New Year Honours 2020
Emma Ward, (emma Billey) CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director • EU Exit Programme
“For services to Government and to the Economy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to Government and to the Economy.
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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
28 December 2019
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Emma Marion WARD, (Emma Billey)
Lately Director, EU Exit Programme, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
For services to Government and to the Economy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62866 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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New Year Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Director, EU Exit Programme
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- London, Greater London
“For services to Government and to the Economy.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 105 times in the New Year Honours List 2020 — about 8% of the list.
In their area
447 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Director, EU Exit Programme.
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 Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2020
Adam Hogg
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“For charitable and political services.”
Aditi Lahiri
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to the Study of Linguistics.”
Ahalia Evans
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London, Greater London
“For services to NHS leadership and the Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic community.”
Alan Lehmann
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Lewes, East Sussex
“For services to Medical Science, Patients and Families affected by Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Cockayne Syndrome.”
Alastair Hamilton
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Co. Antrim
“For services to Economic Development in Northern Ireland.”
Andrea Coscelli
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London, Greater London
“For services to Competitive Markets.”
Andrew Bud
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London, Greater London
“For services to Exports in Science and Technology.”
Andrew Cree
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Andrew Davies
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South Glamorgan
“For political and public service.”
Andrew Green
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Information Technology Sector and to the British Space Industry.”
Andrew Longstone Dawes
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Andrew Stanley Taylor,
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Wantage, Oxfordshire
“For services to Science and Technology.”
Anne Craig
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Berkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Annie Nightingale
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London, Greater London
“For services to Radio.”
Barbara Elliott
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Newton Abbot, Devon
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Bee Wee
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Palliative and End of Life Care.”
Brendan Threlfall
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London, Greater London
“For public service.”
Brian Wilson
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Isle of Lewis, Western Isles
“For services to Charity and to Business in Scotland.”
Carol Matthews
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Social Housing.”
Caroline Hargrove
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Catherine Fogarty
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London, Greater London
“For services to Parliament.”
Cheryl Lamont
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Criminal Justice.”
Christine Hodgson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Christopher Bell
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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
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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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
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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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 62866, notice 3454815. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2020).
Published 27 December 2019.
Location (London, Greater 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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