Birthday Honours 1980
Anthony George Molyneux Greenland OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For political service.”
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“For political service.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 275 times in the Birthday Honours List 1980 — about 19% of the list.
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 Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1980
Adrian Bertrand Monk
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For public services in the Falkland Islands.”
Alan Burnyeat Turnbull
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Agri- culture in Wales.”
Alan Philip Mead
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Uni- versity Education in Nigeria.”
Alan Wallace Coates
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Principal
Albert Alfred James Anderson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service in the South East.”
Albert Paul Weaver
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Albert Woods Chisholm
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Principal
Alexander Eric Larg
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Alfred Tennick
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Allan Farquharson Blacklaws
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Allan McLEOD
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For public service in Dun- bartonshire.”
Ann Marcella Sprjngman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service.”
Anthony Roger Rickard
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Austin Hugh McNALLY
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to British commercial interests and the British community in Osaka.”
Australian Ballet. Allan Albert Dunstan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For municipal service.”
Barry Dalziel Jones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Royal Air Force
Benner Ltd.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Berek Robert Segan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For ser- vice to the arts.”
Bernard Albert Eastwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to Export.”
Bernard Butts Reiss
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Bernard Henry Geddes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For services to the Children's Film Foundation Ltd.”
Bernard Oliver Heath
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Bertram Alfred Young
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
Betty Ewen Eastwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1980
“For political and public service in West Yorkshire.”
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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
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1980
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1980 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1980.
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