Birthday Honours 2023
James Stockan MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Leader
“For services to Local Government.”
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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
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
James Wilson STOCKAN
Leader, Orkney Isles Council
For services to Local Government.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 599 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
16 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Orkney.
What organisation were they with?
Leader.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4379426. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Location (Stromness, Orkney) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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