Birthday Honours 2008
Mark Philip Elder
Knight Bachelor
Conductor and Music Director • Hallé Orchestra
“For services to Music.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2008
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2008- Role at the time
- Conductor and Music Director, Hallé Orchestra
“For services to Music.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 12 times in the Birthday Honours List 2008 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Conductor and Music Director, Hallé Orchestra.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2008
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“Chief Exeutive, First Group. For services to Transport.”
Paul Robert Stephenson
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“For services to the Police.”
Philip John Hunter
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“For services to Education.”
Richard John Roberts
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“For services to molecular biology and UK science, USA.”
William Desmond Sargent
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“for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.”
William Moorcroft
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“For services to local and national Further Education.”
William Samuel Atkinson
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“For services to Education and to Community Relations.”
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Knight Bachelor · 2008
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗ · View the page ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2008).
Published 14 June 2008.
Retrieved from the London Gazette on 3 July 2026.
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