
New Year Honours 2002
Christopher John Spry CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Greater Glasgow Health Board
“For services to the National Health Service.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the National Health Service.
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New Year Honours 2002- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Greater Glasgow Health Board
“For services to the National Health Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 117 times in the New Year Honours List 2002 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Greater Glasgow Health Board.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
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 2002
Agnes Anne Jennifer Adgey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Cardiology.”
Alan George Sharman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alex Frederick Birtwistle
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Alexander Moore Dorrian
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Defence and Shipbuilding Industries.”
Amelia Chilcott Fawcett
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Finance Industry.”
Andrew Richard Evelyn De Cardonnel Stewart
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Anthony Douglas Cragg
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to art.”
Anthony Ian Ogus
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Social Security Advisory Committee.”
Anthony James Pearson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Resettlement of Offenders.”
Anthony Noel Eskenzi
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Corporation of London and to Youth Enterprise.”
Anthony Robert Lewis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Sport, to Broadcasting and to Wales.”
Barry Alan Crompton Gibb
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to music and entertainment.”
Brian Page Constant
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to British commercial interests in the Middle East.”
Brian Peter Plummer
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Bridget Christina McEvilly
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Carol Ann Duffy
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Literature.”
Carol Mary Black
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For research and Clinical Care in Scleroderma and Fibrotic Disorders.”
Cecil Stanley Whitehead
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Young People.”
Christian Alice Margaret Nethercote Cleland
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to the Women’s Royal Voluntary Service.”
Christine Joan Beasley
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to Unemployed People.”
Christopher John West
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Solicitor
Christopher Nigel Harper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
Royal Air Force
Christopher Thomas Bremner Purvis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
“For services to UK-Japanese relations.”
David Andrew Harry McGregor Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2002
In the same field
Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Professor David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Jill Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Edith Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Claire Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2002
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2002).
Published 31 December 2001.
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