Rishi Sunak's resignation honours list in full
Former Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has named 36 people in his resignation honours list.
The list primarily is made up of former high-profile Conservative ministers, and a host of former advisers who worked for Sunak behind the scene in No 10.
You can see the full list below.
Michael Gove - Held several cabinet roles under four prime ministers, including education, housing and justice. Now editor of the Spectator magazine.
Mark Harper - Former transport secretary and an ex-Tory chief whip.
Simon Hart - Served as Rishi Sunak's chief whip, and was previously Boris Johnson's Wales secretary.
Sir Alister William Jack - Served as Scotland secretary under three prime ministers.
Stephen Massey - Held the role of chief executive officer of the Conservative Party during Sunak's leadership.
Victoria Prentis - Served as attorney general and held other junior ministerial posts.
Eleanor Shawcross - Conservative adviser who ran Sunak's No 10 Policy Unit.
Andrew Mitchell - Former international development secretary who went on to serve as David Cameron's number two in the Foreign Office in Sunak's government.
Theresa Villiers - Held the rural affairs and Northern Ireland posts under two prime ministers, and was a prominent early backer of the campaign to leave the EU.
James Anderson OBE - Cricketer who holds the all-time record for wickets taken for England. Sunak is a keen cricket fan.
James Cleverly - Former British Army soldier who served as foreign secretary and home secretary under Sunak.
Jeremy Hunt - Held several high-profile cabinet positions over 14 years, including foreign secretary and chancellor under Sunak.
Grant Shapps - Held ministerial or cabinet roles under four prime ministers, including as transport and defence Secretary.
Mel Stride - Served as Sunak's work and pensions secretary, and now holds the role of Tory shadow chancellor.
Matthew Vaughan - Film director known for the Kingsman series and X-Men reboots. A long-standing Conservative Party supporter.
Elizabeth Perelman - Served as Sunak's principle private secretary, a senior civil service position working in Downing Street.
John Bew - A foreign policy expert who advised three Conservative prime ministers, and continues to advise Sir Keir Starmer.
Nerissa Chesterfield - Former director of communications at No 10.
Cassian Horowitz - Sunak's former special adviser.
Lisa Lovering - Ran operations in Downing Street during Sunak's premiership.
William Tanner - Sunak's former deputy chief of staff.
Rupert Yorke - Also a former deputy chief of staff.
Eden Barnes - Former head of events and visits at No 10.
Aidan Corley - A former special adviser who ran research and messaging in No 10 under Sunak.
Douglas McNeill - Served as Sunak's chief economic adviser.
James Nation - Was the deputy director of the No 10 policy unit.
Jamie Njoku-Goodwin - A former special adviser who worked for Sunak and other Tory ministers.
Lucy Noakes - Sunak's former press secretary.
Timothy Pitt - Former special adviser.
Robert Trotter - Sunak's ex-official speechwriter.
Henry de Zoete - Advised Sunak on artificial intelligence.
Ronald Kirk - A long-standing former Conservative councillor who served on Hambleton District Council.
Yvonne Peacock - A Conservative councillor who, like Mr Kirk, is based in North Yorkshire - where Sunak's Richmond seat is located.
George Livesey - Worked as Sunak's senior parliamentary assistant.
David McCormick - Collections manager at Chequers, the official country residence of the prime minister.
Emma Paterson - Head housekeeper at Chequers.
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