Birthday Honours 2005
Colin Henry Green CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
President • Defence Aerospace Rolls Royce plc
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2005
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 102 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 10% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
President, Defence Aerospace Rolls Royce plc.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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 Birthday Honours 2005
Adrian John Bickersteth Wood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Industry.”
Adrian Leonard Mears
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“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Adrian Peter Bird
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“For services to Science.”
Afzal Khushi
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“For services to Business in Scotland.”
Alan Anthony Jackson of Human Nutrition
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“For services to Public Health and Nutrition.”
Alastair Cox Dempster
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“For services to Sport in Scotland.”
Alastair David Arton Duncan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Alison Jane Brimelow
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“For services to Intellectual Property Law.”
Andrew Kevin Foster
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“for Ecology and Hydrology, Natural Environment Research Council.”
Andrew Philip Cowling
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Anna Gregor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Attwood
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Assistant Director
Anthony Kenneth Allum
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“For services to British business interests in Iraq.”
Anthony Laurance
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Senior Civil Servant
Anthony Terence Quincy Stewart
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“For services to Irish History.”
Arnold Julian Butler
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Arthur McFerran
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“For services to the IT Industry in Northern Ireland.”
Basil Lewis D’Oliveira
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“For services to Sport.”
Beatrice Margaret Saner
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“for Management and Policy Studies, Cabinet Office.”
Branden Lawrence Heselton
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Royal Navy
Brian May
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“For services to the Music Industry.”
Christina Ann Baxter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Norman Wright
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Music and Entertainment Industries.”
Clifford Martin McKee of European Public Health
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Healthcare.”
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Andrew James Simpson
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Doncaster, South Yorkshire
“For services to Social Enterprise.”
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Hannah Bernard
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and Access to Finance for Women.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Richard Scaife
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2005).
Published 9 June 2005.
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