Birthday Honours 2013
Jonathan Alistair James REEKIE CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chief Executive, Aldeburgh Music. For services to Music.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive, Aldeburgh Music. For services to Music.
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“Chief Executive, Aldeburgh Music. For services to Music.”
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“Chief Executive, Aldeburgh Music. For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 109 times in the Birthday Honours List 2013 — about 9% of the list.
In their area
28 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Suffolk.
How widely is this recognised?
3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2013
Alban Francis Xavier Green
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
West Sussex
“Chief Executive, Leigh Academies Trust, Kent. For services to Education.”
Allan John Bowman
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“Chair, Social Care Institute for Excellence. For services to Social Care.”
Allan Johnstone Massie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“Journalist and Author. For services to Literature.”
Anthony Stanley Lau-Walker
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Chief Executive, Eastleigh College and Member, UK Commission for Employment and Skills. For services to Further Education.”
Anthony Tomei
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Lately Director, the Nuffield Foundation. For services to Education.”
Brian Stein
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Business and to the community in Leicestershire.”
Caroline Louise Cooper
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Operating Officer, Big Society Capital. For services to Social Investment.”
Cecil Duckworth
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Worcestershire
“For services to charity and to the community in Worcestershire.”
Charles Dopsey Mackay
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chairman, Historic Royal Palaces. For services to Heritage and Conservation.”
Chief Constable John Kevin Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Glasgow
“Lately Chief Constable, Central Scotland Police. For services to Law and Order in Central Scotland.”
Christie Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Lothian
“Lately Head of Police and Fire Reform Division, Scottish Government. For services to Emergency Services Reform in Scotland.”
Christine Farnish
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Financial Services and Consumer Affairs.”
Christopher John Allison
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Middlesex
“National Olympic Security Co-ordinator for London 2012. For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Claire Bloom
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Actress. For services to Drama.”
Councillor Gary Andrew Porter
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Lincolnshire
“Leader, South Holland District Council and Vice Chairman, Local Government Association. For services to Local Government.”
Dale Jane Murray
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Entrepreneur and Business Investor. For services to Business.”
David Anthony Sargent
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Tyne and Wear
“General Director, Sage Gateshead. For services to the Arts in North East England.”
David Frederick Montague
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Group Chief Executive, London and Quadrant. For services to Housing in London.”
David John Pitchford
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Head of Profession, Major Projects Authority. For services to Government Project Management.”
David Mcletchie
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Member of the Scottish Parliament and former Leader of the Scottish Conservative Party.”
David Peter Walden
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Board Member, Affinity Trust. For services to Health and Social Care.”
Dennis Vincent Hone
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Bedfordshire
“Chief Executive Officer, Olympic Delivery Authority. For services to the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Dinah Elizabeth Caine
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Executive Officer, Creative Skillset. For services to the Creative Industries.”
Dorothy Carrington Thompson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chief Executive, Drax Group plc. For services to the UK Electricity Industry.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,514 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
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Richard Starrs
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“Project Manager, Stockton and Darlington Railway Bicentenary. For services to Heritage”
Jean Irene Routley
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Backwell, Somerset
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Jennifer Rosemary Rose-Miller
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Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire”
Angela Jane Manson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Youth Musical Theatre”
Rita Helen Lewis (Helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“Head of the Natural History Museum, Tring. For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“Chief Executive Officer, AudioActive. For services to Young People and to Music”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“Founder and Director, Llandeilo Fawr Festival of Music. For services to Music”
Pauline Patricia Knifton 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
“Founder, Birsay Drama Group. For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney”
Melanie Jane Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir”
Brian Charlton Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire”
Deborah Haythorne
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Co-Founder and Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Shirley Henderson (Shirley McGill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“Founder, McGill School of Speech and Drama, and Director, Aberdeen Youth Music Theatre. For services to Drama”
Rex Ormonde Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire”
James Breingan Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive Officer, The Steamship Sir Walter Scott Trust. For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park”
John Alexander Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Helen Joyce Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“Co-Founder, Thomas Fowell Buxton Society. For services to Heritage”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“Director, 'A Space' Arts. For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“Artistic Director, Swansea Jazz Club. For services to Jazz Music”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“Founder, Total Ensemble Theatre Company. For services to Inclusive Theatre”
Lynn Cedar
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lingfield, Surrey
“Co-Founder and lately Co-Chief Executive, Roundabout Dramatherapy. For services to Dramatherapy”
Mabel Cardwell (May Cardwell)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Market Harborough, Leicestershire
“For services to Dance and to the community in Corby, Northamptonshire”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2013.
Location (Suffolk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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