New Year Honours 2006
John Oliver MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Special Needs Education and to Disabled People.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Special Needs Education and to Disabled People.
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 556 times in the New Year Honours List 2006 — about 53% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
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 New Year Honours 2006
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“For public service.”
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Agnes Beers
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“for Regional Development, Ms Sarah Elizabeth Beeson, Health Visitor.”
Aileen McGlynn
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“For services to Disabled Sport.”
Alan Dell
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“For services to the Bus Industry.”
Alan George Knox
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“For services to the Scottish Ambulance Service.”
Alan John Trice
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“For services to Young People in Teeside.”
Alan Painter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the Administration of Justice in Bedfordshire.”
Alan Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Disabled and Elderly People in Hounslow, Middlesex.”
Alan Robert Cooke
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Honorary Consul
Alec Nathan Leifer
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the community in Measham, Leicestershire.”
Alexander Moore
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“For services to Maritime Safety.”
Alfred Austin
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the community in Dudley, West Midlands.”
Alfred Edward Hill
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Disabled People in Bristol.”
Alisdair Forsyth Barron
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to sick children in Romania.”
Alison Carol Bilsland
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“For services to community in Arran, Isle of Arran.”
Alison Thompson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Disaster Relief.”
Allen Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to the Hollowell Steam and Heavy Horse Show and to the community in Hollowell, Northamptonshire.”
Ambulance Service
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Andrew David Kirk
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Education.”
Andrew David Mallett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
Royal Air Force
Andrew Flintoff
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2006
“For services to Cricket.”
Andrew Richard Knott
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Royal Corps of Signals
Andrew Sandys Douglas-Bate
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Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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Witney, Oxfordshire
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Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
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Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2006
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2006).
Published 31 December 2005.
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