Birthday Honours 2023
Steven West
Knight Bachelor
Vice-Chancellor
Knight Bachelor · 2023
“For services to Health and to Education.”
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
“For services to Higher Education.”
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London Gazette notice
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Central Chancery of the Orders of Knighthood
St. James’s Palace, London SW1
17 June 2023
THE KING has been graciously pleased, on the occasion of the Celebration of His Majesty’s Birthday, to signify his intention of conferring the honour of Knighthood upon the undermentioned:
Professor Steven George WEST C.B.E. D.L.
President of Universities UK and Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England
For services to Health and to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 64082 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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 2016
THE QUEEN has been graciously pleased to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Professor Steven George WEST
Vice-Chancellor, University of the West of England
For services to Higher Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
Location
Bristol
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Role, region and citation as recorded for each award.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2017- Role at the time
- Vice-Chancellor
- Region
- Bristol
“For services to Higher Education.”
Knight Bachelor
Birthday Honours 2023- Region
- Gloucestershire
“For services to Health and to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Knight Bachelor was awarded 19 times in the Birthday Honours List 2023 — about 1% of the list.
How widely is this recognised?
4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Knight Bachelor in the Birthday Honours 2023
Ben Okri
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature.”
Benjamin Bradshaw
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Political and Public Service.”
David Darroch
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Weybridge, Surrey
“For services to Business, to Charity and to Sustainability.”
Dr Richard John Mantle
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Harrogate, North Yorkshire
“For services to Opera.”
Iain Gilmour Gray
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Bristol, City of Bristol
“For services to the Aerospace Industry.”
Ian Greer
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Belfast, City of Belfast
“For services to Education and to the Economy.”
Mark Thompson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Media.”
Martin Amis
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Literature. (To be dated 18 May 2023) .”
Nairn Wilson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Alderley Edge, Cheshire
“For services to Dentistry.”
Nicholas Varney
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Sturminster Newton, Dorset
“For services to the Visitor Economy.”
Oliver Hart
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
“For services to Economic Theory.”
Peter Barnes
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Respiratory Science.”
Richard Mcmahon
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
“For services to the Crown and to the community in the Bailiwick of Guernsey.”
Robin Budenberg
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Colchester, Essex
“For services to the Economy.”
Rupert Gavin
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Drama, the Arts, to Heritage and to the Economy.”
Stephen Frears
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For services to Film and Television.”
Stephen Jackson
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Innovation and Research.”
William Shawcross
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2023
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Health & Social Care
Across the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,501 people have been recognised for Health & Social Care. See the full list →
Professor David Mabey
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to Global Health.”
Jonathan Davies
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Swansea, West Glamorgan
“For services to People with Cancer and to Broadcasting.”
Judith Dewinter
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For services to the NHS.”
Jill Belch
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Scone, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medicine and Public Health.”
Meena Upadhyaya
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Community Cohesion in Wales and to Medical Genetics.”
Crystal Oldman
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Crowborough, East Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Carol Brayne
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medicine, Medical Research and Public Health.”
Andrew Morris
PersonKnight Bachelor · 2026
Perth, Perth and Kinross
“For services to Medical Sciences, to Public Health and to Patient Care.”
Suzanne Rastrick
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shaftesbury, Dorset
“For services to the Allied Health Professions and to the Social Housing Sector.”
Stephen Greene
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Allison White
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Aycliffe, County Durham
“For services to Supporting People with Cancer.”
Caron Thompson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Health and Wellbeing.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Lee Ralph
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Yate, Gloucestershire
“For services to Mental Health, Wellbeing, and Resilience in the Fire and Rescue Sector.”
Catherine Repton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Belper, Derbyshire
“For services to Premature Babies and their Families.”
Debra Padgett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
“For services to Biomedical Science in the NHS.”
Maurice Neely
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Strabane, County Tyrone
“For services to Health and Social Care in Northern Ireland.”
Clare Mccawley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Castlewellan, County Down
“For services to Health and Social Care and to the Community and Voluntary Sector.”
Steven Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Wendy Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wigan, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Wigan, Greater Manchester.”
Edith Leask
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Lerwick, Shetland
“For services to Mental Health and Wellbeing.”
Helen Mack
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Wakefield, West Yorkshire
“For services to Hospice Care.”
Leanne Howlett
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Warwick, Warwickshire
“For services to Health Visiting.”
Claire Griffiths
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Cardiff, South Glamorgan
“For services to Cancer Charities.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Knight Bachelor · 2023
London Gazette (official record), issue 64082, notice 4377790. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2023).
Published 16 June 2023.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673698. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (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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