
New Year Honours 2014
Rosemary Janet Mair Butler DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales. For political and public services particularly to Women.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales. For political and public services particularly to Women.
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Newport
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New Year Honours 2014- Region
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“Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales. For political and public services particularly to Women.”
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“Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales. For political and public services particularly to Women.”
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“Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales. For political and public services particularly to Women.”
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“Presiding Officer, National Assembly for Wales. For political and public services particularly to Women.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 20 times in the New Year Honours List 2014 — about 1% of the list.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2014
Alison Jane Carnwath
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Chairman, Land Securities. For services to Business.”
Alison Margaret Peacock
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Hertfordshire
“Headteacher, Wroxham Primary School, Hertfordshire. For services to Education.”
Asha Khemka
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Staffordshire
“Principal and Chief Executive, West Nottinghamshire College. For services to Further Education.”
Dr Mary Colette Bowe
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Chair, Ofcom. For services to Media and Communications.”
Gillian Barbara Lynne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Choreographer. For services to Dance and Musical Theatre.”
Kathryn August
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Greater Manchester
“Lately Executive Director of Education, The Education Fellowship and lately Principal, Manchester Academy. For services to Education.”
Pamela Jean Shaw of Neurology
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to Neuroscience, particularly through the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience.”
Penelope Anne Constance Keith
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Surrey
“For services to the Arts and to charity.”
Penelope Keith (Penelope Anne Constance
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Prof Seona Reid
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Glasgow
“Lately Director, Glasgow School of Art. For services to the Creative Industries.”
Professor Celia Mary Hoyles
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
London
“Lately Director, National Centre for Excellence in Teaching Mathematics. For services to Education.”
Professor Frances Clare Kirwan
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Oxfordshire
“Professor of Mathematics, University of Oxford. For services to Mathematics.”
Professor Julia Mary Slingo
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Devon
“Chief Scientist, Meteorological Office. For services to Weather and Climate Science.”
Professor Pamela Jean Shaw
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Derbyshire
“Professor of Neurology, Sheffield. For services to Neuroscience, particularly through the Sheffield Institute for Translational Neuroscience.”
Professor Shirley Anne Pearce
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Norfolk
“For services to Higher Education.”
Professor Susan Mary Bailey
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Greater Manchester
“President, Royal College of Psychiatrists. For services to Psychiatry and for voluntary service to People with Mental Health Conditions.”
Rachel Mary De
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
Bedfordshire
“Lately Executive Principal, Ormiston Victory Academy, Norwich, Norfolk. For services to Education.”
Rachel Mary De Souza
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to Education.”
Timson) C.B.E.
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2014
“For services to the Arts and to Charity.”
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Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2014
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2014).
Published 1 January 2014.
Location (Newport) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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