New Year Honours 2025
Hunter Blair OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Play, to Learning and to Health.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Play, to Learning and to Health.
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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
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:
Lady (Marguerite Catherine) HUNTER BLAIR
Chief Executive, Play Scotland
For services to Play, to Learning and to Health.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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- Chief Executive
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- Maybole, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Play, to Learning and to Health.”
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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
7 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Ayrshire and Arran.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 New Year Honours 2025
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Purley, Surrey
“For services to International Trade.”
Alan Belfield
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Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Business.”
Alex Kendall
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London, Greater London
“For services to Artificial Intelligence.”
Alexander Adam
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Elgin, Moray
“For services to the Construction Industry in Scotland.”
Alexander Holmes
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Radlett, Hertfordshire
“For services to Young People.”
Alexander Moss (sandy Moss)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alice Tai
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
New Milton, Hampshire
“For services to Swimming.”
Alison Elliott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to Medicine and Global Health.”
Alun Michael
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Penarth, South Glamorgan
“For services to Public Safety.”
Amos Simbo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to the Construction Industry and to Diversity.”
Andrew Headley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Tring, Hertfordshire
“For services to Educational Philanthropy and to Charity.”
Andrew Levers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Wirral, Merseyside
“For services to Industry and to the Economy.”
Andrew Nicklin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Ann Gow
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Lochwinnoch, Renfrewshire
“For services to Nursing in Scotland.”
Anna Kimber
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Anne-Marie Duff
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama.”
Anthony Butler
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Derby, Derbyshire
“For services to the Arts.”
Anthony Martin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League Football.”
Antony Spalton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Audrey Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Aldershot, Hampshire
“For services to Female Veterans.”
Austin Daboh
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Rochester, Kent
“For services to Music.”
Barry Walker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to British Nationals in Peru.”
Ben Commins
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Caterham, Surrey
“For services to Early Years and to Education.”
Benjamin Saoul
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2025
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4782825. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Maybole, Ayrshire and Arran) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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