Birthday Honours 2024
Nicola Close MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Public Health.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Nicola Rose CLOSE
Chief Executive, Association of Directors of Public Health
For services to Public Health.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · 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
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- Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Public Health.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 518 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 38% of the list.
In their area
77 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Cambridgeshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4645212. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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