Queen's Birthday Honours are announced on or around the date of the Queen's Official Birthday in Australia, Canada, New Zealand and the United Kingdom. The dates vary, both from year to year and from country to country. All are published in supplements to the London Gazette and many are formally conferred by the monarch (or her representative) some time after the date of the announcement, particularly for those service people on active duty.
The 1989 Queen's Birthday honours lists were announced on 16 June 1989.
Recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honours.
United Kingdom
Life Peer
Baron
Professor Ian McColl, Director of Surgical Unit, Guy's Hospital. Member, Council, Royal College of Surgeons. Sir Eric Sharp, C.B.E., Chairman and Chief Executive, Cable & Wireless plc Sir John (Nicholas) Walton, T.D., Member and former President, General Medical Council.
Privy Counsellor
Christopher Francis Patten, M.P., Minister of State Foreign and Commonwealth Office; Member of Parliament, Bath. Nicholas Paul Scott, M.B.E., M.P., Minister of State, Department of Social Security; Member of Parliament, Chelsea.
Knight Bachelor
Nigel Frederick Althaus, Government Broker. Bryan Askew, Chairman, Yorkshire Regional Health Authority. John Alexander Carter. For political and public service. Frederick Brian Corby, Chief Executive and Director, Prudential Corporation plc. Barry Albert Cross, C.B.E. For services to Animal Physiology and Genetics. Robert James Davidson, Managing Director, GEC Power Systems Ltd. John Ferguson (Ian) Denholm, C.B.E., Chairman, J & J Denholm Ltd; lately President, General Council of British Shipping. Victor William Michael Drury, O.B.E., Professor of General Practice, University of Birmingham. Lately President, Royal College of General Practitioners. Horace William Alexander Francis, C.B.E., lately President, Institution of Civil Engineers. Richard Kennedy Harvey Gaskell, President, The Law Society. Jayvantsinhji Kayaji Gohel, C.B.E. For political and public service. Simon Alexander Gourlay, President, National Farmers' Union. Rex (Reginald Carey) Harrison, Actor. Denys Hartley Henderson, Chairman, ICI plc. John Leonard Hunt, M.P. For political service. Horace Kadoorie, C.B.E. For services to British Gurkha interests in Nepal. Richard Marchant Knowles, Leader, Birmingham City Council. Peter Hugh Jefferd Lloyd-Jones, Professor of Greek, University of Oxford. Hugh Roderick Macleod, Chairman, Lloyd's Register of Shipping. John Manduell, C.B.E., Principal, Royal Northern College of Music. Patrick Michael Ernest David McNair-Wilson, M.P. For political service. Peter Colin Michael, C.B.E., Chairman, UEI plc. David Nicholas, C.B.E., Chairman, Independent Television News. Leonard Harry Peach, lately Chief Executive, National Health Service Management Board. John Tavare, C.B.E., Chairman, Mersey Basin Campaign. Cyril Julian Hebden Taylor. For services to Education. Michael Goodiff Taylor, C.B.E. For political and public service. Charles Henderson Tidbury, D.L., Chairman, William and Mary Tercentenary Trust. Aubrey Fiennes Trotman-Dickenson, Principal, University of Wales, College of Cardiff. Robert Wilson, C.B.E., Perren Professor of Astronomy and Head of Department of Physics and Astronomy, University College, London. John Woodcock, C.B.E., Q.P.M., H.M. Inspector of Constabulary, Wales and Midlands. Gerhard Jacob (Jack) Zunz, lately Joint Chairman, Ove Arup Partnership.
Order of the Bath
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB) Sir Antony Derek Maxwell Oulton, K.C.B., Q.C., Permanent Secretary, Lord Chancellor's Department.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Vice Admiral Brian Thomas Brown, C.B.E. Vice Admiral Michael Howard Livesay. Lieutenant General John Hartley Learmont, C.B.E., Colonel Commandant Royal Regiment of Artillery, Colonel Commandant Army Air Corps. Lieutenant General Anthony Richard Guy Mullens, O.B.E., late 4th/7th Royal Dragoon Guards. Air Marshal Michael James Graydon, C.B.E., Royal Air Force. Air Marshal Roger Hewlett Palin, O.B.E., Royal Air Force Air Marshal Michael George Simmons, C.B., A.F.C., Royal Air Force. (Constant Hendrik) Henry de Waal, C.B., Q.C., First Parliamentary Counsellor, Office of the Parliamentary Counsel. Geoffrey Holland, C.B., Permanent Secretary, Department of Employment.