New Year Honours 1997
Michael Stanton King OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
“For services to Surgery in Developing Countries.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Surgery in Developing Countries.
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“For services to Surgery in Developing Countries.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 309 times in the New Year Honours List 1997 — about 24% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic.
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 1997
Alan Edward Ransome
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Alan Loudon Scott Munro
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Alan Mackenzie Rome
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“For services to Conservation.”
Alan McKay Fletcher
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lately Grade 6
Alan Telfer Chape
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“For services to Urban Regeneration.”
Alastair de Saumarez Dacre Lacy
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the London Chamber of Commerce and to Export.”
Alexander Au Siu-kee
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to heritage conservation in Hong Kong.”
Alexander Chung-ho Woo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to manufacturing industry and the community in Hong Kong.”
Alexander James Taylor
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For servicesto Health Care.”
Alfred Guy Chappell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Medicine.”
Alfred James Beale
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“for Information on Language Teaching and Research.”
Alice Yuen-ying Tai Footman
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For service to judicial administration in Hong Kong.”
Alistair Iain Macdonald
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Amir Bhatia
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For charitable services.”
Andrew Crofts
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
Andrew Robertson Campbell
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Agriculture.”
Andrew Stephen Kane
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to British business interests in Southern California.”
Angela Heylin
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the Prime Minister's Advisory Panel on the Citizen's Charter.”
Ann Elizabeth Brum
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to the community in Barnet, Hertfordshire.”
Ann Sheen
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Health Care.”
Anne Elizabeth Pearce
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Citizen's Advice Bureaux Movement.”
Anthony Charles Buxton
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
“For services to Engineering and to the Defence Industry.”
Anthony John Abbott
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 1997
In the same field
Others recognised for International & Diplomatic
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 1,074 people have been recognised for International & Diplomatic. See the full list →
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
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.”
Wilfred Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
Martha Holman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Community Development in Zimbabwe and to UK/Zimbabwe Relations.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Elizabeth Eaton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Child Welfare and Education in Kenya and to UK/Kenya Relations.”
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.”
Tariq Obaide
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Jonathan Lutwyche
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Lancaster, Lancashire
“For services to Sustainable Chemicals Management, to Economic Growth, to International Trade, and to Advancing Opportunities for Women and Young People.”
David Currie
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
St Andrews, Fife
“For services to International Trade, Energy Transition and Economic Growth.”
Amanda Brooks (amanda Kendall)
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Economic Growth and International Trade.”
Alexander Canham
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lee Davidson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Katherine Drew
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to UK/Solomon Islands relations.”
Caroline Rye
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 1997
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1997 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 30 December 1996.
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