New Year Honours 1983
Christopher Charles Booth
Knight Bachelor
Director • Medical Re- search Council
Organisation: Medical Research Council
“For Political Service.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1983
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New Year Honours 1983- Role at the time
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“For Political Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 48 times in the New Year Honours List 1983 — about 4% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director, Medical Research 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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Chairman
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John Anthony Grant
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Michael Mitchell
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Jack Emsley
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
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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.”
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“For services to Local Government.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1983
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1983 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1982.
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