Birthday Honours 2015
Peter Golds CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Councillor
“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
13 June 2015
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty's Birthday, 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:
Councillor Peter GOLDS O.B.E.
Councillor, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
For services to Local Government.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61256 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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- Councillor
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- London
“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 114 times in the Birthday Honours List 2015 — about 8% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Councillor.
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 Birthday Honours 2015
Alan Finch
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“For services to the Theatre.”
Alexander Anderson
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Durham
“For services to the Tees Valley Region.”
Alexander Poots
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London
“For services to the Arts.”
Amanda Nevill
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London
“For services to the Film Industry.”
Andrew Mitchell
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London
“For services to Civil Engineering.”
Andrew Richards
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Investment in the Life Sciences Industry.”
Andrew Street
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Northamptonshire
“For services to Economic Growth and Chair, Greater Birmingham and Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership.”
Angela Gallop
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Oxfordshire
“For services to Forensic Science.”
Ann Limb
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Buckinghamshire
“For political service.”
Anthony Holland
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Psychiatry.”
Anthony Steen
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London
“For services to fighting Modern Day Slavery.”
Barbara Hann
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to the Financially Excluded.”
Benedict Cumberbatch
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London
“For services to the Performing Arts and to Charity.”
Carol Burke
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West Midlands
“For services to Engineering.”
Carole Oatway
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Glasgow
“For services to Victims of Crime.”
Carole Stone
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London
“For services to Market Research and to charity.”
Chaand Nagpaul
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London
“For services to Primary Care.”
Charles Plant
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Kent
“For services to Legal Education and Regulation.”
Chiwetel Ejiofor
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London
“For services to Drama.”
Christina Potter
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Edinburgh
“For services to Education.”
Christina Rees
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Hertfordshire
“For services to the Church of England.”
Christopher Gilligan
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Cambridgeshire
“For services to Plant Health in the field of Epidemiology.”
Christopher Harrison
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North Yorkshire
“For services to Revenue Protection and voluntary service to Justice.”
Christopher Hole
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London
“For services to the Music Industry.”
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Glynne Jones
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
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Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
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London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
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Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), issue 61256, notice 2347702. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2015).
Published 13 June 2015.
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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