Birthday Honours 2007
Bernard Anthony Knight CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
Organisation: Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
“For services to Local Government.”
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- Chief Executive, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council
“For services to Local Government.”
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“For services to Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the Birthday Honours List 2007 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Bolton Metropolitan Borough Council.
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.
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“for Education and Skills.”
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“For services to Pharmacy.”
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“For services to the Arts and to the community in Leeds.”
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“For services to the Fashion Industry.”
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Christiane Amanpour
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“For services to Journalism.”
Christopher David Vaughan Jones
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“For services to Healthcare.”
Clare Lucy Marx
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“For services to Medicine.”
Clive Charles Carruthers Johnstone
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Royal Navy
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“For services to Broadcasting.”
Dane Jonathan Douetil
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“For services to Business.”
David Andrew Pretty
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“For services to the House Building Industry.”
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“For services to Medical Research.”
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Mark
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Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
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Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2007 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 16 June 2007.
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