Birthday Honours 2019
Ruth Holdaway MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Gender Equality in Sport.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division
Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
8 June 2019
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Ruth Elizabeth HOLDAWAY
Chief Executive Officer, Women in Sport
For services to Gender Equality in Sport.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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London
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2019- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
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- London
“For services to Gender Equality in Sport.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 498 times in the Birthday Honours List 2019 — about 37% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
1,958 people have been recognised for Equality, Diversity & Inclusion.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Alice Wintergold
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Claire Alleguen
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Hove, East Sussex
“For services to Diversity and Inclusion.”
Simeon Yates
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Sheffield, South Yorkshire
“For services to Digital Inclusion.”
Hollie Whittles
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Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Women in Business.”
Emma Whitfield
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Walton-On-Thames, Surrey
“For services to Special Educational Needs and Disabilities.”
Claire Vincent
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Bangor, County Down
“For services to Marine Science and to Women in Science.”
Clive Smith
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Cannock, Staffordshire
“For voluntary services to Disabled Riders.”
Ronald Sawford
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Kettering, Northamptonshire
“For services to Charity and to Disabled People.”
Karen Salter (kay Salter)
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London, Greater London
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Thurso, Caithness
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294868. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2019).
Published 7 June 2019.
Location (London) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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