New Year Honours 2007
David Garel Rhys CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
• O.B.E.
“For services to Economic Research in Wales.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Economic Research in Wales.
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 10% of the list.
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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 New Year Honours 2007
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“For services to the Computer Industry.”
Andrew Michael Bridges
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“For services to the Criminal Justice System.”
Angela Ann Knight
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“For services to the Financial Services Industry.”
Anne Mills
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“For services to Medicine.”
Anthony Stanley Miklinski
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Barbara Ann Parfitt
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“For services to International Healthcare.”
Bryan Carr
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“For services to Business in the East Midlands.”
Charlotte Copeland
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“for Work and Pensions.”
Christine Elizabeth King
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Christopher John Anthony Hammerbeck
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“For services to British business interests in Hong Kong.”
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“For services to British business interests and charitable works in the UK and USA.”
Christopher Logue
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“For services to Literature.”
Clive Ronald Reath Bennett
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“for Transport.”
Colin Gerald Dryden Thubron
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“For services to Literature.”
Colin Ralph Cramphorn
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“For services to the Police.”
David Charles Eccles
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David Fish
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“for International Development.”
David Humphrey Gavin Penney
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“For services to the Communications Industry.”
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“For services to British ex-servicemen and women in Ireland.”
David Peter Lock
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“For services to Urban Design.”
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“For services to the Retail Industry.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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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
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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
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
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Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
Erica Maxwell
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Dungannon, County Tyrone
“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
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Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
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Isle of Uist, Western Isles
“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
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Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
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“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Artificial Intelligence.”
Lance Uggla
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“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
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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
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Thurso, Caithness
“For services to Women in the Nuclear Industry.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2007).
Published 30 December 2006.
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