Birthday Honours 2017
Justine Bryer OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to arts, culture, youth, education and international relations.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to arts, culture, youth, education and international relations.
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Order of the British Empire
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE AND OVERSEAS LIST Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, 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:
Mrs. Justine Iris BRYER
Co-Founder and President, The European Union Youth Orchestra
For services to arts, culture, youth, education and international relations.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 259 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 18% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2017
Adrian Turpin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Literature and the Economy in Wigtownshire.”
Adrian Wootton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Film.”
Agatha (Ocansey) Akyigyina
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For political and public service.”
Alan Gay
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Alastair Storey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Berkshire
“For services to the Hospitality Industry.”
Alexander Murray
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Midlands
“For services to Evidence-based Policing.”
Alison Etheridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Science.”
Alison Inman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Essex
“For services to Social Housing Tenants in Essex.”
Alison Parken
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Bristol
“For services to Equality and Diversity.”
Amanda Mordey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
West Midlands
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disability.”
Andrea Brewster
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Somerset
“For services to Intellectual Property.”
Andrew Fane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Suffolk
“For services to Heritage and charity.”
Andrew Massie
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Andrew Robinson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Angela Paget
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Merseyside
“For services to Education.”
Ann Templeton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Government and State Aid.”
Anna Richardson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Drugs and Alcohol Evidence-based Policy.”
Anthony Lewis
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to Financial Services.”
Anthony Stacey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
South Yorkshire
“For services to Housing.”
Antony Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Social Enterprise and Investment.”
Arvind Kapur
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Leicestershire
“For services to Science, Technology, Business and Enterprise.”
Ashley Tabor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
London
“For services to the Media Industry.”
Asif Haseeb
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Renfrewshire
“For services to Racial Equality, Health and Education in Scotland and Pakistan.”
Aubrey Adams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2017
Berkshire
“For services to the Arts.”
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Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,039 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Alice Coote
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Suffolk
“For services to the Arts.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Daniel Calvert
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the Culinary Arts in Japan and to UK/Japan Culinary Relations.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Jennifer Rose-miller
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nairn, Nairn
“For services to Local Heritage and to the community in Nairnshire.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Paul Kitching
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wimborne, Dorset
“For services to Museums and to the community in Tring, Hertfordshire.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Pauline 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
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Melanie Houldershaw
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Local Theatre and Choir.”
Brian Heald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Music and to the community in Chester, Cheshire.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
Rex Freeman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Arts and to the community in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2804965. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 17 June 2017.
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