New Year Honours 2013
Rory Mair CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive • Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
Organisation: Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
“For services to Local Government.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) · 2013
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Ross and Cromarty
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2013- Role at the time
- Chief Executive, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities
- Region
- Ross and Cromarty
“For services to Local Government.”
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“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 113 times in the New Year Honours List 2013 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, Convention of Scottish Local Authorities.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
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 New Year Honours 2013
Alexander Charles Beard
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London
“For services to the Arts.”
Angela Mary O’Donoghue
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Essex
Anthony John Smith
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London
“For services to the Security of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Anthony William Pidgley
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Berkshire
“For services to the Housing Sector and the community.”
Arlene Phillips
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London
“For services to Dance and to charity.”
Barry Geoffery Cox
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Media and Digital Television.”
Bernard Gerald McCloskey
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Worcestershire
Regional Director
Brian Cantor
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
North Yorkshire
“For services to Higher Education.”
Caroline Shaw
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Greater Manchester
“For services to the NHS.”
Caroline Tapster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Essex
“For services to Local Government.”
Carolyn Elizabeth Miller
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to International Humanitarian Aid.”
Carolyn Robson
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Leicestershire
“For services to Education.”
Catherine Bush
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Oxfordshire
“For services to Music.”
Cherie Blair
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Women’s Issues and to charity in the UK and Overseas.”
Christine Forster
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“for Work and Pensions.”
Christopher John Addison Smith
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to the Church of England.”
Dale Inez Simon
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
David Douglas Cleevely
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Cambridgeshire
“for Science and Policy, University of Cambridge.”
David Goldstone
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Hertfordshire
“For services to the Financial Administration of the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
David Russell Weir
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Athletics.”
David Tom Potts
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
Deborah Ann Jevans
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
London
“For services to Sport and the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games.”
Diane Robertson Martin
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
East Sussex
“For services to Vulnerable Women.”
Domonic Anthony Stamp
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2013
Royal Air Force
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
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“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Lynn Brown
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Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Merrill Powell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Political Service.”
Cherry Povall
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wirrall, Merseyside
“For services to Local Government and to the Magistracy.”
Susan Parsonage
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Wokingham, Berkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2013
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2013).
Published 29 December 2012.
Location (Ross and Cromarty) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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