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New Year Honours List 2000

Published 31 December 1999. Celebrating exceptional achievements and distinguished service across the United Kingdom and overseas territories.

What was awarded

How the 1,989 New Year Honours 2000 honours break down - from the British Empire Medal to knighthoods and damehoods. Select an award to see its recipients.

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Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath: 5 (0%)Companion of the Order of the Bath: 17 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George: 3 (0%)Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George: 12 (1%)Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 1 (0%)Commander of the Royal Victorian Order: 2 (0%)Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order: 7 (0%)Member of the Royal Victorian Order: 15 (1%)Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 10 (1%)Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 5 (0%)Commander of the Order of the British Empire: 151 (8%)Officer of the Order of the British Empire: 436 (22%)Member of the Order of the British Empire: 1,234 (62%)Royal Victorian Medal: 8 (0%)Knight Bachelor: 43 (2%)Queen's Fire Service Medal: 12 (1%)Queen's Police Medal: 22 (1%)Other: 6 (0%)

Military honours

Honouring the armed forces

114 sailors, marines, soldiers and aircrew were recognised in the New Year Honours 2000, gazetted with their rank and service branch. Explore the recipients by service.

Army 60Royal Air Force 45Ministry of Defence 3Cadet Forces 6
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Topics

All topics

The topics most recognised across the New Year Honours List 2000, sized by the number of recipients. Click a tile to explore.

Higher Educati…12Higher Education — 12Training11Training — 11Further Ed…9Further Education — 9Secondary…2Secondary Education — 2Vocationa…2Vocational Education — 2Reading2Reading — 2Special Educational Needs — 1Primary Education — 1Early Years Education — 1Music Education — 1Literacy — 1Social Sciences — 1Mentoring — 1Sail Training — 1Youth — 1Special Needs Education — 1Lifelong Learning — 1Design Education — 1Careers Education — 1Careers Guidance — 1Agricultural Education — 1Constru…Construction Training — 1Football9Football — 9Disabled Sport6Disabled Sport — 6Athletics5Athletics — 5Rugby Union — 2Golf — 2Youth Sport — 2Ice Skating — 2Cricket — 1Netball — 1Horse Racing — 1Physical Education — 1Snooker — 1Boxing — 1Basketball — 1Hockey — 1Triathlon — 1Angling — 1Motor Racing — 1Canoeing — 1Yachting — 1Show Jumping — 1Disability8Disability — 8Housing7Housing — 7Youth …Youth Services — 3Homele…Homelessness — 3Child …Child Welfare — 1Vulner…Vulnerable People — 1YouthYouth — 1Childr…Children's Charities — 1Veterans Support — 1Elderly Care — 1Crime …Crime Victims Support — 1Adopti…Adoption — 1Community Relations21Community Relations — 21Youth Services — 3Youth Work — 1Youth — 1Volunteering — 1Local Government17Local Government — 17Community Service — 4Policing — 1Engineer…3Engineering Research — 3Engineering — 2Meteorology — 2Chemistry — 1Research — 1Materials Science — 1Cosmology — 1Astronomy — 1Medical Science — 1Environmental Science — 1Public Understanding Of Science — 1Plant S…Plant Sciences — 1Scienti…Scientific Research — 1Police16Police — 16Charitable…5Charitable Service — 5Communit…4Community Service — 4Animal Wel…Animal Welfare — 2Health Cha…Health Charities — 2Voluntary Service — 1Volunteering — 1Humanit…Humanitarian Relief — 1Defence Industry12Defence Industry — 12british-community-abroad11british-community-abroad — 11Elderly People10Elderly People — 10millennium-dome9millennium-dome — 9Broadcasting7Broadcasting — 7british-inte…7british-interests-overseas — 7Constructi…6Construction — 6Fire Service6Fire Service — 6Voluntary Sec…5Voluntary Sector — 5Water Industry4Water Industry — 4Librari…Librarianship — 3Regener…Regeneration — 3Banking — 2Telecommunications — 2Publishing — 2Public Transport — 2Women — 2Unemploym…2Unemployment — 2Children'…2Children's Broadcasting — 2Rural Dev…2Rural Development — 2Women's I…2Women's Issues — 2Medical Journalism — 1EducationSportSocial ServicesCommunityPublic ServiceScience and Technolo…Charity
Topics by number of recipients - show the full list

Topics by number of recipients

Every topic recognised in the New Year Honours List 2000, by the number of recipients. Scroll for the full list; click a topic for its recipients in this round.

The recipients

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