Birthday Honours 2008
George Kenneth Cleary MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chair • National Association of Local Councils
Organisation: National Association of Local Councils
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Merseyside.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Local Government and to the community in Merseyside.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2008
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Lancashire
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Chair, National Association of Local Councils
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- Lancashire
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Merseyside.”
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Merseyside.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 697 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 58% of the list.
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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 Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2008
Adrian James Clarke
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First Secretary
Aileen Probert Kells
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Edinburgh
“For voluntary service to the Girls’ Brigade in Scotland.”
Ajibha Linney
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Surrey
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alan George Gower
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hampshire
Alan John Lindsay Moore
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Army Medical Corps
Alan Johnson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Merseyside
“For services to Vintage and Veteran Vehicle Restoration and Heritage.”
Alan Kenneth Burnett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
South Glamorgan
“For services to Medicine.”
Alan Macdonald Clark
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“For charitable services.”
Alan Pendlebury
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Somerset
Albert Edward Pallent
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Kent
“For services to Sport and for voluntary service to the community in Tonbridge, Kent.”
Alex Alphonso Wheatle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
London
“For services to Literature.”
Alexander Graham Gordon
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Royal Air Force
Alexander Highlands
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Greater Manchester
“For services to the Voluntary Sector in Greater Manchester.”
Alexander Kirk
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Glasgow
“For services to Further Education and to the community in Glasgow.”
Alexander Maybin Wilson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Antrim
“For services to the community in Northern Ireland.”
Alexander McLay Rennie Royal Regiment of Scotland.
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
) The Royal Regiment of Scotland
Alexander McMinn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Lancashire
“For services to the community in Ormskirk, Lancashire.”
Alexander Stirling
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Army Cadet Force
Alexandra Buchan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Belfast
“for Social Development, Northern Ireland Executive.”
Alfred Coutts Ingram
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Dundee
“For voluntary service to Mountain Rescue in Scotland.”
Alfred Edward Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Shropshire
“For services to Heritage and to the community in Clee Hill, South Shropshire.”
Alfred Peter Paul Burden
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Essex
“For voluntary service to the Malaya and Borneo Veterans’ Association.”
Alice Elizabeth Primrose Wyborn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
Hertfordshire
“For services to People with Eczema.”
Alison Clare Cattanach
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2008
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
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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
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
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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