Birthday Honours 2009
Keith George White CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Crown Agents
Organisation: Crown Agents
“For services to International Development.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2009
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Birthday Honours 2009- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Crown Agents
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“For services to International Development.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 112 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Crown Agents.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
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 2009
Alan Hawley
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Alastair Hignell
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Sport and to Charity.”
Alastair Lansley
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Surrey
“For services to Public Transport Architecture.”
Alice Loretto Quinn
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Belfast
“For services to Healthcare.”
Alwen Williams
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London
“For services to Healthcare.”
Anas Al-Shaikh Ali
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Surrey
“For services to Community Relations.”
Andrew Ashworth
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Oxfordshire
“For services to the Administration of Justice.”
Anne Dell of Carbohydrate Biochemistry
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
London
“For services to Science.”
Anne Elizabeth Williams
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Cheshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Brian McAlinden
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Glasgow
“For services to Education.”
Carol Elaine Baxter
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Greater Manchester
“For services to Equal Opportunities.”
Christine Joy Stewart
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Surrey
Director
Christopher John Adrian Chivers
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Down
“For services to the Administration of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Christopher John Lamb
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Norfolk
“For services to Plant Science.”
Christopher John Raymond Parker
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Christopher Michael Clarke
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Edinburgh
“For services to the Visual Arts.”
Christopher Tailby
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London
Director
Cicely Frances Berry
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Warwickshire
“For services to Drama.”
David Allan Warner
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Swansea
“For services to local and national Higher Education.”
David Blanchflower
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United States
“For services to Economics and to the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.”
David Clifford Stephen White
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Norfolk
“For services to Biological Sciences.”
David George Steel
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Royal Navy
David John Jarvis
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2009
Royal Navy
David McDowall
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Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Mark
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 14 June 2009.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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