The New Year Honours 1990 were appointments by most of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries, and honorary ones to citizens of other countries. They were announced on 30 December 1989 to celebrate the year passed and mark the beginning of 1990.

United Kingdom

Life Peers

Privy Counsellors

Knights Bachelor

Order of the Bath

Knights Commander (KCB)

Companions (CB)

Order of St Michael and St George

Companions (CMG)

Royal Victorian Order

Knights Commander (KCVO)

Commanders (CVO)

Lieutenants (LVO)

Members (MVO)

Royal Victorian Medal

Silver

Order of the British Empire

Knights Grand Cross (GBE)

Dames Commander (DBE)

Knights Commander (KBE)

Commanders (CBE)

Officers (OBE)

Members (MBE)

Imperial Service Order

British Empire Medal

Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in the Air

Diplomatic Service and Overseas

Knights Bachelor

Order of St Michael and St George

Knights Commander (KCMG)

Companions (CMG)

Order of the British Empire

Knights Commander (KBE)

Commanders (CBE)

Officers (OBE)

Members (MBE)

Imperial Service Order

British Empire Medal

New Zealand

Cook Islands

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Barbados

Knights Bachelor

Order of the British Empire

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Mauritius

Knight Bachelor

Order of Saint Michael and Saint George

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

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Mauritius Police Medal

Grenada

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Solomon Islands

Order of the British Empire

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

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

British Empire Medal (BEM)

Saint Lucia

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Order of the British Empire

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Belize

Order of the British Empire

Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Antigua and Barbuda

Order of the British Empire

Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Saint Christopher and Nevis

British Empire Medal (BEM)