Birthday Honours 2025
Lesley Powell DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust. For services to Education”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust. For services to Education
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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
14 June 2025
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Lesley Anne POWELL C.B.E.
Chief Executive Officer, North East Learning Trust
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64759 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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