Birthday Honours 2018
Ingrid Swenson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Director
“For services to the Arts in East London.”
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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
9 June 2018
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Mrs. Ingrid SWENSON
Director, Peer
For services to the Arts in East London.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62310 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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- Director
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- London
“For services to the Arts in East London.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 497 times in the Birthday Honours List 2018 — about 37% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2018
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Afriqnmun Lovejoy
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London
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Ahmed Bedri
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“For services to Education.”
Ajaz Ahmed
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London
“For services to Media.”
Akeela Ahmed
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London
“For services to Muslim Women.”
Alan Bruce
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Alan Creighton
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Mclean
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“For services to the security of Her Majesty’s Government staff overseas.”
Alan Moss
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Shropshire
“For services to Apprentice Training.”
Alan Muddiman
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Health and Safety.”
Alasdair Gillies
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Dunbartonshire
“For services to Music, to the Gaelic Language and to charity.”
Alastair Boyle
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Lanarkshire
“For services to charity, particularly the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service and to the Anthony Nolan Partnership.”
Alastair Ley
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Albert Pattison
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Durham
“For services to International Trade and to the Economy in the Tees Valley and to charity.”
Alexander Jackson
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Edinburgh
“For services to Cross Country Running in Scotland.”
Alexander Mustard
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Underwater Photography.”
Alexander Usborne
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South Yorkshire
“For services to Exports in Media and Promoting Disability in Film.”
Alexander Wilkie
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Lanarkshire
“For services to the British and International Dairy Industry and to the community in Lanarkshire.”
Alexandra Cotton
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West Midlands
“For services to Mental Health.”
Alison Browning
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Surrey
“For services to Education and to the Personal Development of Young People.”
Alison Hopkins
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London
“For services to Nursing.”
Alison Vaughan
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London
“For services to Education.”
Alistair Handyside
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Devon
“For voluntary service to the Tourism Sector in the South West.”
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Malorie Blackman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
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Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
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Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
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Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline Hough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nantwich, Cheshire
“For services to Theatre and to the community in Nantwich.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62310, notice 3042244. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2018).
Published 9 June 2018.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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