Birthday Honours 2017
Mark Boleat
Knight Bachelor
Chairman • Policy and Resources Committee
“For services to the Financial Services Industry and to Local Government in London.”
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Knight Bachelor
For services to the Financial Services Industry and to Local Government in London.
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Mark John BOLEAT
lately Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee, City of London Corporation
For services to the Financial Services Industry and to Local Government in London.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61961 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Hertfordshire
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee
- Region
- Hertfordshire
“For services to the Financial Services Industry and to Local Government in London.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 17 times in the Birthday Honours List 2017 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Policy and Resources Committee.
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 Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2017
Alimuddin Zumla
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Public Health and Protection from Infectious Disease.”
Dr John Menzies Low
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Hertfordshire
“For charitable services.”
Frank Lowy
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to business and philanthropy.”
George William John Benjamin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Music.”
Graham Thornicroft
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Mental Health.”
Leonard Blavatnik
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Philanthropy.”
Malcolm Walker
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Flintshire
“For services to Retailing, Entrepreneurship and charity.”
Mir Zahedi
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Engineering and Innovation.”
Peter Thornton
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to the Administration of Justice and the Coroner Service.”
Professor Hugh Charles Jonathan Godfray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Oxfordshire
“For services to Scientific Research and for Scientific Advice to Government.”
Simon Lovestone
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
London
“For services to Neuroscience Research.”
Trevor Pears
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to philanthropy.”
Vito Muscatelli
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Dunbartonshire
“For services to Economics and Higher Education.”
William (Billy) Connolly
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
East Sussex
“For services to Entertainment and charity.”
William Bailhache
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
“For services to The Crown and the community in Jersey.”
William Timpson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2017
Cheshire
“For services to Business and Fostering.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61961, notice 2803357. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2017).
Published 16 June 2017.
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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