New Year Honours 2007
Ian Mason OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chair • Scottish Swimming
“For services to Sport.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) · 2007
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2007- Role at the time
- Chair, Scottish Swimming
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 282 times in the New Year Honours List 2007 — about 23% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chair, Scottish Swimming.
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 New Year Honours 2007
Adrian Underwood
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Vinken
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Arts.”
Alan John Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Architecture in the North East.”
Alexander Watson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Local Government.”
Alun Griffiths
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Construction Industry and to the community in Wales.”
Andrew Brian Simmons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Young People.”
Andrew Magnus Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Counsellor
Andrew McMorran
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Education in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Michael Jose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Army Medical Corps
Andrew White
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Angela Mary Pedder
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the NHS.”
Ann Edith Darling
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to the Administration of Justice and to the community in Tyneside.”
Annabella Scott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Youth Justice.”
Anne Christine McCartney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Public Health.”
Anthony James Cairns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Civil Aviation and to the community in West Yorkshire.”
Anthony James Landon Watt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
Royal Navy
Ashour Omar Gebreel
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare Overseas.”
Azhar Farooqi
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare.”
Bertha McDougall
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“for Victims and Survivors.”
Brian Allan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Higher Education.”
Brian Anthony Frank Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For charitable services.”
Brian David Orrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Seafarers.”
Brian Lymbery
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
“For services to Healthcare and to the community in Lewisham, London.”
Bridget Diana Brind
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2007
First Secretary
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,
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
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 · 2007
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2007 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 2006.
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