Birthday Honours 2023
David William SMITH OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Deputy Managing Director, Parliamentary Digital Service
“Founder, Women in Games and Founder, BAME in Games. For services to the Video Game Industry and to Diversity”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Deputy Managing Director, Parliamentary Digital Service. For services to Parliament, particularly during the Covid-19 Response
View London Gazette noticeOfficer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Founder, Women in Games and Founder, BAME in Games. For services to the Video Game Industry and to Diversity
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
David SMITH
Deputy Managing Director, Parliamentary Digital Service
For services to Parliament, particularly during the Covid-19 Response.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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