Birthday Honours 2008
Barbara Mary STOCKING DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
civil servant
“Chief Executive, Oxfam GB. For services to Humanitarian work.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive, Oxfam GB. For services to Humanitarian work.
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
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“Chief Executive, Oxfam GB. For services to Humanitarian work.”
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“Chief Executive, Oxfam GB. For services to Humanitarian work.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 9 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
23 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Oxfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
civil servant.
How widely is this recognised?
1,010 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Clara Hedwig Frances Furse
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, London Stock Exchange. For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
Donna Kinnair
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director of Clinical Leadership, Southwark Primary Care Trust. For services to Nursing in London.”
Hilary Sharon Braverman Blume
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
Joan Dawson Bakewell
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Broadcaster and Writer. For services to Journalism and to the Arts.”
Lady Margaret Holroyd
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Author. For services to Literature.”
Monica Margaret Mason
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director of the Royal Ballet. For services to Dance.”
Prof Christine Joan Beasley
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Nursing Officer, Department of Health. For public and voluntary service.”
Prof Janet Valerie Finch
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Staffordshire
“Vice-Chancellor, Keele University. For services to Social Science and to Higher Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for International & Diplomatic
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,010 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Zo� Townsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Fiona Maxton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy and to British Nationals Overseas.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Joy Francesca Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Bernard William Thomas Pinner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gillingham, Kent
“For services to the Air Cadets and to International Missionary Work”
Jane Louise Sidebottom
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Hannah Elizabeth Whittock
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Louise Healy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Paul Felix Hughes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Alan Dunning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Rufus John Drabble
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy, to Trade and to British Nationals Overseas.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Fern Horine
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander James Profumo
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“Chair, Focus SB. For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships”
Gary Millar
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Alderman and Business Ambassador. For services to Business and to International Relations”
Jonathan David Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Yordas Group. For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People”
Joanna Keating
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Head of International Development, Scottish Government. For services to International Development”
Paul Jason Franklin
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Visual Effects Designer and Filmmaker. For services to Visual Effects Design and the International Motion Picture Industry”
David Currie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“Chair, Proserv. For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Hayaatun Sillem
PersonDame Commander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately Chief Executive Officer, Royal Academy of Engineering. For services to Engineering”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Oxfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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