Birthday Honours 2012
Lesley-Anne ALEXANDER CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chief Executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People and Chair, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People and Chair, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.
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“Chief Executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People and Chair, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
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“Chief Executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People and Chair, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
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“Chief Executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People and Chair, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
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Lesley-Anne Alexander
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chief Executive, Royal National Institute of Blind People and Chair, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations. For services to the Voluntary Sector.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 96 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 8% of the list.
In their area
15 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Middlesex.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 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 2012
Adrian Kevin Curley
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“Lately Chief Executive, National Association for Voluntary and Community Action. For services to the Voluntary and Community Sector.”
Alexander Surtees Chancellor
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Northamptonshire
“For services to Journalism.”
Alistair Spalding
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London, London
“Chief Executive and Artistic Director, Sadler's Wells. For services to Dance.”
Ann Santry
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Berkshire
“Chief Executive, Sovereign Housing Association. For services to Social Housing.”
Bernadette Malone
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Perth and Kinross
“Chief Executive, Perth and Kinross Council. For services to Local Government.”
Carole Cochrane
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Lancashire
“Ambassador and Lately Chief Executive, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. For services to Family Carers.”
Catherine Lee
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Justice Policy Director, Ministry of Justice.”
Christine Pollock
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“Executive Director, Learning and Leisure Services, North Lanarkshire Council. For services to Education.”
Clare Jones
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Yorkshire
“Joint Chief Executive, WomenCentre. For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Colin Smith
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Derbyshire
“Director, Engineering and Technology, Rolls-Royce plc. For services to UK Engineering.”
David Beresford Cragg
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Midlands
“Lately National Director of Development, Skills Funding Agency and Lately Deputy Chairman, WorldSkills 2011. For services to Education and Skills.”
David John Daniels
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
West Sussex
“Chief Consultant, Sensors, Cobham Technical Services. For services to the Defence Industry.”
Dr Cornelia Sorabji
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Deputy Chief of the Assessments Staff.”
Dr David Walton
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Glasgow
“For services to charity and the community in Glasgow.”
Dr Gordon Rintoul
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Edinburgh
“Director, the National Museums of Scotland. For services to the Museum Sector.”
Dr Irene Bishop
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Co-Director, Southwark Schools Learning Partnership and Headteacher, St Saviour's and St Olave's CofE Secondary School. For services to Education.”
Dr James Austin Ferguson
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Surrey
“Senior Civil Servant, Permanent Secretary for Tax Group (Central Policy), London, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Dr Jennifer Iris Rachel Montagu
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Honorary Fellow, Warburg Institute. For services to Art History.”
Dr Leonard John Patrick O'Hagan
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Down
“Chairman, Belfast Harbour Commissioners. For services to the Ports Industry, the Economy and Tourism in Northern Ireland.”
Dr Michael Campbell Mccafferty
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Hampshire
“Senior Civil Servant, Head of Counter Terrorism and UK Operational Policy, Operations Directorate, Ministry of Defence.”
Dr Michael John Short
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“For services to the Mobile Communications Industry.”
Dr Peter Rundell
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
London
“Lately Senior Representative, Libya, Department for International Development.”
Dr Richard Henry Tudor Christophers
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Kent
“Founder, The Sixteen. For services to Music.”
Duncan Macniven
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2012
Edinburgh
“Lately Registrar General for Scotland.”
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Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
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Alison Hickman
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“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Peter Nicholas Entwisle
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“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Enola Wright
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West Mersea, Essex
“Founder, Insulinoma Charity UK. For services to the Insulinoma Community”
Simon Ernest Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex”
David Thomas Crowe Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch”
Diane Kathleen Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex”
Michael Evan West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim”
Christine Joy Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“Lately Railwayman, West Midlands Trains and Freightliner Group. For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children's Hospital”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“Adult Instructor, Greater Manchester Army Cadet Force. For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising”
Nicholas Kevin Davis Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Phelan-McDermid Syndrome Foundation UK. For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community”
Craig Thomas Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“Chairman of Sandhaven and Pitullie Harbour Trust. For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire”
Jean Mary Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Donald Richard Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“Volunteer, The Prince & Princess of Wales Hospice, Glasgow. For Charitable Service”
Graham Syrett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the community in Cotham and Kingsdown, Bristol”
Jennifer Jaculin Thomas
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Charitable Service”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“Volunteer, Waterloo Rugby Football Club. For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside”
Beryl Shirley Stubbins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Downham Market, Norfolk
“For services to the community in Norfolk”
Neville Percy Stephens
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Craven Arms, Shropshire
“For services to the community in Craven Arms, Shropshire”
Martyn Clive Steers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Maidstone, Kent
“Volunteer, St John Ambulance Kent. For voluntary services to Community First Aid”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2012.
Location (Middlesex) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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