Birthday Honours 2014
Derek John Myers
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. For services to Local Government in London.”
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Knight Bachelor
Lately Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. For services to Local Government in London.
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Birthday Honours 2014- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- London
“Lately Chief Executive, Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. For services to Local Government in London.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 30 times in the Birthday Honours List 2014 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2014
András Schiff
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Classical Pianist. For services to Music.”
Andrew Nicholas Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Surrey
“Headteacher, South Farnham Community Junior School, Surrey. For services to Education.”
Barry Stuart Day
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Nottinghamshire
“Chief Executive, Greenwood Dale Foundation Trust and The Greenwood Academies Trust. For services to Education.”
Daniel Michael Blake Day-lewis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Actor. For services to Drama.”
Dr Anthony Francis Seldon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Berkshire
“Headteacher, Wellington College, Berkshire. For services to Education and to Modern Political History.”
Dr Charles Richard Bean
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy, Bank of England. For services to Monetary Policy and Central Banking.”
Dr John Ernest Dunford
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Leicestershire
“Education Consultant. For services to Education.”
Dr Michael Dixon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Hampshire
“Director, Natural History Museum. For services to Museums.”
Ewan Brown
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Edinburgh
“Chairman, Scottish Financial Enterprise and Senior Governor, University of St Andrews. For services to Business and Public Life and Philanthropy in Scotland.”
Gerald Edgar Grimstone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“For public service, particularly to Defence and Business.”
Jonathan Michael Murphy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Wirral
“Chief Constable, Merseyside Police. For services to Policing.”
Michael Deegan
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Chief Executive, Central Manchester University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Philip Graham Dilley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Chairman, Arup Group. For services to Consulting Engineering.”
Professor Cary Lynn Cooper
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cheshire
“Distinguished Professor of Organisational Psychology and Health, Lancaster University. For services to Social Science.”
Professor Colin Brian Blakemore
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Director, Centre for the Study of the Senses, School of Advanced Study, University of London. For services to Scientific Research, Policy and Outreach.”
Professor David Greenaway
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Nottinghamshire
“Vice Chancellor, University of Nottingham. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor David John Spiegelhalter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Cambridgeshire
“Winton Professor for the Public Understanding of Risk, University of Cambridge. For services to Statistics.”
Professor David Royden Fish
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Hertfordshire
“Managing Director, University College London Partners, Academic Health Science Partnership. For services to the NHS.”
Professor David Stephen Eastwood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Somerset
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Birmingham. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor John Bernard Pethica
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Chief Scientific Adviser, National Physical Laboratory and Physical Secretary and Vice-President, The Royal Society. For services to Science.”
Professor Michael John Owen
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
South Glamorgan
“Director, The MRC Centre for Neuropsychiatric Genetics and Genomics, Cardiff University. For services to Neuroscience and Mental Health.”
Professor Richard Rustom Kharsedji Sorabji
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Honorary Fellow, Wolfson College, Oxford and Professor Emeritus, King's College London. For services to Philosophical Scholarship.”
Professor Thomas Martin Devine
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
Lanarkshire
“Personal Senior Research Chair of History, The University of Edinburgh. For services to the Study of Scottish History.”
Professor Thomas Walter Bannerman Kibble
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2014
London
“Senior Research Fellow and Emeritus Professor of Theoretical Physics, Imperial College London. For services to Physics.”
In the same field
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Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2014).
Published 15 June 2014.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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