Birthday Honours 2000
George Sweeney
Knight Bachelor
Principal • Knowsley Community College
“For services to Further Education.”
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“For services to Further Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 28 times in the Birthday Honours List 2000 — about 2% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Principal, Knowsley Community College.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2000
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Bernard Schreier
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“For services to the development of UK-Hungary trade.”
Charles Othniel Williams
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“For services to business, construction and sports.”
David Rowat Barclay
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“For charitable services.”
David Sydney Rowe-Beddoe
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“For services to Industrial and Economic Development in Wales.”
Frederick Hugh Barclay
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“For charitable services.”
George Karoly Radda
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Graham Morgan
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“For services to Health Care.”
Howard John Davies
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“For services to Financial Regulation.”
Howard Joseph Newby
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Iain Geoffrey Chalmers
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“For services to health care.”
Ian Charles Rayner Byatt
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“For services to Water Consumers and to the Water Industry.”
John Anthony Wall
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“for the Blind.”
John David Phillips
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“For services to the Police.”
John Shipley Rowlinson
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“For services to Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and to Education.”
Justice Robert Kynnersley Woods
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“For services to law and the community.”
Kingdom Murdo Maclean
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Michael Caine
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“For services to Drama.”
Neil William David McIntosh
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“for Voluntary Organisations.”
Nicholas Charles Young
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“For Services to Cancer Care.”
Paul Brierley Smith
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Robert Andrew Wales
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“For services to Local Government.”
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Others recognised for Education
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 6,604 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2000
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2000 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 19 June 2000.
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