Birthday Honours 2019
Spyros Elia MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
lately Chair of Governors
“For services to Education.”
Recognised for
Topics
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:
Spyros Petros ELIA
Chair of Governors, Brindishe Federation, London Borough of Lewisham
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 62666 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
London
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2019- Role at the time
- lately Chair of Governors
- Region
- London
“For services to Education.”
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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?
lately Chair of Governors.
How widely is this recognised?
5,862 people have been recognised for Education.
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 Birthday Honours 2019
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Abdullahi Shehu
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Coventry, West Midlands
“For services to Community Cohesion in Coventry.”
Abigail Gregory
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West Yorkshire
“For services to Exports.”
Abigail Reader
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Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Farming.”
Adam Clarke
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Adam Jollans
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Hampshire
“For services to Scouting and Young People.”
Adam Reid
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“For services to sport, underprivileged children and the British community in Brazil.”
Adrian Johnston
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Londonderry
“For services to Peacebuilding and the community in Northern Ireland.”
Adrian Shepherd
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Aghia Singh
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Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to charity and to the community in the West Midlands.”
Alexander Binks
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Alexander Duguid
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Tyne and Wear
“For services to Deaf People and to British Sign Language Education.”
Alexandra Stanyer
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Buckinghamshire
“For services to Young People with Autism.”
Alfred Smithers
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“For services to British nationals overseas.”
Alice Mascarenhas
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“For services to media, culture and the arts in Gibraltar.”
Alison Leary
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London
“For services to Spectator Safety and Medical Care.”
Alison Neil
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Dundee
“For services to Conservation.”
Ama Agbeze
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West Midlands
“For services to Netball.”
Amrik Basi
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Essex
“For services to Boxing.”
Andrew Bryant
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London
“For services to Defence.”
Andrew Cooke
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Stirling and Falkirk
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Andrew Floyd
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Andrew Hanson
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London
“For services to STEM Education.”
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Rachael Ross
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Hinton Daubnay, Hampshire
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Debra Gray
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Dronfield, Derbyshire
“For services to Further Education.”
William Smith
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Witney, Oxfordshire
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Dawn Tinley
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“For services to People with Learning Disabilities in Jersey.”
Keri Scott
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“For services to Education in Gibraltar.”
Glenda Mctaggart
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“For services to Education in the Cayman Islands.”
Catherine Grove
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Julia Downey
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Barbara Connell
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Diane Willson
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to the Education Community in Bognor Regis, West Sussex.”
Caroline Tyerman
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Durham, County Durham
“For services to Education.”
Patricia Wells
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London, Greater London
“For services to Early Years in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets.”
Alison Turner
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Learning Disabled and Neurodiverse Community.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Peter Scobie
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Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Higher Education.”
Audrey Moore
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Limavady, County Londonderry
“For voluntary services to Special Education.”
Fiona Mccullough
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Tamworth, Staffordshire
“For services to Education and Outreach.”
Rita Lewis (helen Hopkins)
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Carmarthen, Dyfed
“For services to Music and Music Education.”
Iraklis Kolokotronis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the Early Years.”
Fiona Knight
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Corwen, Clwyd
“For services to People with Learning Disabilities and to Autistic People.”
Eleanor Keeley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2019
London Gazette (official record), issue 62666, notice 3294783. 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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