democrat Federal Policy Committee.
May Blood, MBE, Member, Northern Ireland Women's Coalition.
Anita Gale, General Secretary, Wales Labour Party.
Joan Brownlow Hanham, CBE, JP, Conservative Leader of the Council, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Angela Felicity Harris, DL, Deputy Chair, National Association of Police Authorities; Liberal Democrat Councillor, Richmond Town Council and North Yorkshire County Council.
Rosalind Patricia-Anne Howells, OBE, Retired Community and Equal Opportunities Worker.
Doreen Elizabeth Massey, Independent Consultant in Health Education, Sex Education and Sexual Health.
Genista McIntosh, Artistic Director, National Theatre.
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