Birthday Honours 2005
David Neil Makin OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Cadbury Schweppes plc and Vice-Chair and Board Member
“For services to Adult Learning.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2005
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- Cadbury Schweppes plc and Vice-Chair and Board Member
“For services to Adult Learning.”
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“For services to Adult Learning.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 254 times in the Birthday Honours List 2005 — about 26% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Cadbury Schweppes plc and Vice-Chair and Board Member.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2005
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Adrian Frank Lamb
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Adrian Neville Hill
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Albert Glen Barr
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“For services to the community in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.”
Alexander Colin David Ingleby-MacKenzie
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“For services to Sport.”
Alexander Murray Clark
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“for National Statistics.”
Alistair Vivian Astling
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“For services to the community in the West Midlands.”
Amir Kassam
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“For services to Tropical Agriculture and to Rural Development.”
Andrew Gerald Dakin
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Royal Air Force
Andrew John Malone
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“For services to Social Housing.”
Andrew Laurence Coles
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Royal Navy
Andrew Timothy France
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“For services to Young People.”
Angus William Macmillan Douglas
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“For services to the NHS.”
Anita White
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“For services to Women in Sport.”
Ann Height
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“For services to the Rehabilitation of OVenders.”
Ann Smart
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“For services to the NHS and to the community in North East London.”
Annabelle Frances Glasier
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Director
Anne Elizabeth Tattersfield
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“For services to Medicine.”
Annmarie Dixon-Barrow
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“For services to Diversity.”
Anthony John Greaves
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“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Pitcher
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“For services to Further Education.”
Anthony Stevenson Blinkhorn of Oral Health
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“For services to Dentistry.”
Audrey Simpson
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“For services to Healthcare in Northern Ireland.”
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
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Stephen Thurston Munby
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“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Officer 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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