New Year Honours 2013
Professor Brian GATES MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For services to Interfaith Relations and to the Religious Education Council of England and Wales.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
For services to Interfaith Relations and to the Religious Education Council of England and Wales.
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“For services to Interfaith Relations and to the Religious Education Council of England and Wales.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 535 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 44% of the list.
In their area
437 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Lancashire.
How widely is this recognised?
415 people have been recognised for Faith & Belief.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2013
Adrian Killick
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“Lately Youth Worker, Essex County Council. For services to Young People and voluntary service to the community in Walton-on-the-Naze, Essex.”
Adrian Ruddle
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Durham
“Prison Officer, HM Young Offenders' Institute, Deerbolt. For services to HM Prison Service and the Care of Prisoners.”
Alan Foster
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Durham
“Chief Executive, North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust. For services to the NHS.”
Alan Frederick Millam
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to the community in Braintree, Essex.”
Alan Peaford
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“Founding Trustee and Chairperson, Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation. For services to People with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome and their Families.”
Alan Sanderson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Plant Manager, Kingsnorth Power Station. For services to the Energy Industry.”
Alan Walker
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Edinburgh
“Honorary Fellow, University of Edinburgh. For services to Science Engagement and Science Education in Scotland.”
Alan William Bedford Smith
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Devon
“Chairman, Pipex Ltd. For services to the Manufacturing Industry.”
Albert Furze
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Kent
“Education Consultant and lately Headteacher, Bradstow Special Educational Needs School, Broadstairs, Kent. For services to Education.”
Albert William Bleach
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hampshire
“For services to the community in Nyewood, West Sussex.”
Alderman Geoffrey Max Roberts
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Lancashire
“For services to the community in Aughton and West Lancashire.”
Aled Sion Davies
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cardiff, Cardiff
“Discus Athlete. For services to Athletics.”
Aleksandra Podhorodecka
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“Chair, Polish Education Society. For services to Education.”
Alex Gregory
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“Rower, Men's Fours. For services to Rowing.”
Alison Game
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“Lately Personal Assistant to the Clerk of the House of Commons. For public service.”
Alison Grace Borgese
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Berkshire
“Assistant Head, All Saints Junior School, Maidenhead, Berkshire. For services to Education.”
Alistair Edward Brownlee
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Triathlete. For services to Triathlon.”
Amanda Heslop
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Surrey
“Headteacher, The Wharf Nursery School and Children's Centre, Godalming, Surrey. For services to Education.”
Andrea Goodwill
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“Course Leader, Cleveland College of Art and Design. For services to Further Education.”
Andrew Darby Harris
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
“For charitable services and for services to the community in Bromsgrove, Worcestershire.”
Andrew Edward Thomson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Bowls.”
Andrew Moncrieffe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“2012 Recruitment Consultant, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Diversity and Inclusion in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Andrew Philip Turner
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“Deputy Chairman, Greater Manchester Area Conservative Group. For political service and service to the community in Hale Barns”
Andrew Whitehall
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Staffordshire
“Constable, Staffordshire Police. For services to Young People in Stone, Staffordshire.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Faith & Belief
Across the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records, 415 people have been recognised for Faith & Belief. See the full list →
Jean Irene Routley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Backwell, Somerset
“For services to Church Music and to the community in Backwell, North Somerset”
Sandra Howes (Cassandra Howes)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bedford, Bedfordshire
“For services to Education and to Inter-Faith Relations in Bedfordshire”
Raymond Simonson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive Officer, JW3. For services to Jewish Communities and to Community Cohesion”
Amy Pistol (Amy Wagner)
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Director, Tackling Antisemitism in Education Programme, Palace Yard. For services to the Jewish Community”
Philippa Ruth Penney
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Monmouthshire, Gwent
“For services to Church Bell Ringing and to Young People”
Lewis Orchant
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Renfrewshire
“For services to the Jewish Community in Glasgow”
Russell John Manning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Leeds, West Yorkshire
“Lately Chair, Leeds Jewish Welfare Board. For services to the Jewish Community and to Charity”
Joy Madeiros
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chigwell, Essex
“Group Chief Executive Officer, Oasis Charitable Trust and Founding Member, Women's Faith Forum. For services to Education and Faith Relations”
Robert Stephen Rubin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chair, Pentland Capital Limited and Pentland Group Limited. For services to Inter-Faith Relations and to Charity”
Henry Cyril Grunwald
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Lately, Chair of the National Holocaust Centre and Museum, Newark. For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Gerald Joseph Callister
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Port Erin and to the Church.”
Gerald Bennett Morris
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Truro, Cornwall
“For services to the community in the Parish of Perranzabuloe, Cornwall”
Gillian Anne Marriott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire
“For services to the Church and to the community in Long Eaton, Derbyshire”
Maureen Ann Leveton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to the Jewish Community in Norwich.”
Arnold Sydney Lewis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Liverpool, Merseyside
“For services to the Jewish Community in Liverpool”
David Russel Lerner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Jewish community in the London Borough of Harrow”
Barry Coleman Leveton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to the Jewish Community in Norwich”
William Frank Gourlay Strang
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“Lately Deputy Director, Europe Division, Scottish Government. For services to Intercultural Dialogue and Interfaith Relations”
Avtar Singh Matharu
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
York, North Yorkshire
“Professor of Chemistry, University of York. For services to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion and to Interfaith and Community Cohesion”
Steven David Lewis
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Jewish Care and the community in Greater London”
Nasser Kurdy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Altrincham, Greater Manchester
“For services to Community Interfaith Reconciliation”
Harjinder Lallie
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Founder, Gurmat Sangeet Academy. For services to Musical Heritage, to Faith Communities and to Integration”
Neil Martin
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“Chief Executive, Jewish Lads' and Girls' Brigade. For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance”
Norman Solomon
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Jewish Community and to Interfaith Relations in Oxfordshire”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 30 December 2012.
Location (Lancashire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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