New Year Honours 1998
Elizabeth Sidney OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Women's Issues.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 293 times in the New Year Honours List 1998 — about 23% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 1998
Abdul Matin Khan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
President
Abraham Alan Tabbush
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to British-Latin American relations.”
Agnes Nicol
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For medical and welfare services to British Forces in Germany.”
Alan Curless
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Alan Kirkham
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Managing Director
Alan Sparkes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Defence Industry.”
Alasdair Russell Kerr
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Albert Norman King
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Alexander Robert Forrester
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Science and to Education.”
Alison Joy Hardinge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the Food Advisory Committee.”
Alistair Richard Cheyne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Motoring.”
Allen Foster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to ophthalmology in developing countries.”
Andrew Duncan Green
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Driver
Anke Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Training.”
Ann Elizabeth Hamlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For public service in the Built Heritage.”
Ann Veronica Priston
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anna Joan Allott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anne Coultas Dunford
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Anne Heather Barlas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to the British Red Cross Society in Scotland.”
AnnetteCROSBIE
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For services to Drama.”
Anthony Austin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
Team Leader
Anthony Brian Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For servicesto the community in the North East of England.”
Anthony Brian Travers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
“For professional and public service, Cayman Islands.”
Anthony Keith Dixon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1998
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Others recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,109 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion. See the full list →
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Christopher Symes
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ellesmere, Shropshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Claire Flowers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bangor, County Down
“For services to Girls and Young Women.”
Sharon Brown
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnsley, South Yorkshire
“For services to Disabled People.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ronald Sawford
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Disabled People and to the community in Bexley.”
Diane Redfern
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Slough, Berkshire
“For services to Disabled Riders.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Imran Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Literacy Development and Social Inclusion in Bradford, West Yorkshire.”
Pamela Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
John Garbett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Foster Care and to Children with Disabilities and their Families.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Douglas Bott
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Disabled People.”
Olubukola Babajide
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Technology, to Business and to Inclusion.”
Kristian Barnfield-guest
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Chenelle Ansah
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Investment, to Women in Business and to Charity.”
Yasmin Khan
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire
“For services to Ending Domestic Abuse and Violence Against Women.”
Diana Brightmore-armour
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women and Diversity in Financial Services.”
Martin Coppack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Social Equality and Inclusion.”
Janet Jeffrey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Children with Disabilities in Lesotho.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1998
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1998 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1997.
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