Birthday Honours 2012
Robert Ian Neilson GORDON CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
military officer
Organisation: Hertfordshire County Council
“Leader, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Leader, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Local Government.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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- Hertfordshire
“Leader, Hertfordshire County Council. For services to Local Government.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 96 times in the Birthday Honours List 2012 — about 8% of the list.
In their area
101 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Hertfordshire.
What organisation were they with?
military officer, Hertfordshire County Council.
How widely is this recognised?
2,602 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2008–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2012
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Alistair Spalding
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London, London
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Ann Santry
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Berkshire
“Chief Executive, Sovereign Housing Association. For services to Social Housing.”
Bernadette Malone
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Perth and Kinross
“Chief Executive, Perth and Kinross Council. For services to Local Government.”
Carole Cochrane
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Lancashire
“Ambassador and Lately Chief Executive, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers. For services to Family Carers.”
Catherine Lee
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London
“Justice Policy Director, Ministry of Justice.”
Christine Pollock
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Glasgow
“Executive Director, Learning and Leisure Services, North Lanarkshire Council. For services to Education.”
Clare Jones
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West Yorkshire
“Joint Chief Executive, WomenCentre. For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Colin Smith
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Derbyshire
“Director, Engineering and Technology, Rolls-Royce plc. For services to UK Engineering.”
David Beresford Cragg
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West Midlands
“Lately National Director of Development, Skills Funding Agency and Lately Deputy Chairman, WorldSkills 2011. For services to Education and Skills.”
David John Daniels
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West Sussex
“Chief Consultant, Sensors, Cobham Technical Services. For services to the Defence Industry.”
Dr Cornelia Sorabji
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London
“Deputy Chief of the Assessments Staff.”
Dr David Walton
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Glasgow
“For services to charity and the community in Glasgow.”
Dr Gordon Rintoul
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Edinburgh
“Director, the National Museums of Scotland. For services to the Museum Sector.”
Dr Irene Bishop
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London
“Co-Director, Southwark Schools Learning Partnership and Headteacher, St Saviour's and St Olave's CofE Secondary School. For services to Education.”
Dr James Austin Ferguson
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Surrey
“Senior Civil Servant, Permanent Secretary for Tax Group (Central Policy), London, HM Revenue and Customs.”
Dr Jennifer Iris Rachel Montagu
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London
“Honorary Fellow, Warburg Institute. For services to Art History.”
Dr Leonard John Patrick O'Hagan
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Down
“Chairman, Belfast Harbour Commissioners. For services to the Ports Industry, the Economy and Tourism in Northern Ireland.”
Dr Michael Campbell Mccafferty
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Hampshire
“Senior Civil Servant, Head of Counter Terrorism and UK Operational Policy, Operations Directorate, Ministry of Defence.”
Dr Michael John Short
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London
“For services to the Mobile Communications Industry.”
Dr Peter Rundell
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London
“Lately Senior Representative, Libya, Department for International Development.”
Dr Richard Henry Tudor Christophers
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Kent
“Founder, The Sixteen. For services to Music.”
Duncan Macniven
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Edinburgh
“Lately Registrar General for Scotland.”
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Michael James Mitchell
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Emily Alice Jarvis
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Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“Head of Corporate Operations, Home Office. For Public Service”
Jack Joseph Emsley
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London, Greater London
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Cynthia Davis
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Faversham, Kent
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Stephen John Davis
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London, Greater London
“Lately Custodian, Prime Minister's Office. For Public Service”
Caroline Bird
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London, Greater London
“Lately Diary and Logistics Manager, Cabinet Office. For Public Service”
Jane Louise Sidebottom
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Hannah Elizabeth Whittock
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Louise Healy
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Paul Felix Hughes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Alan Dunning
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Rufus John Drabble
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“For services to British Foreign Policy, to Trade and to British Nationals Overseas.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Fern Horine
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2012
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2012). No individual Gazette notice has been matched to this record yet.
Published 14 June 2012.
Location (Hertfordshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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