Birthday Honours 2013
Geoffrey Driver CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Leader • Lancashire County Council
Organisation: Lancashire County Council
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2013
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Lancashire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Leader, Lancashire County Council
- Region
- Lancashire
“For services to Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 121 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Leader, Lancashire County Council.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2013
Alban Francis Xavier Green
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Albert Peter Weale
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Political Science.”
Alison Murray MacLeod of Medicine
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Life Science Research.”
Allan John Bowman
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“for Excellence.”
Allan Johnstone Massie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Literature.”
Andrew Edward Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Andrew Richard Darwen Sharpe
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Anthony Francis Heath
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Social Science.”
Anthony George Rudd
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“for Stroke, St Thomas’s Hospital, London.”
Anthony Stanley Lau-Walker
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“for Employment and Skills.”
Anthony Tomei
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Education.”
Brian Stein
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Carol Homden
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“for Children.”
Caroline Louise Cooper
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Social Investment.”
Cecil Duckworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“For services to charity and to the community in Worcestershire.”
Charles Dorsey Mackay
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Heritage and Conservation.”
Christie Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Lothian
“For services to Emergency Services Reform in Scotland.”
Christine Farnish
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Financial Services and Consumer Affairs.”
Christopher John Allison
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Middlesex
“for London 2012.”
Christopher Martin Richards
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Royal Navy
Claire Bloom
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Drama.”
Dale Jane Murray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Business.”
David Frederick Montague
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Housing in London.”
David John Pitchford
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Government Project Management.”
In the same field
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013).
Published 15 June 2013.
Location (Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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