New Year Honours 2021
Narmada Helen de Silva OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Deputy Director, Strategic and Cross Cutting Policy Group
Recognised in the New Year Honours 2021 with the Officer of the Order of the British Empire.
London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Narmada Helen de SILVA
Deputy Director, Strategic and Cross Cutting Policy Group, H.M. Revenue and Customs
For public service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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