Birthday Honours 2021
Andrea Leadsom DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For Political Service.”
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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
12 June 2021
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
The Right Honourable Andrea Jacqueline LEADSOM M.P.
Member of Parliament for South Northamptonshire
For Political Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For Political Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 14 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
80 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Anne Richards
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to Financial Services, to Women, to Education and to Science.”
Arlene Phillips
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Dance and to Charity.”
Caroline Macewen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Longforgan, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Ophthalmology and Healthcare Leadership during the Covid-19 Response.”
Catherine Bingham
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Procurement, Manufacture and Distribution of Covid-19 Vaccines.”
Helen Atkinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Engineering and to Education.”
Imogen Cooper
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Hillier
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For Political and Parliamentary service.”
Maura Regan
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Sedgefield, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Phyllida Barlow
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Art.”
Prudence Margaret Leith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire
“For services to Food, to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Sandra Horley
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Domestic Abuse and to the Protection of Women and Children.”
Sara Llewellin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Social Justice.”
Sarah Gilbert
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Headington, Oxfordshire
“For services to Science and to Public Health in Covid Vaccine Development.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3816720. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (London, Greater London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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