Birthday Honours 2008
Edward Hamilton FITZGERALD CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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“Lawyer. For services to Human Rights.”
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“Lawyer. For services to Human Rights.”
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How common is this award?
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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707 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from London.
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How widely is this recognised?
2,161 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Alan Parker
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Surrey
“Chair, Tourism Ireland Limited. For services to the Tourism Industry.”
Andrew William Reid
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Staffordshire
“Lately Divisional Manager, Institutional Inspections and Frameworks Division, Ofsted, Department for Children, Schools and Families.”
Anthony Paul Rossi
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Norfolk
“For services to Heritage and to Conservation.”
Antony Hales
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Warwickshire
“Chair, Navy, Army and Air Force Institutes. For services to the Armed Forces.”
Archibald Anderson Bethel
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Lanarkshire
“Lately Chair, Scottish Enterprise Lanarkshire. For services to Business and to Economic Development in Lanarkshire.”
Bernard Borland
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London
“Principal, St Francis Xavier Sixth Form College, Clapham. For services to Further Education in London.”
Brian Edward Mchenry
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London
“Lately General Counsel, Office of Fair Trading. For public and voluntary service.”
Brian Magenis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Senior Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence. For public and voluntary service.”
Charles Stuart Bell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Chief Executive, South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Christopher Kenneth Davidson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
“National Business Director, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Colin McLeod Milne
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Inverness-shire
“President, Employment Tribunal, Scotland. For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Coun Mohammed Afzal Khan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Greater Manchester
“For services to Community and Inter-Faith Relations and to Local Government in Manchester.”
Coun Nicholas William Skellett
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“Leader, Surrey County Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Darling
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Warwickshire
“Co-founder, Codemasters. For services to the Computer Games Industry.”
David Thomas Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“Director, Business Relations, Special Projects, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
Denis Rooney
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“Chair, International Fund for Ireland. For services to Economic Development and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Derek Maurice Wise
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Northumberland
“Headteacher, Cramlington Community High School, Northumberland. For services to local and national Education.”
Desmond Bernard O'Connor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Entertainment and to Broadcasting.”
Dr Aileen Margaret Keel
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Edinburgh
“Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Executive.”
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
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
“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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Kent
“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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London, Greater London
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Jennifer Elizabeth Smyth
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Londonderry, County Londonderry
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Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
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Jenny Ann McBRIEN
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Belfast, County Borough of Belfast
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Fiona Jayne Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
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Eleanor Sarah Guedalla
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London, Greater London
“For services to Football for Women and Marginalised Communities”
David Green
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“Duty Manager, Transport for Greater Manchester. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in Manchester”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“Chief Executive Officer, Girlguiding Ulster. For services to Girls and Young Women”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“Chief Executive, DIAL Barnsley. For services to Disabled People”
Maureen Bingham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lydney, Gloucestershire
“Supply Chain, Defence Equipment and Support and Menopause Network Chair, Ministry of Defence. For services to Operational Delivery, Logistics and to Diversity and Inclusion”
Sharifa Begum
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Employment Adviser, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Women”
Claire Alleguen
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“Local Engagement Manager and Chair of OUTbound Network, Transport for London. For services to Diversity and Inclusion”
Simeon John Yates
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“Professor of Digital Culture, University of Liverpool. For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“Founder and Director, Purple Frog Systems and Fraggleworks. For services to Women in Business”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
“Member, National Autistic Society. For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“Deputy Director Marine and Fisheries Division, Department of Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs. For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science”
Wilhelmina Tokcumboh Smallman
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Birchington, Kent
“Lately Archdeacon of Southend and Campaigner. For services to Social Justice and to Women's Safety”
Clive Smith
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Cannock, Staffordshire
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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 (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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