Birthday Honours 2011
Graham Robert WATSON
Knight Bachelor
politician
“For public and political services.”
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Knight Bachelor
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- Somerset
“For public and political services.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 21 times in the Birthday Honours List 2011 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
8 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Somerset.
What organisation were they with?
politician.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2011
Alan Meale
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“For public and political services.”
Anthony Gerard Hawkhead
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
West Midlands
“Chief Executive, Groundwork. For services to Environmental Regeneration.”
Brian Souter
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Perth and Kinross
“Chief Executive, Stagecoach Group plc. For services to Transport and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Bruce Joseph Forsyth-Johnson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“For services to Entertainment and to Charity.”
Christopher Anthony Woodhead
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Shropshire
“Chairman, Cognita Schools and Professor of Education, University of Buckingham. For services to Education.”
Councillor Edward Julian Lister
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Leader, Wandsworth Council. For services to Local Government.”
David Hartmann Higgins
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
London
“Lately Chief Executive, Olympics Delivery Authority. For services to Regeneration.”
Dr Henry Burns
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Renfrewshire
“Chief Medical Officer for Scotland, Scottish Government.”
Dr Hugh Reginald Brentnall Pelham
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Director, Laboratory of Molecular Biology, Medical Research Council. For services to Science.”
Frank Chapman
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“Chief Executive, BG Group. For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Henry Cecil
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Suffolk
“Trainer. For services to Horse Racing.”
John Wilfred Peace
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Nottinghamshire
“Chairman, Standard Chartered Bank. For services to Business and to the Voluntary Sector.”
Paul Michael Williams
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Stockton-on-Tees, Cardiff
“Lately Director-General, Health and Social Services, Welsh Assembly Government and Chief Executive, NHS Wales.”
Peter Austin Simpson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Northamptonshire
“Executive Principal, Brooke Weston Partnership Northamptonshire. For services to Education.”
Professor Kent Linton Woods
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Leicestershire
“Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency. For services to Healthcare.”
Professor Mark Edward Welland
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence.”
Professor Peter John Gregson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Belfast
“President and Vice-Chancellor, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Robert Geoffrey Edwards
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Cambridgeshire
“Scientist, Reproductive Biology. For services to Human Reproductive Biology.”
Professor Roger Michael Boyle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Surrey
“National Clinical Director for Heart Disease and Stroke. For services to Medicine.”
Professor Steven Murray Smith
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2011
Devon
“Vice-Chancellor, University of Exeter and President, Universities UK. For services to local and national Higher Education.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2011
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2011). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2011.
Location (Somerset) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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