Birthday Honours 2009
Peter Robert Williams CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency and lately President, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency and lately President, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. For services to Higher Education.
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“Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency and lately President, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. For services to Higher Education.”
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“Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency and lately President, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. For services to Higher Education.”
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“Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency and lately President, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. For services to Higher Education.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
“Chief Executive, Quality Assurance Agency and lately President, European Association for Quality Assurance in Higher Education. For services to Higher Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 119 times in the Birthday Honours List 2009 — about 9% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alastair Lansley
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Surrey
“Architect. For services to Public Transport Architecture.”
Alice Loretto Quinn
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Belfast
“Chair, Health Promotion Agency Northern Ireland. For services to Healthcare.”
Alwen Williams
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London
“Chief Executive, Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare.”
Anas Al-Shaikh Ali
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“For services to Community Relations.”
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Anne Elizabeth Williams
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Cheshire
“Lately Strategic Director, Health and Social Care, Salford Council. For services to Local Government.”
Brian Mcalinden
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Glasgow
“Headteacher, Castlemilk High School, Glasgow. For services to Education.”
Christine Joy Stewart
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Surrey
“Lately Director, Criminal Law and Sentencing Policy, Ministry of Justice.”
Christopher John Adrian Chivers
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Down
“Lately Chief Inspector of Criminal Justice. For services to the Administration of Justice in Northern Ireland.”
Christopher John Raymond Parker
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Christopher Michael Clarke
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Edinburgh
“Director, National Gallery of Scotland. For services to the Visual Arts.”
Christopher Tailby
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London
“Director, Anti-Avoidance Group, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Cicely Frances Berry
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Warwickshire
“Voice Director, Royal Shakespeare Company. For services to Drama.”
Councillor John Merry
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Greater Manchester
“Leader, Salford City Council. For services to Local Government.”
David George Steel
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Royal Navy
David Graham Blanchflower
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United States
“For services to Economics and to the Monetary Policy Committee, Bank of England.”
David John Jarvis
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Royal Navy
David McDowall
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David Mlinaric
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Somerset
“For services to Interior Design and to Heritage.”
David Turrell
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Wiltshire
“Headteacher, Sir Bernard Lovell School, Bristol and Chairman, Kingswood 14-19 Partnership. For services to local and national Education.”
Dean James
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London
“Chief Operating Officer, Corporate IT, Department for Work and Pensions. For public and voluntary service.”
Delia Ann Smith
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Suffolk
“Cookery Writer and Broadcaster. For services to the Food Industry.”
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Debra Gray
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Dawn Tinley
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Keri Scott
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Glenda Mctaggart
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Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
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Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
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Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2009
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2009).
Published 15 June 2009.
Location (Worcestershire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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