Birthday Honours 2005
Alastair Cox Dempster CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chair • sportscotland
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2005
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2005- Role at the time
- Chair, sportscotland
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 108 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, sportscotland.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2005
Adrian John Bickersteth Wood
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“For services to Industry.”
Adrian Leonard Mears
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Adrian Peter Bird
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Science.”
Afzal Khushi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Business in Scotland.”
Alan Anthony Jackson of Human Nutrition
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Public Health and Nutrition.”
Alastair David Arton Duncan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Alison Jane Brimelow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Intellectual Property Law.”
Andrew Kevin Foster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“for Ecology and Hydrology, Natural Environment Research Council.”
Andrew Philip Cowling
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Anna Gregor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Attwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Assistant Director
Anthony Kenneth Allum
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to British business interests in Iraq.”
Anthony Laurance
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Senior Civil Servant
Anthony Terence Quincy Stewart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Irish History.”
Arnold Julian Butler
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Director
Arthur McFerran
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the IT Industry in Northern Ireland.”
Basil Lewis D’Oliveira
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Sport.”
Beatrice Margaret Saner
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“for Management and Policy Studies, Cabinet Office.”
Branden Lawrence Heselton
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Royal Navy
Brian May
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Music Industry.”
Christina Ann Baxter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christine Alexandra Mayer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“for the North West, H.M.”
Christine Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Christopher Norman Wright
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Music and Entertainment Industries.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 11 June 2005.
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