New Year Honours 2022
Anthony Finkelstein
Knight Bachelor
Knight Bachelor · 2022
“For Public Service.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
“For services to Computer Science and Engineering.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Computer Science and Engineering.
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
01 January 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Anthony FINKELSTEIN C.B.E.
lately Chief Scientific Adviser, National Security
For Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63571 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
11 June 2016
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Anthony Charles Wiener FINKELSTEIN
Professor of Software Systems Engineering, University College London and the Alan Turing Institute
For services to Computer Science and Engineering.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61608 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2016- Region
- London
“For services to Computer Science and Engineering.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Chief Scientific Adviser
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 23 times in the New Year Honours List 2022 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
86 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Scientific Adviser.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2022
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“For services to Dance.”
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“For services to Philanthropy.”
Douglas Edwin Oakervee
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“For services to Transport and Infrastructure Delivery.”
Francis Atherton
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Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For services Public Health.”
Gregor Smith
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Hamilton, Lanarkshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Horace Ov�
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Media.”
Ian Livingstone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Online Gaming Industry.”
Jan Plessis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Penn, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Telecommunications and Business.”
Jason Kenny
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Marton, Cheshire
“For services to Cycling.”
John Battle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
John Boorman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Living Abroad
“For services to Film.”
John Hardy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Human Health in Improving our understanding of Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases.”
Jonathan Nguyen-van-tam
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Lincolnshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Mark Phillips
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Equality and Human Rights.”
Nigel Wilson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the Finance Industry and Regional Development.”
Peter Edward Murray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Arts.”
Peter Riddell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Robert Goodwill
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
York, North Yorkshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
Robin Grimes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to UK Resilience and International Science Relationships.”
Shakeel Qureshi
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Paediatric Cardiology and Charity.”
William Russell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Thriplow, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Financial Innovation, Culture, and Wellbeing in the City of London, particularly during Covid-19.”
William Wiggin (bill Wiggin)
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2022
Upton Bishop, Herefordshire
“For Political and Public Service.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 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.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63571, notice 3955944. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2022).
Published 31 December 2021.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61608, notice 2551762. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2016).
Published 11 June 2016.
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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