Birthday Honours 2021
Wayne Wishart MBE
Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Desk Officer
“For services to British foreign policy.”
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London Gazette notice
Order of the British Empire
Civil Division Overseas and international list
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:
M.B.E.
To be Ordinary Members of the Civil Division of the said Most Excellent Order:
Wayne WISHART
Desk Officer, Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office
For services to British foreign policy.
Source: The London Gazette, issue 63377 · Crown copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0
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Member of the Order of the British Empire
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- Desk Officer
“For services to British foreign policy.”
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How common is this award?
The Member of the Order of the British Empire was awarded 575 times in the Birthday Honours List 2021 — about 39% of the list.
What organisation were they with?
Desk Officer.
How widely is this recognised?
4,317 people have been recognised for Government & Public Service.
Counts reflect the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records; earlier years are not yet included.
Honoured alongside them
Others awarded the Member of the Order of the British Empire in the Birthday Honours 2021
Abdul Faruqi
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Medical Research.”
Abdul Hafeez
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Warburton, Greater Manchester
“For services to the NHS particularly during Covid-19.”
Adam Elcock
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Christchurch, Dorset
“For services to Fundraising for Military Charities and to the community in Christchurch, Dorset.”
Adele Haysom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Portishead, Somerset
“For services to Education.”
Adrian Conoboy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to Children with cancer.”
Afaf Aly
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Lisburn, County Antrim
“For services to UK-Egypt Relations and Anti-racism in Northern Ireland.”
Aida Haughton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire
“For services to Remembering Srebrenica.”
Aimee Durning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
“For services to Education.”
Alan Hastings
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Normanton, West Yorkshire
“For services to Law Enforcement.”
Alan Jeans
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Alan Keohane
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
“For services to British Nationals overseas.”
Alan Olver
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Telford, Shropshire
“For services to Homeless People.”
Alan Pearson
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Hednesford, Staffordshire
“For services to Education.”
Alasdair Steele
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Alexander Bowman
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Invergowrie, Perth and Kinross
“For voluntary service to St John in Scotland.”
Alexander Davison
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Ancrum, Roxburgh, Ettrick and Lauderdale
“For voluntary service to the Royal British Legion in Scotland.”
Alexander Mcarthur
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Dalmuir, Dunbartonshire
“For services to Beekeeping.”
Alison Hughes
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Blandford Forum, Dorset
“For services to Tennis.”
Alison Penny
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Bereavement Support.”
Alison Pessell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Plymouth, Devon
“For services to the English Fishing Industry.”
Alison Tedstone
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
London, Greater London
“For services to Public Health.”
Alison Wainwright
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Oakham, Rutland
“For services to the community in Rutland.”
Allan Blundell
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Colchester, Essex
“For services to School Governance and to the Voluntary Sector in Essex.”
Allan Clayton
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2021
Lewes, East Sussex
“For services to Opera.”
In the same field
Others recognised for Government & Public Service
Across the 1937–2026 honours lists in our records, 4,317 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.”
Christian Philip Hollier Turner
PersonKnight Commander Of The Order Of St Michael And St George · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
Mark
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Matthew Ellis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Sapphire Dalton
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Charles Obazuaye
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Corby, Northamptonshire
“For Public Service.”
Michael Mitchell
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Flitwick, Bedfordshire
“For Public Service.”
Jack Emsley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Cynthia Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
Faversham, Kent
“For Political Service.”
Stephen Davis
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2026
London, Greater London
“For Public Service.”
Jane Sidebottom
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For service to British Foreign Policy.”
Claire Healy
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Nicola Millington
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Scott Dunning
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Ifeanyi Agboola
PersonMember Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Andrew Waggett
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Alexander Profumo
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
Christopher Hammond
PersonOfficer Of The Order Of The British Empire · 2026
“For services to British Foreign Policy.”
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.”
Source & provenance
Where this record comes from
Member of the Order of the British Empire · 2021
London Gazette (official record), issue 63377, notice 3818403. View the official notice ↗
Published 11 June 2021.
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