New Year Honours 2015
Susan Margaret Bruce DBE
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive
Organisation: City of Edinburgh Council
“Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council. For services to Local Government in Scotland.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council. For services to Local Government in Scotland.
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Stirling and Falkirk
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
New Year Honours 2015- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
- Region
- Stirling and Falkirk
“Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council. For services to Local Government in Scotland.”
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Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE)
“Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council. For services to Local Government in Scotland.”
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How common is this award?
The Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 21 times in the New Year Honours List 2015 — about 1% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive, City of Edinburgh Council.
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 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Year Honours 2015
Barbara Mary Plunket
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“For services to British Fashion.”
Barbara Mary Plunket Greene, O.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Desmond Wilcox) C.B.E
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dianne Thompson
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Buckinghamshire
“Lately Group Chief Executive Officer, Camelot. For services to the National Lottery and charitable services.”
Esther Louise Rantzen
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“For services to Children and Older People through ChildLine and The Silver Line.”
Fiona Marie Kendrick
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Chair and Chief Executive Officer, Nestlé UK and Ireland. For services to the Food and Drink Industry and to Skills Development.”
Fiona Woolf
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Surrey
“Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to the Legal Profession, Diversity and the City of London.”
Joan Henrietta Collins, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to charity.”
Joyce Evelyn Plotnikoff
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Hertfordshire
“Director, Lexicon Ltd. For services to Justice, particularly Vulnerable and Child Witnesses.”
Kate Dethridge
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Berkshire
“Principal, Churchend Primary School, Reading and National Leader of Education. For services to Education.”
Kristin Scott
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Actress. For services to Drama.”
Kristin Scott Thomas, O.B.E.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Drama.”
Marina Sarah Warner, C.B.E., F.B.A.,
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Oremi Evans
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Herefordshire
“Headteacher, The Brookfield School, Herefordshire. For services to Education.”
Prof Marina Sarah Warner
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Professor, School of Arts and Humanities, University of London and Fellow, All Souls College, Oxford. For services to Higher Education and Literary Scholarship.”
Professor Carol Ann Duffy
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Greater Manchester
“Poet Laureate. For services to Poetry.”
Professor Eileen Sills
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
London
“Chief Nurse and Director of Patient Experience, Guy's and St. Thomas's NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Nursing.”
Professor Teresa Lesley Rees
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
South Glamorgan
“Professor of Social Science, Cardiff University and lately Director for Wales, Leadership Foundation for Higher Education. For services to Social Sciences.”
Rt Hon Anne Catherine Mcguire
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
Dunbartonshire
“Member of Parliament for Stirling. For parliamentary and political services.”
Thomas’s Nhs
PersonDame Commander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2015
“For services to Nursing.”
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 →
Simon Richardson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jonathan Stephen Cunliffe
PersonKnight Or Dame Grand Cross Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Lynn Brown
PersonCommander Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Gullane, East Lothian
“For services to Policing and Public Service.”
Janette Durbin
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Glynne Jones
PersonCompanion Of The Order Of The Bath · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Moira Chrystal
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to Local Government and to the community in Ramsey, Isle of Man.”
Brian Robertson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
“For services to Local Government.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Emily Jarvis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Haywards Heath, West Sussex
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2015
London Gazette (official record), published supplement. View the issue ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (New Year Honours List 2015).
Published 1 January 2015.
Location (Stirling and Falkirk) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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