Birthday Honours 2020
David Sterling KCB
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
lately Head
“For services to Government in Northern Ireland.”
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB)
For services to Government in Northern Ireland.
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London Gazette notice
Order of the Bath
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
K.C.B.
To be an Ordinary Member of the Civil Division of the Second Class, or Knight Commander, of the said Most Honourable Order:
David Robert STERLING
Head, Northern Ireland Civil Service
For services to Government in Northern Ireland.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Government in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath was awarded 3 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020.
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1 Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath recipient is from City of Belfast.
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How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645540. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Belfast, City of Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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