New Year Honours 1997
Paul John Gallagher OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Principal • Bradford and Ilkley Community College
“For services to Further Education.”
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“For services to Further Education.”
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“For services to Further Education.”
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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.
What organisation were they with?
Principal, Bradford and Ilkley Community College.
How widely is this recognised?
6,604 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Andrew Crofts
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“For services to Health Care.”
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“For services to Citizen's Advice Bureaux Movement.”
Anthony Charles Buxton
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“For services to Engineering and to the Defence Industry.”
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Alison Turner
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“For services to British Education Overseas and to UK/Morocco Relations.”
Simon Wood
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Frinton on Sea, Essex
“For services to Education.”
Lucille Windle
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“For services to Education.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Gary Stevens
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Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
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Chatham, Kent
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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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