
New Year Honours 2009
Anne Elizabeth OWERS DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
civil servant
“Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. For services to the Criminal Justice System.
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“Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
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“Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Prisons. For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
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The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 6 times in the New Year Honours List 2009 — about 1% of the list.
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100 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
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Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2009
Dr Rosalind Joy Savill
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Director, The Wallace Collection. For services to the Arts.”
Elizabeth Fradd
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Nursing.”
Jennifer Abramsky
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Lately Group Director, BBC Audio and Music. For services to Broadcasting.”
Prof Sally Claire Davies
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“Director of Research and Development, Department of Health. For services to Medicine.”
Prof Wendy Hall
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Hampshire
“Professor of Computer Science, University of Southampton. For services to Science and Technology.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
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Published 30 December 2008.
Location (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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