New Year Honours 2017
Paul Cheshire CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Economist
“For services to Economics and Housing.”
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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
31 December 2016
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Paul Charles CHESHIRE
Economist
For services to Economics and Housing.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Economist
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- London
“For services to Economics and Housing.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Economist.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2017
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“For services to the Administration of Justice and the Judiciary.”
Andrew Barr
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Andrew Christie
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Berkshire
“For services to Children.”
Andrew Cliffe
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Andrew Garrad
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Bristol
“For services to Renewable Energy.”
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Angela Macdonald
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Welfare Reform.”
Angela Rippon
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London
“For services to Dementia Care.”
Anita Thapar
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Cardiff
“For services to Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.”
Anne Sharp
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Hampshire
“For services to Workplace Relations.”
Anthony Grayling
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London
“For services to Philosophy.”
Anya Hindmarch
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“For services to Fashion.”
Carol Smart
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West Yorkshire
“For services to the Social Sciences.”
Cecilia Anim
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London
“For services to Women’s Health.”
Charlotte Dujardin
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Gloucestershire
“For services to Equestrianism.”
Chris Ofili
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London
“For services to Art.”
Christopher Austin
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London
“For services to International Development.”
Christopher Gardner
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Christopher Haslett
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Edinburgh
“For services to Medical Research.”
Christopher Simpkins
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Abroad
“For services to the Armed Forces Community.”
Clare Chamberlain
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London
“For services to Children and Families.”
Colin Mayer
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Business Education and the Administration of Justice in the Economic Sphere.”
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Wendy Carlin
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Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
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Raymond Pritchard
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Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
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Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
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Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
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Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673619. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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