Birthday Honours 2020
Geoffrey Mulgan
Knight Bachelor
Chief Executive
“For services to the Creative Economy.”
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London Gazette notice
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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 signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Geoffrey John MULGAN C.B.E.
Chief Executive, Nesta
For services to the Creative Economy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Luton, Bedfordshire
“For services to the Creative Economy.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 15 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
1 Knight Bachelor recipient is from Bedfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2020
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“For services to Scientific Research and Outreach.”
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“For services to Inter-Faith relations and to Charity.”
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Deborah Wosskow
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Natalie Wade
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Hannah Bernard
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Raymond Pritchard
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Lorna Williams
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“For services to the Economy and to the community in Northern Ireland.”
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Ernest Fallowfield
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“For services to Tourism.”
Isabella Cameron
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“For services to Hospitality and to the Rural Economy in South Uist.”
Tina Barton
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“For services to Science and to Trade.”
Ronjon Nag
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
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Ann Watson
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Manufacturing.”
Becky Ruddy
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Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645510. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Luton, Bedfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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