Birthday Honours 2022
Sarah Smith OBE
Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Professor of Economics
“For services to Economics and to Education.”
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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
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:
Professor Sarah SMITH
Professor of Economics, University of Bristol
For services to Economics and to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63714 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Officer of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2022- Role at the time
- Professor of Economics
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- Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Economics and to Education.”
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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
26 Officer of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from City of Bristol.
What organisation were they with?
Professor of Economics.
How widely is this recognised?
3,913 people have been recognised for Business & Economy.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
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Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Officer of the Order of the British Empire · 2022
London Gazette (official record), issue 63714, notice 4084515. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2022).
Published 1 June 2022.
Location (Bristol, City of Bristol) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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