New Year Honours 2018
Edward Troup
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Executive Chair
“For public service to Taxpayers and the Tax System.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Edward Astley (John) TROUP
lately Executive Chair, HM Revenue and Customs
For public service to Taxpayers and the Tax System.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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New Year Honours 2018- Role at the time
- Executive Chair
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- London
“For public service to Taxpayers and the Tax System.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Executive Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2018
Alan Thorpe Richard Wood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Children’s Social Care and Education.”
Alan Tuckett
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Leicestershire
“For services to Education, Particularly Adult Learning.”
Andrew Parmley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Music, Education and Civic Engagement.”
Anthony Habgood
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to UK Industry.”
Barry Gibb
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Buckinghamshire
“For services to music and charity.”
Bernard Silverman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Oxfordshire
“For public service and services to Science.”
Christopher Chope
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Dorset
“For political and public service.”
Craig Mackey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Wiltshire
“For services to Policing.”
Geoffrey Clifton-brown
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Gloucestershire
“For political and public service.”
Graham Brady
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Greater Manchester
“For political and public service.”
Iain Torrance
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Edinburgh
“For services to Higher Education and Theology.”
John Curtice
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Glasgow
“For services to the Social Sciences and Politics.”
Kenneth Olisa
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Business and Philanthropy.”
Lindsay Hoyle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Lancashire
“For parliamentary and political services.”
Mark Hendrick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Lancashire
“For parliamentary and political service.”
Michael Morpurgo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Devon
“For services to Literature and charity.”
Nicholas Clegg
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For political and public service.”
Prof Robert Stephen John Sparks
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Bristol
“For services to Volcanology and Geology.”
Prof Timothy John Besley
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Economics and Public Policy.”
Richard Long
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Bristol
“For services to Art.”
Richard Starkey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Abroad
“For services to Music.”
Terence Stephenson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Healthcare and Children’s Health Services.”
Timothy Melville-ross
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Higher Education.”
William Thompson Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Antrim
“For services to the Economy and the Bus Industry.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 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.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937667. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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