Birthday Honours 2020
Jonathan Seaton MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Founder and Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Technology and Education during Covid-19.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Technology and Education during Covid-19.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of their contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Jonathan SEATON D.L.
Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Twinkl
For services to Technology and Education during Covid-19.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63142 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Founder and Chief Executive Officer
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- Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Technology and Education during Covid-19.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 671 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
89 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from South Yorkshire.
What organisation were they with?
Founder and Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,706 people have been recognised for Science, Engineering & Technology.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
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Adam Turpin
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Adebusuyi Adeyemi
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“For services to Healthcare Leadership.”
Adekunle Olulode
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London, Greater London
“For services to the BAME community during Covid-19.”
Adrian Fisher
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Blandford Forum, Dorset
“For services to International Trade and to the Creative Industry.”
Adrian Hargreaves
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Alan Marwood
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to Policing.”
Alan Mccarthy
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to the NHS.”
Alan Scott
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Stamford, Lincolnshire
“For services to Scouting and to the community in Stamford, Lincolnshire.”
Alan Snoddy
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Association Football.”
Alastair Machray
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Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Local Media.”
Albert Aspen
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Wrestling.”
Alexander Hogg
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Eddleston, Tweeddale
“For services to Gamekeeping in Scotland.”
Alexander Lilley
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Alfred Wong
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Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to Racial Equality and to the Government in Northern Ireland.”
Aline Poulter
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Bagshot, Surrey
“For services to Vulnerable and Older People.”
Alison Cresswell
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Congleton, Cheshire
“For services to Education, to Training and to Apprenticeships.”
Alison Edgar
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Chippenham, Wiltshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and to Small Business.”
Alison Milne
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Auchtermuchty, Fife
“For services to Rural Scotland and to Agriculture.”
Alison Oliver
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Broadstone, Dorset
“For services to Sport.”
Alistair Bryant
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Alistair Cameron
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Old Amersham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to the community in Amersham, Buckinghamshire.”
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Fiona Rayment
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Salford, Greater Manchester
“For services to Nuclear Engineering.”
Carol Brayne
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Polina Bayvel
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to Optical Communications.”
Lorna Dawson
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Innovations in Soil and Forensic Science.”
Andrew Morris
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Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Hayaatun Sillem
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London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering.”
Debra Padgett
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Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Simeon Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Jian Zhang
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Computer Animation Research, to Education and to Innovation in STEM.”
Matthew Wilson
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Robertsbridge, East Sussex
“For services to Blood Cancer Awareness and Research.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Martin Rolles
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Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Healthcare Science and Cancer.”
Peter Robertson
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Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Research and Innovation in Northern Ireland.”
Professor Riley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Research and Education around Black British Music.”
Beena Puri
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Ghulam Ng
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Medical Research and Healthcare.”
Ian Marson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Migration and Borders Technology.”
James Markey
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Guildford, Surrey
“For services to the Technology Sector.”
Carolyn Heitmeyer
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London, Greater London
“For services to Social Science.”
Jane Gate
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Thatcham, Berkshire
“For services to Science and the Innovation Ecosystem.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Mark Downs
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Deal, Kent
“For services to Biology.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63142, notice 3647306. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Sheffield, South Yorkshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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