
New Year Honours 2012
Michael Leigh KCMG
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
Director General • European Commission
“For services to the enlargement of the European Union.”
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG)
For services to the enlargement of the European Union.
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
New Year Honours 2012- Role at the time
- Director General, European Commission
“For services to the enlargement of the European Union.”
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“For services to the enlargement of the European Union.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George was awarded 2 times in the New Year Honours List 2012.
What organisation were they with?
Director General, European Commission.
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Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in the New Year Honours 2012
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Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George · 2012
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2012).
Published 31 December 2011.
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