New Year Honours 2020
Catriona Matthew OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
“For services to Golf.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
28 December 2019
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Catriona MATTHEW M.B.E.
European Team Captain, 2019 Solheim Cup
For services to Golf.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2010
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2010- Region
- East Lothian
“For services to Golf.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2020- Region
- North Berwick, East Lothian
“For services to Golf.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 280 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
9 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from East Lothian.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 New Year Honours 2020
Abdel Babiker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Medical Research.”
Adrian Gault
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the Environment and to Tackling Climate Change.”
Agnes Gillespie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Stirling and Falkirk
“For public service.”
Alan Digman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
East Sussex
“For services to Government Security and to Charity.”
Alan John Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Co. Londonderry
“For services to Education.”
Alan Sherry
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Motherwell, Lanarkshire
“For services to Education.”
Alastair Gibbons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to Social Work.”
Alexander Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic and to Industrial Development.”
Ali Akbor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to the community in Leeds.”
Alison Brenchley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Wiltshire
“For services to Financial Services and to Diversity.”
Allison Ogden-newton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to the Environment and to Social Enterprise.”
Allyson Macvean
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Somerset
“For services to Ethics in Policing.”
Andrea Pearson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Hertfordshire
“For services to Transport.”
Andrew Brown
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church.”
Andrew Browne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Co. Down
“For services to victims and survivors of abuse.”
Andrew Donaldson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Andrew Falvey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Transport.”
Andrew Halls
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Jowett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Education in Zambia.”
Andrew Leach
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Worcester, Worcestershire
“For services to General Practice.”
Andrew Neely
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Research and to University/Industry Collaboration.”
Andrew Trotter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Angela Hughes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
Dyfed
“For services to Emergency Air Service in Wales.”
Ann Francke
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2020
London, Greater London
“For services to Workplace Equality.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454968. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2010).
Published 31 December 2009.
Location (East Lothian) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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