New Year Honours 2026
Christian Philip Hollier Turner KCMG
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Director • Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Organisation: Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:
K.C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commander, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Dr. Christian Phillip Hollier TURNER C.M.G.
lately Director General, Geopolitics, and Political Director, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
For services to British Foreign Policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64940 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette page
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) · 2012
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Director, Foreign and Commonwealth Office
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
New Year Honours 2026- Role at the time
- Director General, Geopolitics
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 5 times in the New Year Honours List 2026.
What organisation were they with?
Director General, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
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 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 2026
Anthony Redmond
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Humanitarian Medical Assistance.”
David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Simon Manley
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Tim Eicke
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to the protection of Human Rights in Europe.”
In the same field
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
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
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.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 64940, notice 5027392. View the official notice ↗
Published 29 December 2025.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers this round — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2011.
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