New Year Honours 2025
Lee Rawlinson MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Director
“For services to the Environment.”
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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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Lee RAWLINSON
lately Director, Environment Agency.
For services to the Environment.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64607 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2025- Role at the time
- Director
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- Widnes, Cheshire
“For services to the Environment.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 602 times in the New Year Honours List 2025 — about 40% of the list.
In their area
106 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cheshire.
What organisation were they with?
Director.
How widely is this recognised?
1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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“For services to Education.”
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“For services to Holocaust Memorialisation.”
Alison Durban
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Alison Murdoch
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Aman Sharma
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“For services to Building and Fire Safety.”
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“For services to Farming and to the Protection of Rare Breeds.”
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to the Jewish Community.”
Amanda Mifsud
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Taekwondo.”
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Rugby League Football.”
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Others recognised for Environment & Agriculture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,911 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture. See the full list →
Lisa Clare Pinney
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Newark, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Andrew Smith
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Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Climate Science.”
Michael Cooper
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Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Stephen Jess
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Agriculture in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Isaac
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Philip Stocker
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Badminton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Farming and to Animal Welfare.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
“For services to Conservation and Heritage Crafts.”
Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Mary Colwell
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Nature.”
Matthew Lindsey-clark
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Doynton, Gloucestershire
“For services to Horticulture and to Philanthropy.”
Sarah Chimbwandira
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Bordon, Hampshire
“For services to the Environment.”
Margaret Boanas
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Meat Sector, to Trade and to Promoting Opportunities for Women.”
Wesley Aston
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Armagh, County Armagh
“For services to Agriculture.”
Maitland Mackie
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Inverurie, Aberdeenshire
“For services to Farming, to Business Innovation and to Sustainability.”
Margaret Haynes
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Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education, to Sustainability, to the Environment and to the community in West Sussex.”
Daniel Horn-phathanothai
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“For services to International Development and tackling Climate Change.”
Alexander Rhodes
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“For services to Global Conservation.”
Jon Wheatley
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Somerset
“For services to Horticulture and to Charity.”
Donald Starritt
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Crumlin, County Antrim
“For services to Road Safety and to Environmental Protection.”
Professor Pearson
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Boston, Lincolnshire
“For services to Agricultural Innovation and Education.”
Josephine Lavelle
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Worthing, West Sussex
“For services to Forestry.”
Alistair Jinks
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Coleraine, County Londonderry
“For services to the Environment and to the Economy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2025
London Gazette (official record), issue 64607, notice 4783473. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2025).
Published 30 December 2024.
Location (Widnes, 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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