New Year Honours 2001
Andrew William Foster
Knight Bachelor
• Audit Commission
“For services to Local Government and to the NHS.”
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“For services to Local Government and to the NHS.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 27 times in the New Year Honours List 2001 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Audit Commission.
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 Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2001
Alasdair MacLeod Fraser
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
Anthony John Francis O’Reilly
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For long and distinguished service to Northern Ireland.”
Barry Trevor Jackson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Training and Education in Surgery.”
Charles Pollard
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Police.”
Christopher Hubert Llewellyn Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Particle Physics.”
Christopher John Frayling
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Art and Design Education.”
Christopher John White
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Art History.”
Christopher Thomas Evans
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Bioscience Industry.”
Clive Haydon Martin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Corporation of London.”
David Martin Brown
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to British industry.”
David McMurtry
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Design and Innovation.”
Duncan Michael
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Engineering and Construction.”
Edward Michael Crew
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Police.”
John Edward Sulston
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Genome Research.”
John Orr
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Police.”
Leszek Krzysztof Borysiewicz of Medicine
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Medical Research and Education.”
Nicolas Bevan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
Patrick Alfred Caldwell Moore
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Popularisation of Science and to Broadcasting.”
Peter Levin Shaffer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Drama.”
Richard Cornelius MacCormac
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Architecture.”
Robert Paul Culpin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
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Ronald Cohen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the Venture Capital Industry.”
Stanley William Clarke
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to the community in Staffordshire.”
Steven Geoffrey Redgrave
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2001
“For services to Rowing.”
In the same field
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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Knight Bachelor · 2001
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2001).
Published 30 December 2000.
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