New Year Honours 2005
Margaret Ann Richardson OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Museums.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 286 times in the New Year Honours List 2005 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2005
Adrian Mark Pollitt Director
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS.”
Advocate John Emile Langlois
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in Guernsey.”
Alan Sidney Tobias
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the National Probation Service and to Community Relations.”
Alasdair James Walker
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Royal Navy
Alastair David McPhail
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
First Secretary
Alexander Barry Fisher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Civil Aviation.”
Alexandra Shulman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Magazine Industry.”
Alison Jane Patricia Goligher
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the Oil and Gas Industries.”
Andrew Farrell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Rugby League.”
Andrew Jonathan Norton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Royal Navy
Angela Patricia Stones
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Ann Christine Harris
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Anna Felicja Dominiczak of Cardiovascular Medicine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Medicine.”
Annabel Hemstedt
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Basic Skills Education.”
Anne Galbraith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the community in the North East.”
Anne Lesley Abbott of Early Childhood Education
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
Anthony Bichard Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to the NHS and to Business in Scotland.”
Anthony Climpson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Ernest Grant
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For public services in West Yorkshire.”
Anthony Michael Ian Beck
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Anthony Paul Sangwine
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
Anthony Timothy Dean Lerwill Light Infantry.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
The Light Infantry
Anthony William Dunn Pexton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Arable Agriculture.”
April Ann Pumfleet
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2005
“For services to Education.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2005
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 2005 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 31 December 2004.
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