Birthday Honours 2022
Karen Margaret Tonge OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
“For services to Table Tennis.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
“For voluntary service to Table Tennis.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
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:
Karen Margaret TONGE M.B.E.
Chair, Para Table Tennis
For services to Table Tennis.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2009
View this issue on the London Gazette ↗ · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2009- Region
- Cheshire
“For voluntary service to Table Tennis.”
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Chair
- Region
- Runcorn, Cheshire
“For services to Table Tennis.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 302 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
57 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cheshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chair.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2022
Abdul Hai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Young People and to the community in Camden and London.”
Afia Choudhury
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Children.”
Alan Dinsmore
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Justice and Forensic Science.”
Alan Woods
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Education.”
Alexander Pinfield
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to British Foreign Policy and British Nationals overseas.”
Alexis Bowater
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Devon
“For services to the Safety and Equality of Women.”
Alice Bunn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to the UK Space Sector and to Charity.”
Alison Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to Climate Change and supporting the UK Presidency of the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference.”
Alistair Carns
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Alistair Mcauley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Business, the Construction Industry and to Charity.”
Amanda Stewart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Bangor, County Down
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Evans
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrew Furber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Andrew Harmer
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Farningham, Kent
“For services to the Maritime Sector.”
Andrew Mccoubrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
“For services to International Development and British Nationals overseas.”
Andrew Mill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Environment and to the community in Orkney.”
Andrew Moll
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
Andrew Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Rhondda Cynon Taff, Mid Glamorgan
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rhodes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
“For services to Emergency Responder Wellbeing and Mental Health.”
Andrew Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Anne De Bono
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Occupational Medicine.”
Anne Farrelly
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Annemarie O’donnell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Cleary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Kenilworth, Warwickshire
“For services to the Family Justice System.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield,
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Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
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Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084517. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2009).
Published 30 December 2008.
Location (Cheshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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