New Year Honours 2023
Andrea Ledward CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director • International Biodiversity and Climate
“For services to the Environment.”
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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
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Andrea Helen LEDWARD
Director, International Biodiversity and Climate, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
For services to the Environment.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Director, International Biodiversity and Climate
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- London, Greater London
“For services to the Environment.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
447 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Director, International Biodiversity and Climate.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Swindon, Wiltshire
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“For services to the Environment.”
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George Seligman
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Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
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Brighton, East Sussex
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John Rochford
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Hertford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Andrew Page
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Ringwood, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Stewart Muir
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Liskeard, Cornwall
“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
William Moore
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Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland.”
Simon Humphreys
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Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Hughson
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Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Sarah Eberle
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246419. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
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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