New Year Honours 2018
Timothy Besley
Knight Bachelor
“For services to Economics and Public Policy.”
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London Gazette notice
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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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The Knight Bachelor was awarded 25 times in the New Year Honours List 2018 — about 2% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
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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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