New Year Honours 2023
Sian Thomas MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
“For Public Service.”
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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
31 December 2022
The KING has been graciously pleased 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:
Dr. Sian THOMAS
Chief Data Officer, Department for International Trade
For Public Service.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63918 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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“For Public Service.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 546 times in the New Year Honours List 2023 — about 37% of the list.
In their area
151 Member of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Kent.
How widely is this recognised?
2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2023
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“For services to the community in Luton.”
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Alan Bell
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Alana Stott
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Aberdeen, City of Aberdeen
“For services to Vulnerable Women and to Mental Health Awareness.”
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Alexander Edmund
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Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to Young People in Bristol.”
Alexander Hume
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Isle of Arran, Ayrshire and Arran
“For services to Mountain Rescue.”
Alexander Lov�n
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“For services to the Economy and to the community in Wrexham.”
Alice Williams
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London, Greater London
“For services to Women and to Charity.”
Alicia Harper
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Wallingford, Oxfordshire
“For services to Victims of Violent Crime and their Families.”
Alimatu Dimonekene
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Prevention of Violence against Women and Girls.”
Alison Cork
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London, Greater London
“For services to Female Entrepreneurship.”
Alison Livingstone
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Randalstown, County Antrim
“For services to Safeguarding Children in Northern Ireland.”
Alison Saunders
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St Albans, Hertfordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alvin Harvey
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“For services to the community in Bermuda.”
Andrea Dowds
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Andrew Chattaway
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Andrew Crummy
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Prestonpans, East Lothian
“For services to Art and to Cultural Heritage in Scotland.”
Andrew Harrison
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London, Greater London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Hill
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“For services to International Development.”
Andrew Lockey
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Halifax, West Yorkshire
“For services to Resuscitation Training.”
Andrew Robertson
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Wilmslow, Cheshire
“For services to Association Football, to Charity and to Young People.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 2,447 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service. See the full list →
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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.”
Moira Chrystal
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“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
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Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
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Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
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Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
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London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Caroline Bird
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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.”
Graham Metcalfe
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Welton, Lincolnshire
“For Public Service.”
Alison Lawson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Andrea Kinver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh
“For Public Service.”
Karen Jones
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For Public Service.”
Samuel Jenkins
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Christopher Howarth
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Southport, Merseyside
“For Public Service.”
Anne Holland
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
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Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 63918, notice 4247284. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2023).
Published 30 December 2022.
Location (Rochester, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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