New Year Honours 2017
Paul Rowsell CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Deputy Director
“For services to Local Government.”
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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:
Paul ROWSELL
Deputy Director, Democracy, Department for Communities and Local Government
For services to Local Government.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Hampshire
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Deputy Director
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- Hampshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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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?
Deputy Director.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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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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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London
“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.”
Damian Alexander
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Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
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Jack Emsley
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Cynthia Davis
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Stephen Davis
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Jane Sidebottom
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“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
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Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673682. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (Hampshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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