New Year Honours 2018
Prof Timothy John BESLEY
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
- Knight Bachelor
Organisation: London School of Economics
“Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science. For services to Economics and Public Policy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Kuwait Professor of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics. For services to Social Science.
View London Gazette noticeKnight Bachelor
Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science. For services to Economics and Public Policy.
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
30 December 2017
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to signify her intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Timothy John BESLEY C.B.E.
London School of Economics and Political Science
For services to Economics and Public Policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62150 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2010- Region
- London
“Kuwait Professor of Economics and Political Science, London School of Economics. For services to Social Science.”
Knight Bachelor
New Year Honours 2018- Region
- London
“Professor, London School of Economics and Political Science. For services to Economics and Public Policy.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 2% of the list.
In their area
164 Knight Bachelor recipients are from London.
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How widely is this recognised?
3,730 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the New Year Honours 2018
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“Professor of Education, University of Wolverhampton. For services to Education, Particularly Adult Learning.”
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London
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Andrew Charles Parmley
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London
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Anthony Habgood
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London
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“Singer, Songwriter and Record Producer. For services to Music and charity.”
Bernard Walter Silverman
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Oxfordshire
“Lately Chief Scientific Adviser, Home Office. For public service and services to Science.”
Christopher Robert Chope
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Dorset
“Member of Parliament for Christchurch. For political and public service.”
Craig Mackey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Wiltshire
“Deputy Commissioner, Metropolitan Police Service. For services to Policing.”
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London
“Lately Executive Chair, HM Revenue and Customs. For public service to Taxpayers and the Tax System.”
Geoffrey Robert Clifton-Brown
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Gloucestershire
“Member of Parliament for The Cotswolds. For political and public service.”
Graham Stuart Brady
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Iain Torrance
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Edinburgh
“Pro-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen. For services to Higher Education and Theology.”
John Kevin Curtice
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Glasgow
“Professor of Politics, University of Strathclyde and Senior Research Fellow, NatCen Social Research. For services to the Social Sciences and Politics.”
Kenneth Aphunezi Olisa
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“For services to Business and Philanthropy.”
Lindsay Harvey Hoyle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Lancashire
“Member of Parliament for Chorley. For parliamentary and political services.”
Mark Hendrick
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Lancashire
“Member of Parliament for Preston. For parliamentary and political service.”
Michael Andrew Bridge Morpurgo
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
Devon
“Author. For services to Literature and charity.”
Nicholas William Peter Clegg
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
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Prof Robert Stephen John Sparks
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
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“Lately Professorial Research Fellow, University of Bristol. For services to Volcanology and Geology.”
Richard Julian Long
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
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“Artist and Sculptor. For services to Art.”
Richard Starkey
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
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“Musician. For services to Music.”
Terence Stephenson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
London
“Chair, General Medical Council. For services to Healthcare and ChildrenÕs Health Services.”
Timothy David Melville-Ross
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2018
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“Chair, Higher Education Funding Council for England. For services to Higher Education.”
William Thompson Wright
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Antrim
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Halesowen, West Midlands
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2010
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2010). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2010.
Knight Bachelor · 2018
London Gazette (official record), issue 62150, notice 2937651. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2018).
Published 29 December 2017.
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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