New Year Honours 2025
Justin Francis OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
• Department for the Environment
“For services to Nature and to the Environment.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Nature and to the Environment.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2024
THE KING 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:
Justin Mark FRANCIS
Nature Lead, Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Council for Sustainable Business and Chair, Responsible Travel Company
For services to Nature and to the Environment.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Department for the Environment
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“For services to Nature and to the Environment.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 288 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 19% of the list.
In their area
54 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from East Sussex.
What organisation were they with?
Department for the Environment.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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In the same field
Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
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Swindon, Wiltshire
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Jennifer Rose-miller
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Romsey, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
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Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Horticulture.”
David Sawkins
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John Rochford
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Hertford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Andrew Page
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Ringwood, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Stewart Muir
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Liskeard, Cornwall
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William Moore
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Derry, County Londonderry
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Simon Humphreys
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“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Hughson
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Newbridge on Wye, Powys
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Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
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Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
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Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Source & provenance
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782887. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Hailsham, East Sussex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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