New Year Honours 2017
Leo O’reilly CB
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
lately Permanent Secretary
“For services to Government in Northern Ireland.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
For services to Government in Northern Ireland.
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Location
Belfast
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Companion of the Order of the Bath
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- lately Permanent Secretary
- Region
- Belfast
“For services to Government in Northern Ireland.”
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Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB)
“For services to Government in Northern Ireland.”
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“For services to Government in Northern Ireland.”
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How common is this award?
The Companion of the Order of the Bath was awarded 20 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
lately Permanent Secretary.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Companion of the Order of the Bath in the New Year Honours 2017
Alexander Storrie
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Annabel Pillman
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For public and voluntary services.”
Elizabeth Hallam Smith
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For services to Parliament and National Heritage.”
Ian Wheatley
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Jeremy Fleming
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For services to Defence.”
Jonathan Russell
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Public Sector and the community in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire.”
Joy Hutcheon
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For services to International Development.”
Martin Smith
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Matthew Coats
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For public service.”
Michael Bradley
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Lancashire
“For services to Defence.”
Michael Stevens
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Edinburgh
“For services to Research and Healthcare and to the community in Edinburgh.”
Michael Williams
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For services to Global Tax Policy and Taxpayers.”
Peter Fish
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Kent
“For Legal Services to Government.”
Richard Cripwell
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Richard Knighton
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Sarah Church
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Surrey
“For services to British Food and Farming.”
Sue Mcallister
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Leicestershire
“For services to the Northern Ireland Prison Service.”
Susan Catherine Gray
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
Vernon Gibson
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2017
London
“For services to Defence.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Companion of the Order of the Bath · 2017
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (Belfast) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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