New Year Honours 2004
Joan Irene Harbison DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
• Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
“for Northern Ireland.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) · 2004
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2004- Role at the time
- Equality Commission for Northern Ireland
“for Northern Ireland.”
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“for Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 8 times in the New Year Honours List 2004 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Equality Commission for Northern Ireland.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2004
Jane Elisabeth Roberts
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Local Government.”
Jewish care and Royal Opera House.
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
Joan Ann Plowright
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Drama.”
Patricia Anne Hodgson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Broadcasting.”
Pauline Harris
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For charitable services, especially in Education and Health.”
Rabbi Julia Babette Sarah Neuberger
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to the NHS and other Public Bodies.”
Sandra June Noble Dawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2004
“For services to Higher Education and Management Research.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2004
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2004).
Published 31 December 2003.
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