Michael Heseltine has received numerous honours in recognition of his career in politics. These include:
Following his retirement from the House of Commons at the 2001 general election, Heseltine was awarded a life peerage allowing him to sit in the House of Lords.[1] He took the title Baron Heseltine, of Thenford in the County of Northamptonshire. He sits with the Conservative Party benches.
Country | Date | Appointment | Post-nominal letters |
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United Kingdom | 1979 – | Member of Her Majesty's Most Honourable Privy Council | PC |
Commonwealth realms | 2 August 1997 – | Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour | CH |
Location | Date | School | Degree |
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England | 1954 | Pembroke College, Oxford | Second-Class Honours Bachelor of Arts in PPE |
Location | Date | School | Position |
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England | 1986 – | Pembroke College, Oxford | Honorary Fellow[4][5] |
England | 2013 – | Liverpool John Moores University | Honorary Fellow[6] |
England | 13 November 2015 – | University of Northampton | Honorary Fellow[7] |
Location | Date | School | Degree |
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England | 1989 | Leeds Beckett University | Doctor of the University (D.Univ)[8] |
Wales | 2013 | University of South Wales | Doctor of the University (D.Univ)[9] |
England | 2013 | University of Northampton | Doctorate[10] |
England | 19 July 2013 | Aston University | Doctorate[11] |
England | March 2014 | Birmingham City University | Doctorate[12][13] |
Country | Date | Organisation | Position |
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United Kingdom | 1954 – 1955 | Oxford Union | President |
United Kingdom | – | Carlton Club | Member |
United Kingdom | 1991 – | Royal Institute of British Architects | Honorary Fellow (FRIBA)[3] |
United Kingdom | 2009 – | Royal Horticultural Society | Vice President[14] |
United Kingdom | 24 June 2013 – | Society for the Environment | Honorary Fellow[15] |
United Kingdom | – | The Marketing Society | Fellow[16] |