New Year Honours 1997
Allan Robert Willett CMG
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG)
Chairman • Willett International Ltd
“For services to Export.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) · 1997
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
New Year Honours 1997- Role at the time
- Chairman, Willett International Ltd
“For services to Export.”
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“For services to Export.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 22 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Willett International Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 1997
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Audrey Frances Glover
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“for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, Warsaw.”
David Kennedy
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Director General
Deputy Permanent Representative to United Nations
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Duncan Robin Carmichael Christopher
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Graham Robertson Archer
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High Commissioner
John Ingram Denny
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“For services relating to the refurbishment of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.”
John Latimer Munby
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Kevin Reginald Tebbit
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Martin Buchanan Nicholson
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Neil Macleod McMILLAN
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Director
Norman Hamilton McMILLAN
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Peter John Freeman
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Counsellor
Richard Peter Ralph
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Robert Francis Cooper
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Roger Stanley Mabey
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“For services to Export.”
Sherard Louis Cowper-Coles
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Stephen John Gomersall
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Stephen John Leadbetter Wright
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Director
Terence David Adams
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“For services to British commercial interests in Azerbaijan.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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