Birthday Honours 2022
Rupert Whitaker OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Co-Founder
“For services to Charity and to Public Health.”
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
For services to Charity and to Public Health.
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Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
02 June 2022
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of Her Majesty’s Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
O.B.E.
To be Ordinary Officers of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Dr. Rupert Edward David WHITAKER
Co-founder, Terrence Higgins Trust
For services to Charity and to Public Health.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Co-Founder
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- Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Charity and to Public Health.”
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How common is this award?
The Officer of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 302 times in the Birthday Honours List 2022 — about 20% of the list.
In their area
71 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Greater Manchester.
What organisation were they with?
Co-Founder.
How widely is this recognised?
12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2022
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“For services to Young People and to the community in Camden and London.”
Afia Choudhury
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“For services to Children.”
Alan Dinsmore
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Carrickfergus, County Antrim
“For services to Justice and Forensic Science.”
Alan Woods
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Education.”
Alexander Pinfield
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“For services to British Foreign Policy and British Nationals overseas.”
Alexis Bowater
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Devon
“For services to the Safety and Equality of Women.”
Alice Bunn
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“For services to the UK Space Sector and to Charity.”
Alison Campbell
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Alistair Carns
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Alistair Mcauley
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Marlow, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Business, the Construction Industry and to Charity.”
Amanda Stewart
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Bangor, County Down
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Evans
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to the Covid-19 Response.”
Andrew Furber
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Leeds, West Yorkshire
“For services to Public Health.”
Andrew Harmer
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Farningham, Kent
“For services to the Maritime Sector.”
Andrew Mccoubrey
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“For services to International Development and British Nationals overseas.”
Andrew Mill
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For services to the Environment and to the community in Orkney.”
Andrew Moll
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Southampton, Hampshire
“For services to Maritime Safety.”
Andrew Morgan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2022
Rhondda Cynon Taff, Mid Glamorgan
“For Public Service.”
Andrew Rhodes
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Lytham St Annes, Lancashire
“For services to Emergency Responder Wellbeing and Mental Health.”
Andrew Rose
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Anne De Bono
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Leicester, Leicestershire
“For services to Occupational Medicine.”
Anne Farrelly
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London, Greater London
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Annemarie O’donnell
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Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For services to Local Government.”
Anthony Cleary
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Kenilworth, Warwickshire
“For services to the Family Justice System.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Community & Voluntary Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 12,550 people have been recognised for Community & Voluntary Service. See the full list →
Clive Leslie Gritten
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Norwich, Norfolk
“For services to Children, Young People and the community in Norfolk.”
Peter Alan Smith
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Lymington, Hampshire
“For services to British Maritime History and to the community in Southampton.”
Meena Upadhyaya
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Nigel Travis
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Manchester, Greater Manchester
“For services to Boxing and the community in Moss Side, Greater Manchester.”
David Dein
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Football and to Charity.”
Gabrielle Logan
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Buckinghamshire
“For services to Sports Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Alexander Gibson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Brentwood, Essex
“For Charitable Service.”
Michael Cooper
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swindon, Wiltshire
“For services to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Alison Hickman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to the community in Sierra Leone.”
Charles Entwisle
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Charity and to Vulnerable People in Mallorca.”
Simon Wootton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Rayleigh, Essex
“For services to the community in South Essex.”
David Workman
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ballynahinch, County Down
“For services to Rugby and to Community Relations in Ballynahinch.”
Diane Willson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Michael West
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire
“For services to the community in Leighton Buzzard, Bedfordshire.”
Ruth Verner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Antrim, County Antrim
“For services to the community in County Antrim.”
Christine Wheatley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For services to the community in Horsted Keynes, West Sussex.”
Darren Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Olney, Buckinghamshire
“For Charitable Service, particularly to Birmingham Children’s Hospital.”
John Turner
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For voluntary services to Young People and to Charitable Fundraising.”
Nicholas Ward
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Carnforth, Lancashire
“For services to the community in Over Kellet, Lancashire.”
Craig Trail
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire
“For services to the community in Fraserburgh, Aberdeenshire.”
Jean Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Donald Todd
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Windsor, Berkshire
“For services to the community in Windsor, Berkshire.”
Hazel Tomkins
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Glasgow, City of Glasgow
“For Charitable Service.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084534. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Manchester, Greater Manchester) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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