Birthday Honours 2020
Michelle Cooper MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive Officer
Organisation: County Durham Community Foundation
“Chief Executive Officer, County Durham Community Foundation. For services to the community during Covid-19”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive Officer, County Durham Community Foundation. For services to the community during Covid-19
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
10 October 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire in recognition of their contribution during the Covid-19 pandemic:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Michelle COOPER
Chief Executive Officer, County Durham Community Foundation
For services to the community during Covid-19.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63142 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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“Chief Executive Officer, County Durham Community Foundation. For services to the community during Covid-19”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 690 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
54 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from County Durham.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer, County Durham Community Foundation.
How widely is this recognised?
11,402 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63142, notice 3647194. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Durham, County Durham) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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