New Year Honours 2019
Brigadier Van Orden CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“For political service.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Brigadier Geoffrey Charles VAN ORDEN M.B.E. M.E.P.
For political service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 107 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 7% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2019
Alison Baptiste
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Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Alison Brittain
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Bedfordshire
“For services to Business.”
Alison Park
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London
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Andrea Wilson
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London
“For services to Law and Order and to Diversity in the Workplace.”
Andrew Fender
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Greater Manchester
“For political service.”
Andrew Goodall
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Bridgend
“For services to Health, to Social Care and to public service in Wales.”
Andrew Jackson
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Anthony Van Laast
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“For services to Dance and Choreography.”
Barry Burton
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Hampshire
“For services to Defence.”
Bridget Clare Rosewell
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London
“For services to the Economy.”
Brigadier Flanagan
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Hampshire
“For services to the UK Space Sector.”
Catherine (Kate) Caithness
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Angus
“For services to Sport.”
Cecilia Mathieson
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London
“For services to Defence.”
Christine Ann Gaskell
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Cheshire
“For services to the community in Cheshire.”
Christopher Bailey
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London
“For services to Fashion.”
Christopher Nolan
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“For services to film.”
Christopher Packham
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Hampshire
“For services to Nature Conservation.”
Clair Baynton
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Berkshire
“For services to Emergency Planning and Response in Health.”
Claire Murdoch
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London
“For services to the NHS.”
Claire Stevens
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Children.”
Colonel Blashford-snell
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Dorset
“For services to Scientific Research Abroad and to Young People in the UK.”
David Doyle
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“For services to Manx Law.”
David Gothard
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London
“For services to Cinema and to Drama.”
David Green
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Worcestershire
“For services to Higher Education.”
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176388. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
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