New Year Honours 2016
Marion Little OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For political service.”
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2015
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:
Mrs Marion Naomi LITTLE
Campaign Specialist, Conservative Party
For political service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61450 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Hertfordshire
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“For political service.”
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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 2016 — about 19% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 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 2016
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Alan Gemmell
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“For services to Science and Industry”
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Swansea
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Albert Thomas Keeling
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Alison Allden
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“For services to Higher Education.”
Alison Petch
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Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Social Services in Scotland.”
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West Lothian
“For services to the Economy and Town Centre Regeneration.”
Amanda Ariss
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Amanda Boyle
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Aberdeen
“For services to Business.”
Amanda Howe
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Andrew Corcoran
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Oxfordshire
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Andrew Watson
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Angela White
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Community Action”
Anita Zabludowicz
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London
“For services to the Arts”
Ann Hebden
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London
“For services to Defence”
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Surrey
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Annalu Waller
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Dundee
“For services to people with Complex Communication Needs”
Anne Connolly
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Londonderry
“For services to Policing and Education in Northern Ireland.”
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Belfast
“For services to Older People and the Voluntary Sector.”
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Lynn Brown
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Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
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Glynne Jones
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Moira Chrystal
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Brian Robertson
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“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
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“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
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Jack Emsley
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Cynthia Davis
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Stephen Davis
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“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
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Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
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Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
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“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
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Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2016
London Gazette (official record), issue 61450, notice 2454209. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2016).
Published 31 December 2015.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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