Birthday Honours 2008
Dr Aileen Margaret KEEL CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
teacher
Organisation: Scottish Executive
“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.
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“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.”
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“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.”
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The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 97 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 10% of the list.
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75 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Edinburgh.
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teacher, Scottish Executive.
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Brian Magenis
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Charles Stuart Bell
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Christopher Kenneth Davidson
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Colin McLeod Milne
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“President, Employment Tribunal, Scotland. For services to the Administration of Justice.”
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“Leader, Surrey County Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Darling
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David Thomas Smith
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Denis Rooney
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“Chair, International Fund for Ireland. For services to Economic Development and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Derek Maurice Wise
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Northumberland
“Headteacher, Cramlington Community High School, Northumberland. For services to local and national Education.”
Desmond Bernard O'Connor
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“For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.”
Dr Graham Aubrey Honeyman
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South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Sheffield Forgemasters International Ltd. For services to Industry.”
Dr Graham Nigel Spittle
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“Director, IBM Hursley Laboratory and Chair, Technology Strategy Board and Vice President, Software, UKISA (UK, Ireland & South Africa) IBM. For services to Industry.”
Dr John Menzies Low
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“Chief Executive, Charities Aid Foundation. For services to the Voluntary Sector and to Deaf People.”
Dr Khurshid Ahmed
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West Midlands
“Chair, British Muslim Forum. For services to Community Relations in Birmingham.”
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Cambridgeshire
“Lately Chief Executive, Suffolk County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2008.
Location (Edinburgh) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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