Birthday Honours 2021
Susan Douglas CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive Officer
“For services to Education.”
Recognised for
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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
12 June 2021
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:
C.B.E.
To be Ordinary Commanders of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Susan Frances DOUGLAS
Chief Executive Officer, Eden Academy Trust and Senior Adviser, Schools, British Council
For services to Education.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2021- Role at the time
- Chief Executive Officer
- Region
- High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
“For services to Education.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 102 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 7% of the list.
In their area
28 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Buckinghamshire.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive Officer.
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.
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Audrey Moore
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Fiona Knight
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London, Greater London
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Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3816759. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2021).
Published 11 June 2021.
Location (High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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