New Year Honours 2021
Carol Propper DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Economist
“For services to Economic Policy and Public Health.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
For services to Economic Policy and Public Health.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
31 December 2020
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:
D.B.E.
To be Ordinary Dames Commander of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Carol PROPPER C.B.E. F.B.A.
Economist
For services to Economic Policy and Public Health.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63218 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For services to Economic Policy and Public Health.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 11 times in the New Year Honours List 2021 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
81 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater London.
What organisation were they with?
Economist.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2021
Alwen Williams
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Leadership in the NHS.”
Angela Eagle
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Wallasey, Merseyside
“For parliamentary and political service.”
Caroline Mason
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Charity Sector, particularly during the Covid-19 response.”
Irene Lucas-hays
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Whitburn, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Training, to Education and to Young People.”
Jane Glover
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Music.”
Joanna Da Silva
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Engineering and to International, Sustainable Development.”
Karin Barber
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For services to the Study of African Culture.”
Patricia Mcgrath
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to the Fashion and Beauty Industry and to Diversity.”
Rachel Griffith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Stockport, Greater Manchester
“For services to Economic Policy and to Education.”
Sheila Cameron Hancock
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama and to Charity.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Business & Economy
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy. See the full list →
Deborah Wosskow
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship and to Access to Finance for Women.”
Natalie Wade
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Oxford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Small Business Finance and the British Business Bank.”
Raymond Pritchard
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“For services to Sport, to Tourism and to UK/Switzerland Relations.”
Lorna Williams
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Ely, Cambridgeshire
“For services to the Chemicals Industry.”
Gregory Mckinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballymena, County Antrim
“For services to the Economy in Northern Ireland.”
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.”
Ernest Fallowfield
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to Business and to Philanthropy.”
Hollie Whittles
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Ann Watson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Advancement of Skills in the Engineering and Manufacturing Sector.”
Gary Stevens
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Halesowen, West Midlands
“For services to Manufacturing, to International Trade and to Apprenticeships.”
Pino De Rosa
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
“For services to the Railway Industry.”
Nadeem Rizvi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckingham, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Industrial Laser Applications in Manufacturing.”
Elizabeth Prince
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63218, notice 3703334. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2021).
Published 30 December 2020.
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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