Birthday Honours 1985
Ronald Arthur CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chairman • Sanofi UK Ltd
“For services to the pharmaceutical industry.”
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For services to the pharmaceutical industry.
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 1985- Role at the time
- Chairman, Sanofi UK Ltd
“For services to the pharmaceutical industry.”
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“For services to the pharmaceutical industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 101 times in the Birthday Honours List 1985 — about 9% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chairman, Sanofi UK Ltd.
How widely is this recognised?
5,820 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 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 1985
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Alfred Henry Ferguson Mayor of Belfast.
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Anne Macintosh Harris
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Anthony George Molyneux Greenland
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“For political service.”
Anthony Guy Stringer
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Anthony John Shaw
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Antony Stuart Robertson
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David Atkinson Fletcher
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“For political and public service.”
David Bassingthwaighte
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“For services to the Cattle Breeding Industry.”
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“for Local Administration in Wales.”
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Denis Synge Stephens
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“For political and public service.”
Derek George Jacobi
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Donald Arthur David Reeve
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Donald Burnie Henderson
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Donald Watson
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“For services to medicine.”
Doris Birds-All
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“For services to education in Bradford.”
Douglas Mackay Henderson
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Edmund Graham Gibbons
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“For public services in Bermuda.”
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“For services to the Creative Industries.”
Wendy Carlin
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“For services to Economics.”
Neeta Atkar
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Gregory Mckinley
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Ballymena, County Antrim
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James Fraser
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Dunblane, Stirling and Falkirk
“For services to Tourism and Heritage in the Loch Lomond and the Trossachs National Park.”
Ernest Fallowfield
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Bowness-On-Windermere, Cumbria
“For services to Tourism.”
Lance Uggla
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Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
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Ann Watson
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London, Greater London
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Gary Stevens
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Pino De Rosa
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Nadeem Rizvi
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Elizabeth Prince
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Crewe, Cheshire
“For services to the Games Industry and to Diversity.”
Charles Milne
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Buckie, Banffshire
“For services to Business and to Community Development in Buckie and Banffshire.”
Sakilbabu Kola
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Bolton, Greater Manchester
“For services to Export Growth.”
Nadia Khan
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women in the Music Industry.”
Georgina Hurcombe
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Bournemouth, Dorset
“For services to Television and the Creative Sector.”
Helene Martin Gee
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Folkestone, Kent
“For services to Women in Enterprise.”
Maurice Geddis
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Dromore, County Down
“For services to Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Northern Ireland.”
Louise Ellis-frankland
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Skipton, North Yorkshire
“For services to the Manufacturing Sector and to Employee Well-Being.”
George Fleming
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Londonderry, County Borough of Londonderry
“For services to Business, to Employment and to Apprenticeships.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 1985
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
No gov.uk honours-list dataset covers 1985 — the published Gazette supplement is the sole source for this record.
Published 14 June 1985.
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