New Year Honours 1982
Martin Thomas OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For Political Service.”
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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 237 times in the New Year Honours List 1982 — about 20% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 1982
Alan Arthur Haggar
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For services to the magistracy in Southampton.”
Alan Arthur Wells
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Director General
Alan Charles Edwin Holbourn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Royal Air Force
Alastair Geoffrey Donald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Alec Clifton-Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For services to the study of architecture.”
Alexander Dunlop Haley
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Managing Director
Alexander Smart
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Alfred Charles Williams
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For services to the community in Shropshire.”
Alfred John Smith King's Regiment.
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Alison Joan Boyd-Carpenter
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“for Epilepsy.”
Andrew Carmichael Bennett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For services to the Earl Haig Fund (Scotland).”
Angela Mary Gould
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Anne Pitcairn Little
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Anthony Albert Ward
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Anthony Edward Ryle
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Anthony Neil Carlier
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Corps of Royal Engineers
Arnold Hadwin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Editor
Arthur Alexander Edmondson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Arthur Beevers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For services to British com- mercial interests in Papua New Guinea.”
Arthur Charles Rogers
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For service to the busi- ness community.”
Arthur David Colquhoun Lund
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Royal Navy
Arthur George Negus
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For services to the appre- ciation of antiques.”
Arthur Hugh Reid
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
Arthur Shillitto
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1982
“For services to Export.”
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Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 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.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1982
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1982 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1981.
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