New Year Honours 2023
Fergus Drake OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to UK/Ukraine relations in the Health sector.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to UK/Ukraine relations in the Health sector.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and International List
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased 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:
Fergus John DRAKE
Chief Executive Officer, Crown Agents
For services to UK/Ukraine relations in the Health sector.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to UK/Ukraine relations in the Health sector.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2023
Adam Boddison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.”
Adam Matthews
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Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Export Growth.”
Adrian Hobson
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Afshin Amirahmadi
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Dairy Industry.”
Alan Eisner
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Asthall Leigh, Oxfordshire
“For services to Charitable Fundraising.”
Alan Tallentire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Consett, County Durham
“For Public Service.”
Alaric Horridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Ferguson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Alison Lyons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ashford, Kent
“For services to International Trade and to Charity.”
Alison Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Street
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Health and Social Care in Wales.”
Andrew Colborne-baber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For Political Service.”
Andrew Geary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
Chief Executive
Andrew Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to UK health support overseas, particularly in Ukraine, and during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Andrew Pariser
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Read
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to Civil Society.”
Andrew Van Doorn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Housing.”
Andrew Welch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Healthcare and Patients in North East England.”
Angela Noon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Millington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
West Malling, Kent
“For services to Fire and Rescue.”
Ann Olivarius
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Justice and to Women and Equality.”
Anne Diamond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Public Health and to Charity.”
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Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Professor David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Jill Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Edith Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Claire Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247344. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
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