2016 New Year Honours
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The New Year Honours 2016 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The New Year Honours are awarded as part of the New Year celebrations at the start of January. The official lists of the 2016 New Year Honours for civilians and military were announced on 31 December.
The riband and badge of a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour
Star of a Commander or Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order
Insignia of a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Ed Davey
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Sir Edward Jonathan Davey is a British politician who has served as Leader of the Liberal Democrats since 2020, having acted in the position from 2019 to 2020. He served in the Cameron–Clegg coalition as Secretary of State for Energy and Climate Change from 2012 to 2015 and as Deputy Leader to Jo Swinson in 2019. An "Orange Book" liberal, he has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for Kingston and Surbiton since 2017, and served in the same role from 1997 to 2015.
Davey as Energy Secretary (right) with Prime Minister of Japan Shinzō Abe, 2014
Davey at Chatham House, 2012
Davey at the People's Vote Rally 2019