Birthday Honours 2020
Karen Pollock CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Holocaust Educational Trust
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
“For services to Holocaust Education.”
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
“For services to Education.”
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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
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 promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Karen Emma POLLOCK M.B.E.
Chief Executive, Holocaust Educational Trust
For services to Holocaust Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) · 2012
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Holocaust Educational Trust
- Region
- London
“For services to Education.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
454 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 2020
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“For services to Drama.”
Adrian Osborn
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“For services to Education, to the Arts and to Charity.”
Adri�nne Kelbie
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Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to the Nuclear Industry and to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Alexander Pienaar
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London, Greater London
“For public service.”
Amanda Melton
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Hale, Greater Manchester
“For services to Further Education.”
Amelia Fletcher
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Cranbrook, Kent
“For services to the Economy.”
Andrew Szabo
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Anne Bulford
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London, Greater London
“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Anne Main
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Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For public and parliamentary service.”
Ansel Wong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Anthony Boyle
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Richmond, London
“For services to the Pensions Industry.”
Anthony Hill
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Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
“For services to Ocean and Environmental Science.”
Antony Eastaugh
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Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Law and Order.”
Brian Cox
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Promotion of Science.”
Caroline Alexander
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Cecile Conolly
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Charles Ginn
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Christiaan Kuyl
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Dundee, City of Dundee
“For services to the Economy.”
Christopher Coles
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Christopher Jones
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Brecon, Powys
“For services to the Water Industry in England and Wales.”
Christopher Moore
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Clare Woodman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Finance.”
Daniel Startup
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David Thompson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
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Debra Gray
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“For services to Further Education.”
Shelagh Legrave
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Keri Scott
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Glenda Mctaggart
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Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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Alison Turner
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“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Jamie Goddard
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Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Julie Gard
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Bracknell, Berkshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Lilian Field
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Strathdon, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Rural Education.”
Mary Boam
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Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roy Bowden
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Further Education.”
Michael Hamblin
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“For services to Education in Kenya.”
Wilfred Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Elizabeth Eaton
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“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Tariq Obaide
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pauline Smith
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Chatham, Kent
“For services to Education, Skills and Employability.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645799. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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