New Year Honours 2019
Louise Martin DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“For services to Sport.”
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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
29 December 2018
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased 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:
Louise Livingstone MARTIN C.B.E.
For services to Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Stirling and Falkirk
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2019- Region
- Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 10 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2019
Alison Nimmo
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For public service and services to the Exchequer.”
Ann Gloag
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Perth and Kinross
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Ann Robinson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Tyne and Wear
“For services to Primary Care.”
Glenda Bailey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to the GREAT Britain campaign and UK prosperity, charity, fashion and journalism.”
Jayne Anne Gadhia
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Financial Services and to Women in the Financial Industry.”
Lesley (Twiggy) Lawson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Fashion, to the Arts and to charity.”
Marianne Griffiths
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
West Sussex
“For services to the NHS.”
Mary Ney
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Local Government.”
Professor Madeleine Julia Atkins
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,173 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation. See the full list →
Kevin Sinfield
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Oldham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League, Rugby Union and the MND Community.”
Nigel Travis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Emily Scarratt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Coalville, Leicestershire
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Leah Williamson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Johanna Norman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Swimming in Guernsey.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
John Wright
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Cricket in Warwickshire and the West Midlands.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Kim Watson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Alan Thurlow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Swimming.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Jennifer Smyth
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Disability Sport.”
David Smallwoods
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Local Football.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Alan Parker
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For voluntary services to Rugby League Football and to the community in Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire.”
James Mcdonald
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Junior Athletics.”
Jason Land
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Grimsby, Lincolnshire
“For services to Association Football.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Leslie France
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Blackpool, Lancashire
“For services to Swimming and to the community in Wigan.”
Linda Gaine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Colchester, Essex
“For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia.”
Sarah Edwards
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Barnham, West Sussex
“Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Grassroots Sports.”
George Dodd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carlisle, Cumbria
“For services to Rowing.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176269. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Location (Stirling and Falkirk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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