Birthday Honours 2015
Huw Jenkins OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chair
“For services to Sport in Wales.”
Recognised for
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her 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:
Huw Morgan JENKINS
Chair, Swansea City Football Club
For services to Sport in Wales.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
West Glamorgan
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chair
- Region
- West Glamorgan
“For services to Sport in Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 20% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2015
Adrian Penfold
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the Property Industry and public service to Planning.”
Adrian Reilly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Alan Gilfillan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For public and parliamentary services in Scotland.”
Alan Simpson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Education.”
Albert Watson
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“For services to photography.”
Aldham Robarts
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Denbighshire
“For services to Higher Education and to the City of Liverpool.”
Alexander Clunes
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Dorset
“For services to Drama, charity and to the community in Dorset.”
Alistair Stuart Kirman Fox
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Amy Holmes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Public Administration.”
Anba Angaelos
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“For services to International Religious Freedom.”
Andrew Bacon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Leicestershire
“For services to Business and the Economy.”
Andrew Burns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Andrew Griffiths
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For services to Education.”
Andrew Hodgson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Lancashire
“For services to Manufacturing and the North East Economy.”
Andrew Mcconnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Yorkshire
“For services to Accounting and the community in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire.”
Andrew Mcloughlin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to UK business and technology leadership.”
Andrew Salvesen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Aberdeenshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and philanthropic service to the community in Scotland.”
Andrew Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Andrew Wallis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Bristol
“For services to the Eradication of Human Trafficking and Modern Slavery.”
Angela Main Thompson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Isle of Man
“For services to Legal Work and Taxpayers.”
Angela Scrutton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Public Protection through Drugs Control.”
Angharad Thomas
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to the UK Pharmaceutical Industry and the Control of Drugs.”
Angus Essenhigh
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Anita Macdonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
West Midlands
“For services to Dietetics.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347892. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
Location (West Glamorgan) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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