New Year Honours 2008
Dennis GODFREY CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Organisation: Northern Ireland Office
“Lately Grade 5, Northern Ireland Office.”
Location
Belfast
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2008- Region
- Belfast
“Lately Grade 5, Northern Ireland Office.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 95 times in the New Year Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
In their area
30 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Belfast.
What organisation were they with?
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2008
Alan Douglas Garwood
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“Lately Head of Defence Export Services, Ministry of Defence.”
Alex Linkston
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
West Lothian
“Chief Executive, West Lothian Council. For services to Local Government.”
Allan Edward Cook
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Dorset
“Chief Executive, Cobham plc. For services to the Defence and Aerospace Industries.”
Andrew Cameron
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Ayrshire
“Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police. For services to the Police.”
Angela Mason
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately Director, Women and Equality Unit, Department for Communities and Local Government.”
Ann Denise Hogbin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chef de Mission, Commonwealth Games Council for England. For services to Sport.”
Ann Judith Lloyd
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Gloucestershire
“Head of Health and Social Services Department and Chief Executive NHS Wales, Welsh Assembly Government.”
Anthony Gordon Douglas
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service. For services to Family Justice and to Adoption.”
Brendan Foster
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Stocksfield, Northumberland
“Founder, Great North Run. For services to Sport.”
Brian Henry Leonard
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director, Industry Directorate, Culture, Creativity and Economy Group, Department for Culture, Media and Sport.”
Bronwen Mary Curtis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northamptonshire
“Lately Civil Service Commissioner and Chairman, Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust. For services to the community.”
Claire Ighodaro
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“For services to Business.”
David John Still
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Managing Director, Clipper Windpower. For services to the Energy Industry.”
David William Quysner
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
East Sussex
“Chair, Abingworth Management Limited. For services to the Venture Capital Industry.”
Diana Babar
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Team Leader, Litigation and Employment Group, Treasury Solicitor's Department.”
Dr Angela Isabella Agnes Lennox
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Leicestershire
“General Medical Practitioner, Leicester. For services to Healthcare.”
Dr Bill Kirkup
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“Director-General, Clinical Programmes, Department of Health.”
Dr Brian Woods-Scawen
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“For services to Business and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Dr Charles Robert Saumarezsmith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Lately Director, National Gallery. For services to Art.”
Dr Christine Braddock
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Worcestershire
“Principal, Matthew Boulton College, Birmingham. For services to Further Education.”
Dr David William Golding
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Tyne and Wear
“For services to the World Poverty Campaign.”
Dr Felicity Harvey
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director of Medicines, Pharmacy and Industry Group, Department of Health.”
Dr George Matthew Paterson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Aberdeen
“Director, Food Standards Agency, Scotland.”
Dr Jonathan Watson Hargreaves
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Lately Chief Executive, Scottish Water. For services to the Water Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2007.
Location (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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