Birthday Honours 2026
John Raby OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Principal and Chief Executive
“For services to Higher Education.”
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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 2026
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His 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:
Dr. John Richard Martin RABY
Principal and Chief Executive, The Northern School of Art, Middlesbrough and Hartlepool, North Yorkshire and County Durham
For services to Higher Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 65091 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Cleveland, County Durham
“For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 278 times in the Birthday Honours List 2026 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
30 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Durham.
What organisation were they with?
Principal and Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Caroline Tyerman
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“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
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Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
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Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
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Fiona Mccullough
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
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“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
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Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2026
London Gazette (official record), issue 65091, notice 5153254. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2026).
Published 12 June 2026.
Location (Cleveland, County Durham) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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