Birthday Honours 2020
Emma Burgess OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Senior Lawyer • Ministry of Justice Legal Team
“For services to International Relations.”
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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
10 October 2020
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:
Emma Victoria BURGESS
Senior Lawyer, Ministry of Justice Legal Team, Government Legal Department
For services to International Relations.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Senior Lawyer, Ministry of Justice Legal Team
- Region
- Billingshurst, West Sussex
“For services to International Relations.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 260 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 15% of the list.
In their area
42 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from West Sussex.
What organisation were they with?
Senior Lawyer, Ministry of Justice Legal Team.
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
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Adam Tee
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Adrienne Cherrywood
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“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Ahmereen Reza
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“For public and political service and Interfaith Work.”
Alan Mcrae
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Grassroots and Professional Football.”
Alex Forsyth
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Alexander Campbell
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Orsett, Essex
“For services to Charity.”
Alexander Cooper
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Ali Mohammed
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Finance and to Charity.”
Alison Paul
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Education.”
Alison Ring
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London, Greater London
“For services to Accountancy.”
Allison Kennedy
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Livingston, West Lothian
“For services to Education in West Lothian.”
Alpesh Patel
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Economy and International Trade.”
Alun Jones
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Swansea, South Glamorgan
“For services to Rugby Union Football in Wales....”
Anant Shah
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education, Health and Animal Welfare”
Andrew Price
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Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
“For services to Aviation Security.”
Andrew Stylianou
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London, Greater London
“For services to Diversity and to the Economy.”
Andr� Singer
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Richmond, London
“For services to Anthropology and to the Documentary Film Industry.”
Anita Johnson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Hatch
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London, Greater London
“For services to Music and to Charity.”
Anthony Rideout
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“For services to British foreign policy.”
Ayodele Awoyungbo
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law and Order.”
Barbara Bush
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to the Pensions Industry, to Diversity and to Charity.”
Barbara Tudor
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
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Fiona Johnston
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“For services to Education and Charity in Ghana and to UK/Ghana Relations.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
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“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Gary Millar
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Business and to International Relations.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
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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
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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
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“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
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“For services to UK/Korea Relations in the areas of Science and Health.”
Martin Uden
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“For services to British Veterans of the Korean War, and to UK/Korea relations.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
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“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Edith Caldwell
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“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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645851. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Billingshurst, West Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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