New Year Honours 2017
Sue-Ann Biggs CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Director General
“For services to the Environment and Ornamental Horticulture Industry.”
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
For services to the Environment and Ornamental Horticulture Industry.
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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:
Ms Sue-Ann Hilbre BIGGS
Director General, Royal Horticultural Society
For services to the Environment and Ornamental Horticulture Industry.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 61803 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Surrey
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“For services to the Environment and Ornamental Horticulture Industry.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 106 times in the New Year Honours List 2017 — about 7% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Director General.
How widely is this recognised?
1,438 people have been recognised for Environment & Agriculture.
Counts reflect the 2000–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
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Michael Cooper
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Clare Olver
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Kabir Kaul
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Bangor, County Down
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Adrian Isaac
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Keith Chalmers-watson
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John Rochford
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Hertford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
Andrew Page
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Ringwood, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Stewart Muir
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Liskeard, Cornwall
“For services to Wildlife Conservation.”
William Moore
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Derry, County Londonderry
“For services to the Agriculture Sector in Northern Ireland.”
Simon Humphreys
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Dorking, Surrey
“For services to the Environment.”
Stephen Hughson
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Newbridge on Wye, Powys
“For services to Agriculture and to Tourism and Events in Wales.”
Caterina Goodhart
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London, Greater London
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Ian Glendinning
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Magherafelt, County Londonderry
“For services to Country Sports and to Conservation.”
Camilla Fyfe (milly Fyfe)
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
“For services to Farmers and to Family Nutrition.”
Alison Field
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Winchester, Hampshire
“For services to Forestry.”
Sarah Eberle
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Witney, Oxfordshire
“For services to Horticulture.”
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Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2017
London Gazette (official record), issue 61803, notice 2673595. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2017).
Published 30 December 2016.
Location (Surrey) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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