Birthday Honours 2023
Graham Quinn OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Graham QUINN
Chief Executive Officer, New Bridge Multi Academy Trust, Oldham, Greater Manchester
For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- Bury, Greater Manchester
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 290 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
71 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater Manchester.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Alfie Hewett
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Alison Byrne
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
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Alyson Mitchell
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Services to Digital Inclusion.”
Amar Latif
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Visually Impaired and to Entrepreneurship.”
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Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to People with Disabilities, to Carers and to Mental Health.”
Andrew Bastawrous
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“For services to Eye Health Overseas.”
Andrew Bolton
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“For services to Art and Fashion.”
Andrew Churchill
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Repton, Derbyshire
“For services to Engineering.”
Andrew Ledgerton-lynch
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to The Fire Fighters Charity and to Fire Safety.”
Andrew Stokes
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Andrew Stokes
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“For services to Tourism.”
Andrew Watson
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Angus Mckee
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Anju Kumar
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Women’s Health and Welfare in Wales.”
Anne Shaw
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to the Commonwealth Games 2022.”
Anne Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to Children’s Social Work.”
Anthony Atherton
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Dewsbury, West Yorkshire
“For services to Disability Sport and Inclusion.”
Anthony Cook
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Anthony Eyton
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London, Greater London
“For services to Painting and to the Art Community.”
Anthony Lett
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Anthony May
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Antony Baines
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Ripley, Derbyshire
“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,337 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Nigel Brown
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Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to the Welfare of Children and Families.”
Dr Carol Homden
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London, Greater London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Clive Leslie Gritten
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
David Wright
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Roger Walton
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Alice Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Alness, Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Vulnerable Young People in Alness, Ross and Cromarty.”
Michael Springett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maldon, Essex
“For services to Young People in the East of England.”
Pundrique Sharma
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Douglas Ormston
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Galashiels, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For services to Youth Work in Scotland.”
Katie Misselbrook
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
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.”
Faye Marsh
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Spennymoor, County Durham
“For services to Children and Young People in County Durham.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4378560. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Bury, Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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