New Year Honours 1996
“For services to Industry and to Public Life in Scotland.”
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For services to Industry and to Public Life in Scotland.
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New Year Honours 1996- Role at the time
- Chairman, Scottish Enterprise
“For services to Industry and to Public Life in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 31 times in the New Year Honours List 1996 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Scottish Enterprise.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 1996
Alister Arthur Kneller
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
Andrew McLeod Brooks Large
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to Financial Regulation.”
Bernard Philip Zissman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For political and public service.”
Cameron Anthony Mackintosh
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to the Musical Theatre.”
Charles Noel Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Christian John Storey Bonington
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to Mountaineering.”
Colin Frederick Newton Hope
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to the Motor Manufacturing Industry.”
Colin Ryley Shepherd
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“for Hereford.”
Cyril Chantler
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
David Craig Carter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
Edward Anthony Wrigley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to Historical Demography.”
Francis Roger Hurn
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to the Engineering Industry.”
Graeme John Davies
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
Graham Kirkham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For charitable services to the Duke of Edinburgh's Award and to the Animal Health Trust.”
Harold Stanley Kalms
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to the Electrical Retailing Industry.”
Harold Walter Kroto
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to Chemistry.”
Higher Education Funding Council
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
Ian Leonard Dixon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to the Construction Industry.”
James Theodore Lester
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“for Broxtowe.”
Jocelyn Edward Greville Stevens
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to Conservation.”
John Harold Horlock
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to Science, Engineering and to Education.”
Leslie Sharp
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For services to the Police.”
Malcolm Kenneth McINTOSH
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
Maurice Adrian Shinwell
PersonKnight Bachelor · 1996
“For political service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 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.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“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.”
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.”
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Knight Bachelor · 1996
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1996 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1995.
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