Birthday Honours List 2023 awardees in County Down
22 recipients from County Down recognised in the Birthday Honours List 2023.
Towns in County Down
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Medal / BEM
Jean Patricia McGROGAN
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Comber, County Down
“For services to Young Women in Northern Ireland”
Colette Elizabeth Lock
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newry, County Down
“For services to the community in Warrenpoint, County Down”
Aaron William Kerr
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Hillsborough, County Down
“For services to Disability Awareness and to Assisted Running in the United Kingdom”
James Austin Hetherington
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Comber, County Down
“For voluntary services to Police Officers in Northern Ireland”
Edwin John Gray
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Choral Music in Northern Ireland”
Deborah Mary Louise Girvan
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Comber, County Down
“For services to the community in County Down”
Linda Anne Gillies
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Bangor, County Down
“Health and Wellbeing Caseworker, Decorum NI. For services to the Veterans Community in Northern Ireland”
Kathryn Cleland
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“Interim Ward Sister, Paediatric Outpatient Department and Short Stay Paediatric Assessment Unit, South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust. For services to Health and Social Care”
Member (MBE)
Claire Elizabeth Woods
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Banbridge, County Down
“Head Gardener, Hillsborough Castle. For services to Horticulture and to the community in Northern Ireland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II”
Colin Shields
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Ice Hockey”
Adam Ernest Reid
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Banbridge, County Down
“Senior Security Strategic Communications Manager, Northern Ireland Office. For services to the State Funeral of HM Queen Elizabeth II”
Heather Miller
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bangor, County Down
“Lately Head of Quality, Excellence and Development, South Eastern Regional College. For services to Education in Northern Ireland”
Gary Mitchell
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“Senior Lecturer, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Queen's University Belfast. For services to Nursing and Dementia Care”
Gerard Joseph McCANN
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Ardglass, County Down
“For services to Victims of Historical Institutional Abuse in Northern Ireland”
Julia Margaret Maskery
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Belfast Trust. For services to Children”
Andrew Michael Blair Knox
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bangor, County Down
“Director of Population Health and Engagement, Bay Health and Care Partners, Morecambe Bay. For services to General Practice”
Michaela Anne Hollywood
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Downpatrick, County Down
“For services to People with Disabilities”
Ruth Fee
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bangor, County Down
“Professor, Public Services Education, Ulster University. For Public Service and to Higher Education in Northern Ireland”
Peter Andrew Corry
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“For services to Music and to the Arts in Northern Ireland”
Raymond Carroll
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Dundonald, County Down
“Transport Manager, Northern Ireland Office. For services in Northern Ireland on the Demise of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II”
Officer (OBE)
Jennifer Gail McKIBBIN
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Newtownards, County Down
“Lately Director of EU Exit Operational Readiness, The Executive Office, Northern Ireland Executive. For services to EU Exit and Covid-19 Contingency Planning”
Michael Edgar
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2023
Bangor, County Down
“Director, Mike Edgar Production Ltd. For services to the State Funeral of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II”