Birthday Honours 2015
Donal Brown CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director
“For services to International Development.”
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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
13 June 2015
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 Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Donal BROWN
lately Director, UK Joint Ebola Taskforce
For services to International Development.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Hampshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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- Director
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- Hampshire
“For services to International Development.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 114 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 Birthday Honours 2015
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“For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
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“For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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Andrew Mitchell
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“For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew Richards
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Investment in the Life Sciences Industry.”
Andrew Street
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Northamptonshire
“For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Angela Gallop
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Ann Limb
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Buckinghamshire
“For political service.”
Anthony Holland
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Psychiatry.”
Anthony Steen
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London
“For services to fighting Modern Day Slavery.”
Barbara Hann
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Cumberbatch
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“For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
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West Midlands
“For services to Engineering.”
Carole Oatway
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Glasgow
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Chaand Nagpaul
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London
“For services to Primary Care.”
Charles Plant
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Kent
“For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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London
“For services to Drama.”
Christina Potter
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Edinburgh
“For services to Education.”
Christina Rees
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Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Gilligan
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“For services to Plant Health in the field of Epidemiology.”
Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Christopher Hole
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“For services to the Music Industry.”
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Matthew Ellis
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Sapphire Dalton
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Jane Sidebottom
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Claire Healy
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Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Wilfred Eaton
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Martha Holman
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Scott Dunning
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
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Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
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St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
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London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347693. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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