Birthday Honours 2020
Theresa Ojo CBE
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Chief Executive
“For services to Young People.”
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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
10 October 2020
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:
Theresa OJO
Chief Executive, The Diana Award
For services to Young People.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63135 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Commander of the Order of the British Empire
Birthday Honours 2020- Role at the time
- Chief Executive
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- Rochester, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
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How common is this award?
The Commander of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 113 times in the Birthday Honours List 2020 — about 6% of the list.
In their area
30 Commander of the Order of the British Empire recipients are from Kent.
What organisation were they with?
Chief Executive.
How widely is this recognised?
3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2020
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“For services to Education, to the Arts and to Charity.”
Adri�nne Kelbie
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Alexander Pienaar
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“For public service.”
Amanda Melton
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Hale, Greater Manchester
“For services to Further Education.”
Amelia Fletcher
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Cranbrook, Kent
“For services to the Economy.”
Andrew Szabo
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Anne Bulford
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London, Greater London
“For services to Broadcasting and to Charity.”
Anne Main
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“For public and parliamentary service.”
Ansel Wong
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London, Greater London
“For services to Arts and Culture.”
Anthony Boyle
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Richmond, London
“For services to the Pensions Industry.”
Anthony Hill
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Chandler's Ford, Hampshire
“For services to Ocean and Environmental Science.”
Antony Eastaugh
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Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
“For services to Law and Order.”
Brian Cox
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London, Greater London
“For services to the Promotion of Science.”
Caroline Alexander
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Bognor Regis, West Sussex
“For services to Nursing.”
Cecile Conolly
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London, Greater London
“For services to Education.”
Charles Ginn
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Christiaan Kuyl
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Dundee, City of Dundee
“For services to the Economy.”
Christopher Coles
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Christopher Jones
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Brecon, Powys
“For services to the Water Industry in England and Wales.”
Christopher Moore
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Clare Woodman
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London, Greater London
“For services to Finance.”
Daniel Startup
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David Thompson
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London, Greater London
“For services to Charity.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Children, Young People & Families
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 3,643 people have been recognised for Children, Young People & Families. See the full list →
Neil Martin
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London, Greater London
“For services to Young People, to Interfaith Relations and to Holocaust Remembrance.”
Stephen Greene
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Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Julia Downey
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“For services to Children and Education in Moldova.”
Barbara Connell
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“For services to Education and Young People in The Gambia.”
Louise Sutherland
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Leatherhead, Surrey
“For services to Early Years.”
Josef Taylor
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Warrington, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Claire Robinson
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
“For services to Foster Care in Birmingham.”
Alice Outten
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Llandudno, Clwyd
“For services to Young People.”
Katie Misselbrook
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Chester, Cheshire
“For services to Children and Young People.”
Steven Lowe
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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.”
Adam Joolia
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Brighton, East Sussex
“For services to Young People and to Music.”
Jamie Goddard
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Chepstow, Gwent
“For services to Education, to Charity and to Young People.”
Wendy Ford
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Charity and to Young People.”
Janet Cooper
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Speech and Language Development for Children and Young People.”
Mary Boam
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Ashbourne, Derbyshire
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Roderick Wood
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Inverness, Inverness-shire
“For services to Youth, to Veterans and to the community in the Highlands.”
Christopher Turner
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Hockley, Essex
“For services to Young People in Essex.”
Neerasha Singh
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Greenhithe, Kent
“For services to Early Years Education.”
Karen Roberts
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Newtown, Powys
“For services to Young People.”
Pamela Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Leonard Pattinson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Bradford, West Yorkshire
“For services to Foster Care.”
Jeremy Penn
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Sevenoaks, Kent
“For services to Young People.”
Michelle John
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
Shrewsbury, Shropshire
“For services to Family Support and Advocacy.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Commander of the Order of the British Empire · 2020
London Gazette (official record), issue 63135, notice 3645793. View the official notice ↗
Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list (Birthday Honours List 2020).
Published 9 October 2020.
Location (Rochester, Kent) comes from the Cabinet Office / gov.uk published honours list, not the Gazette notice, which records no recipient home location.
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