Birthday Honours 2024
Richard Greenhalgh
Knight Bachelor
Chair
“For services to Education.”
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Recognised for
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London Gazette notice
Knights Bachelor
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
15 June 2024
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Richard Cecil GREENHALGH
Chair, United Learning Multi-Academy Trust
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64423 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2024- Role at the time
- Chair
- Region
- Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 16 times in the Birthday Honours List 2024 — about 1% of the list.
In their area
6 Knight Bachelor recipients are from Surrey.
What organisation were they with?
Chair.
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.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2024
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Colwyn Bay, Clwyd
“For services to Justice.”
Andrew Marsh
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Somerset
“For services to Policing.”
John Milford Rutter
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Huntingdon, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Music.”
Mark Tucker
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Economy.”
Michael Whittingham
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“For services to Chemistry.”
Niall Ferguson
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Porthcawl, Mid Glamorgan
“For services to Literature.”
Nicholas Lyons
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Wells-next-the-Sea, Norfolk
“For services to the Financial Sector, to the Growth Economy and to Financial Literacy.”
Professor James Ferguson Skea
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London, Greater London
“For services to Climate Science.”
Richard Douglas
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Rainham, Kent
“For services to the NHS.”
Robert Behrens
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Roderick Beaton
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“For services to History and to UK/Greece relations.”
Roger Wright
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2024
Halesworth, Suffolk
“For services to Music.”
Tony Kouzarides
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Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Healthcare Innovation and Delivery.”
Wayne David
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Gwent
“For Parliamentary and Political Service.”
Wayne Mcgregor
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London, Greater London
“For services to Dance.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Education
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 5,862 people have been recognised for Education. See the full list →
Henry Cyril Grunwald
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Holocaust Remembrance and Education.”
Stephen Thurston Munby
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Kendal, Cumbria
“For services to Education.”
Shelagh Jane Legrave
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Chichester, West Sussex
“For services to Education.”
Rachael Ross
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
“For services to Education, to Policy and to People with Down Syndrome.”
Debra Gray
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Dawn Tinley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2024
London Gazette (official record), issue 64423, notice 4644582. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2024).
Published 14 June 2024.
Location (Kingston upon Thames, Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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