New Year Honours 2023
Peter Aiers OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Heritage.”
Recognised for
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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 2022
The KING 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:
Peter Michael AIERS
lately Chief Executive, Churches Conservation Trust
For services to Heritage.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2023- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- London, Greater London
“For services to Heritage.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 294 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
866 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2023
Adam Boddison
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Children and Young People with Special Educational Needs.”
Adam Matthews
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Beaconsfield, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Export Growth.”
Adrian Hobson
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Afshin Amirahmadi
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to the Dairy Industry.”
Alan Eisner
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Asthall Leigh, Oxfordshire
“For services to Charitable Fundraising.”
Alan Tallentire
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Consett, County Durham
“For Public Service.”
Alaric Horridge
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Letcombe Regis, Oxfordshire
“For services to Further Education.”
Alexander Ferguson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Alison Lyons
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ashford, Kent
“For services to International Trade and to Charity.”
Alison Wilson
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Thirsk, North Yorkshire
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Street
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Health and Social Care in Wales.”
Andrew Colborne-baber
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For Political Service.”
Andrew Geary
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Hill
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Affordable Housing.”
Andrew Kent
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
“For services to UK health support overseas, particularly in Ukraine, and during the Covid-19 pandemic.”
Andrew Pariser
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Andrew Read
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rose
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Caerphilly, Gwent
“For services to Civil Society.”
Andrew Van Doorn
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Housing.”
Andrew Welch
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Healthcare and Patients in North East England.”
Angela Noon
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Guildford, Surrey
“For services to Further Education.”
Ann Millington
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
West Malling, Kent
“For services to Fire and Rescue.”
Ann Olivarius
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Reading, Berkshire
“For services to Justice and to Women and Equality.”
Anne Diamond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Public Health and to Charity.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Arts & Culture
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,560 people have been recognised for Arts & Culture. See the full list →
Malorie Blackman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Cerys Matthews,
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bourne End, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Music.”
Mukesh Sharma
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtownabbey, County Antrim
“For services to Heritage.”
Julia Catherine Donaldson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Horsham, West Sussex
“For services to Literature.”
Richard Starrs
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stockton on Tees, North Yorkshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Julia Jones
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carmarthenshire, Dyfed
“For services to Music.”
Margaret Irvine
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Birsay, Orkney
“For services to Drama and to the community in Orkney.”
Shirley Henderson (shirley Mcgill)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Drama.”
James Fraser
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
John Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Helen Fannon
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Weymouth, Dorset
“For services to Heritage.”
Daniel Crow
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Artists and to Arts and Heritage.”
David Cottle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to Jazz Music.”
Rebecca Chapman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Inclusive Theatre.”
Marilyn Blieck
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Prestwick, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Music and to the community in Ayrshire.”
Christopher Gaze
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Arts and Culture in Canada.”
Stephen Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Broadcasting and to Kidney Transplant Awareness and to Fundraising in Northern Ireland.”
Iain Varah
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dunmow, Essex
“For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure.”
Peter Talbot
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Eastbourne, East Sussex
“For services to the Arts.”
Paul Stacey
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Theatre.”
Lisa Riley
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
Garry Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Seale, Surrey
“For services to Sport Broadcasting.”
Suzanne Raine
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Heritage.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4246473. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (London, Greater 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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