Birthday Honours 2024
Keith Palmer KCMG
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Chair
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2024
“For services to International Development.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
“For services to Occupational Health and Medicine.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Occupational Health and Medicine.
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London Gazette notice
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George
Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotion in, and appointments to, the Most Distinguished Order of Saint Michael and Saint George:
K.C.M.G.
To be Ordinary Members of the Second Class, or Knights Commander, of the said Most Distinguished Order:
Keith Francis PALMER O.B.E.
Chair, Trustees of Enterprise for Development and former Chair, AgDevCO, InfraCo Africa and InfraCo Asia
For services to International Development.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
9 June 2018
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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Keith PALMER
Chair, Industrial Injuries Advisory Council
For services to Occupational Health and Medicine.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Hampshire
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Chair
- Region
- Hampshire
“For services to Occupational Health and Medicine.”
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chair, Trustees of Enterprise for Development and former Chair
“For services to International Development.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 5 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Trustees of Enterprise for Development and former Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
603 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the Birthday Honours 2024
Alexander Ellis
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Steer
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to Global Sustainable Development and Climate Change.”
Tariq Baron Ahmad Of Wimbledon
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to British Foreign Policy, Humanitarian Affairs and the Commonwealth, Faith and Integration, Community and Families in the UK.”
William Browder
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2024
“For services to Human Rights, Anti-Corruption, and International Affairs.”
In the same field
Others recognised for International & Diplomatic
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 603 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Fiona Johnston
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education and Charity in Ghana and to UK/Ghana Relations.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Gary Millar
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Business and to International Relations.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
Joanna Keating
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to International Development.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Martin Kent
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to International Trade and Investment.”
Paul Berman
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy and to International Law.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Nunzia Bertali
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to UK/Italy Relations and to the community in Wirral.”
Peter Sidebotham
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Georgia relations.”
Richard Tilley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Eswatini relations and to British Nationals in Eswatini.”
Christina Miller
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK Foreign Policy.”
Sarah Annable-gardner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development in Ghana.”
Kwangwook Cho
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to UK/Korea Relations in the areas of Science and Health.”
Martin Uden
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Edith Caldwell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid and Development.”
Gary Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to International Business, Industry and the UK Economy.”
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644612. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3041781. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 8 June 2018.
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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