New Year Honours 2019
Margaret Ford OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Sport and to Business.”
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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:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Baroness Margaret Anne FORD
For services to Sport and to Business.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62507 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Sport and to Business.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 287 times in the New Year Honours List 2019 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,830 people have been recognised for Sport & Recreation.
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 2019
Aamer Naeem
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Greater Manchester
“For services to Muslim Community Development.”
Abolade Abisogun
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Diversity and to Young People in the Construction Industry.”
Abyd Karmali
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to International Climate Change and to Sustainable Finance.”
Adam Matan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to the Somali community in the UK and to wider UK/Somalia relations.”
Adrian Joseph
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Essex
“For services to Equality and to Diversity in Business.”
Adrian Mcallister
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
North Yorkshire
“For services to Policing, to Criminal Justice and to Child Protection.”
Adrian Owen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to scientific research.”
Alan Peterson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cardiff
“For services to Charitable Fundraising in Wales.”
Alan Stevens
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cheshire
“For services to People with Multiple Sclerosis.”
Albert James, (alby James)
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Film, to Theatre and to Broadcasting.”
Alexander Parish
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to dance and UK/Russia cultural relations.”
Alexandra Peace-gadsby
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Nottinghamshire
“For services to Entrepreneurship and the community in Newark.”
Alison Fendley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cambridgeshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Alison Whitney
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
“For services to national security.”
Alison Wilding
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Art.”
Alma Loughrey
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Antrim
“For services to Children in Early Years Education in Northern Ireland.”
Andrew Cotter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Nairne
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
London
“For services to Museums and to the Arts.”
Andrew Rees
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Swansea
“For services to the Environment and to Recycling in Wales.”
Angela Windle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
South Yorkshire
“For services to Children’s Social Care and to the community in Sheffield.”
Angelax Walsh
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Lancashire
“For services to NHS Pay and Employee Relations.”
Ann Connor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Merseyside
“For services to Education.”
Anna Meredith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Tweeddale
“For services to Animal Welfare and to the Veterinary Profession.”
Anne Carlisle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2019
Cornwall
“For services to Higher Education in Cornwall.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Sport & Recreation
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,830 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.”
Raymond Pritchard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Steven Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to Rugby Union Football and to the community in Crosby, Merseyside.”
Scott Rogers
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saint Helens, Merseyside
“For services to Disability Sport.”
Lynn Hay
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Amateur Sport in London.”
Michael Barnard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stafford, Staffordshire
“For services to Grassroots Football.”
Gary Street
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Rugby Union.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Winston Michael
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Ashford, Kent
“For services to Inclusivity and Sport in Kent.”
Ian Lovett
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Cricket and to Charity.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Tavistock, Devon
“For services to Netball in England.”
Christine Gibbons
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Community Sport and Fitness.”
Gordon Deans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Stromness, Orkney
“For services to Sport and to Island Communities.”
Lee Carsley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Solihull, West Midlands
“For services to Association Football.”
Christopher Brookes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Rugby League.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Kwadwo Adjepong
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Sport and Sports Law.”
James Wilson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Gorebridge, Midlothian
“For services to Youth Development, Sport and to Community Empowerment.”
William Ryan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Saltash, Cornwall
“For services to Rugby Football in Cornwall.”
Ronald Pearson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wrexham, Clwyd
“For services to Cricket.”
Naomi Issitt
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rugby, Warwickshire
“For services to Defibrillator Training and Awareness in Rugby, Warwickshire.”
Terence Hensby
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Community Rugby.”
Andrew Train
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Pershore, Worcestershire
“For services to Sport.”
Babar Qureshi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Cricket.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62507, notice 3176483. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2019).
Published 28 December 2018.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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