Birthday Honours 2026
Aileen Bush (aileen Evans) OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive • Grand Union Housing Group
“For services to Social Housing.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Aileen Christine BUSH (Aileen Evans)
lately Chief Executive, Grand Union Housing Group
For services to Social Housing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Grand Union Housing Group
- Region
- Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Social Housing.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 278 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
55 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Buckinghamshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Grand Union Housing Group.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153113. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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