The 1997 Dissolution Honours List was gazetted on 18 April 1997 following the advice of the outgoing Prime Minister, John Major. The only honours in this list were 21 life peerages. The recipients are shown below as they were styled before their new honour.
Life Peers
Baroness
Joan Lestor, Member of Parliament for Eccles, 1987–97; ; Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Education and Science, 1969–70; Foreign and Commonwealth Office, 1974–75; Department for Education and Science, 1975–76; National Executive, Labour Party, 1967–82 and 1987–; frontbench spokesperson on overseas aid and development co-operation, 1988–89, on children's affairs, young offenders and race relations, 1989–92, on children and the family, 1993–94, on overseas development, 1994–96.
Barons
David Patrick Paul Alton, Member of Parliament for Mossley Hill Division of Liverpool, 1983–97; ; Liberal Party spokesman on the environment and race relations, 1979–81; Home Affairs, 1981–82; Northern Ireland, 1987–88 ; Chief Whip, Liberal Party, 1985–87.
Rt Hon. Donald Dixon, Member of Parliament for Jarrow, 1979–97; Deputy Chief Opposition Whip, 1987–96.
John Evans, Member of Parliament for St Helens North, 1983–97; ; UK Member of European Parliament, 1975–78; Labour Whip, 1978–79; Opposition Whip, 1979–80; Chairman, Labour Party, 1991–92; Opposition spokesman on employment, 1983–87.
Sir David Russell Johnston, Member of Parliament for Inverness, Nairn and Lochaber, 1983–97; ; Chairman, Scottish Liberal Party, 1970–74; Leader, Scottish Liberal Party, 1974–88; President, Scottish Liberal Democrats, 1988–94.
Rt Hon. Sir Patrick Barnabas Burke Mayhew, Member of Parliament for Tunbridge Wells, 1974–97; Solicitor General, 1983–87; Attorney General, 1987–92; Secretary of State for Northern Ireland, 1992–.
Rt Hon. Sir James Henry Molyneaux, Member of Parliament for Lagan Valley, 1983–97; ; Leader, Ulster Unionist Party, 1979–95.
Rt Hon. Ronald Timothy Renton, Member of Parliament for Mid-Sussex, 1974–97; Parliamentary Secretary to H.M. Treasury and Government Chief Whip, 1989–90; Minister of State, Privy Council Office, 1990–92; Vice Chairman, British Council, since 1992.
Rt Hon. Richard Andrew Ryder, Member of Parliament for Mid-Norfolk, 1983–97; Parliamentary Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, 1988–89; Economic Secretary to H.M. Treasury, 1989–90; Paymaster General, 1990; Parliamentary Secretary to H.M. Treasury and Government Chief Whip, 1990–95.
Rt Hon. Peter David Shore, Member of Parliament for Bethnal Green and Stepney, 1983–97; ; Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, 1967–69; Minister Without Portfolio, 1969–70; Deputy Leader of the House of Commons, 1969–70; Opposition spokesman on Europe, 1971–74; Secretary of State for Trade, 1974–76; Secretary of State for the Environment, 1976–79; Opposition spokesman on Foreign Affairs, 1979–80; on Treasury and Economic Affairs, 1980–83; on Trade and Industry, 1983–84; Shadow Leader of the House of Commons, 1984–87.
