Birthday Honours 2026
Christopher Cheek MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
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“Founder, The Bus Industry Monitor. For services to Public Transport”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder, The Bus Industry Monitor. For services to Public Transport
View London Gazette noticeLondon Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Christopher CHEEK
Founder, The Bus Industry Monitor.
For services to Public Transport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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