New Year Honours 2020
David Williams CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
Chief Operating Officer
“For services to Government Finances.”
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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
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Honourable Order of the Bath:
C.B.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the Third Class, or Companions, of the said Most Honourable Order:
David WILLIAMS
Chief Operating Officer, Department of Health and Social Care
For services to Government Finances.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Government Finances.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 22 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Operating Officer.
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.
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Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454539. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
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