New Year Honours 2017
John Andrew Straw OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
lately Chief Executive
“Lately Chief Executive, City and County of Swansea Council. For services to Local Government.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lately Chief Executive, City and County of Swansea Council. 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
31 December 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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
John Andrew STRAW
lately Chief Executive, City and County of Swansea Council
For services to Local Government.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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