1980 Birthday Honours


The Queen's Birthday Honours 1980 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. The appointments were made to celebrate the official birthday of the Queen. They were published on 13 June 1980 for the United Kingdom and Colonies, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius, Fiji, Bahamas, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Tuvalu, Saint Lucia, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
The recipients of honours are displayed here as they were styled before their new honour, and arranged by honour, with classes and then divisions as appropriate.

United Kingdom and Colonies

Baron ([Life Peers])

;Diplomatic Service & Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (GCB)

;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Royal Air Force
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland

Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George (GCMG)

;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia

Dame Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order (GCVO)

;In Silver
;In Silver

Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)

;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;Civil Division
;;Diplomatic Service & Overseas List
;;Australian States
;;;State of Victoria
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service & Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Diplomatic Service and Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;State of Queensland
;State of South Australia
;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;State of Queensland
;State of South Australia
;State of Western Australia
;Home Civil Service
;Diplomatic Service & Overseas List
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia
;Military Division
;;Royal Navy
;;Army
;;Royal Air Force
;Civil Division
;;United Kingdom
;;Overseas Territories
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia
;Royal Navy
;Royal Air Force
;England and Wales
;Northern Ireland
;Overseas Territories
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of Queensland
;;State of South Australia
;;State of Western Australia
;;State of Tasmania
;Scotland
;England & Wales
;Scotland
;Australian States
;;State of Victoria
;;State of South Australia
;Army
;Royal Air Force
The Queen's Birthday Honours for Australia were announced on 14 June 1980, and included appointments to the Order of Australia, Order of the Bath, Order of St Michael and St George and Order of the British Empire, as well as awards of the British Empire Medal, Queen's Police Medal, Royal Red Cross, Air Force Cross, Air Force Medal and Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air.

New Zealand

Knight Bachelor

Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)

;Military Division

Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG)

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;;New Zealand Army
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Civil Division
;;Police List
;Military Division
;;Royal New Zealand Navy
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Civil Division
;For community service
;For public services
;For Community Service
;For Public Service
;Military Division
;;Royal New Zealand Navy
;;New Zealand Army
;;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Royal New Zealand Air Force
;Royal New Zealand Air Force

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;For Distinguished Service

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Knight Bachelor

Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division
;Military Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division

Order of the British Empire

Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire (KBE)

;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division
;Civil Division