New Year Honours 2016
David Mackay
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach.
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor David John Cameron MacKAY
Regius Professor of Engineering, Cambridge University Engineering Department
For services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Cambridgeshire
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“For services to Scientific Advice in Government and Science Outreach.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2016 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2016
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David Norgrove
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Harpal Kumar
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Harvey Mcgrath
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“For services to Economic Growth and Public Life.”
Henry Bellingham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
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“For political and parliamentary service.”
Jack Petchey
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John Uren
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“For philanthropic service.”
Jonathan Day
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
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Lynton Crosby
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“For political service.”
Martyn Lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
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“For services to the Voluntary and Charitable Sectors, particularly the Hospice Movement.”
Matthew Bourne
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“For services to Dance.”
Michael Jacobs
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
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“For services to the Prevention and Treatment of Infectious Diseases.”
Nicholas Forwood
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“For services to European justice.”
Norman Kelvin Stoller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
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“For philanthropic service.”
Paul Curran
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
Paul Grice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
Edinburgh
“For services to the Scottish Parliament and voluntary service to Higher Education and the community in Scotland.”
Robert Talma Stheeman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
“For services to UK Government Debt Management.”
Steve Lancashire
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
London
“For services to Education.”
William Fittall
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2016
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“For services to the Church of England.”
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
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Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
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Janette Durbin
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“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
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“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Susan Parsonage
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“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
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Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2453717. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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