Birthday Honours 1999
Colin Smith OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive • Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
Organisation: Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
“For services to the Regeneration of Oldham, Lancashire.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to the Regeneration of Oldham, Lancashire.
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 1999
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1999- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council
“For services to the Regeneration of Oldham, Lancashire.”
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“For services to the Regeneration of Oldham, Lancashire.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 282 times in the Birthday Honours List 1999 — about 22% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Oldham Metropolitan Borough Council.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 1999
Adam Charles Newmarch Williams
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“For services to British business in China.”
Adam Clark McBride
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“For services to the Understanding of Mathematics in Schools.”
Aidan Bertram Gordon Stokes
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“For services to Education Policy.”
Alan Albert Parrish
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“For services to Nursing.”
Alan George Ladd
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Alan Hartley Grey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For welfare services to n.;iuil officials.”
Alan John Leaman
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“For political and public services.”
Allan MacKinnon Mowatt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Highways a n d ; Transportation.”
Andrew Dawson Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Neutron Scattering.”
Angela Mason
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“For services to Homosexual rights.”
Ann Clare Riches
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“For services to the Preservation of Buildings.”
Ann Margaret Risman
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Anne Alison Gee
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Anne Ayris
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Anne Winifred Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the National Association of Citizens Advice Bureaux, Wales.”
Anthony Francis Burgess
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Anthony Herbert Everington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
General Medical Practitioner
Anthony John Frith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
Anthony Morgan Avril
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the community.”
Anthony Nicholas George Duckworth-Chad
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the Country Landowners' Association and to the Rural Community.”
Antony Worraker Hayward
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to the National Association of Local Councils.”
Arthur Charles Valerian Wellesley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to British-Spanish Trade relations.”
Arthur Ernest John Youngs
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
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Arthur MacGregor Morris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1999
“For services to Plastic Surgery and to the BMA.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1999
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1999 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 12 June 1999.
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