New Year Honours List 2025 awardees in West Midlands
27 recipients from West Midlands recognised in the New Year Honours List 2025.
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Medal / BEM
Joan Lockley
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Walsall, West Midlands
“Founder and Coordinator, West Midlands Hedgehog Rescue. For services to Wildlife”
Deborah Anne Lowe
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Rowley Regis, West Midlands
“Chair and Director, Youth Onstage. For services to Musical Theatre in the West Midlands”
Mirza Khudadad Ahmed
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Immigration Officer, Home Office. For Public Service”
Balbir Singh (Balbir Singh Khanpur Bhujhangy)
PersonBritish Empire Medal · 2025
Smethwick, West Midlands
“Musician. For services to Bhangra Music and to Punjabi Culture in the West Midlands”
Member (MBE)
Patricia Ann White
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Halesowen, West Midlands
“Chief Executive Officer, Suited for Success. For services to Unemployed People in Birmingham”
Kenneth Upton
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Walsall, West Midlands
“Advocate, Talking Sense, West Midlands. For services to Families of Children with Special Education Needs”
Gavin David Perkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Solihull, West Midlands
“Dean of Medicine, Warwick Medical School, University of Warwick. For services to Resuscitation Science”
Michael Oakes
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Chair, National Dairy Board, National Farmers' Union. For services to Dairy Farming”
Janet McCONKEY
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Coventry, West Midlands
“Chair, Coventry Boot Fund. For services to Vulnerable Children and Families in Coventry”
Tracy Marie Lowe
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Oldbury, West Midlands
“Founder, Wallace Youth Project. For services to Young People”
Rabiyah Kauser Latif
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Walsall, West Midlands
“Near Neighbours Coordinator, Thrive Together Birmingham. For services to Faith and Community Cohesion”
Jacynth Althea Ivey
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Board Member, NHS Race and Health Observatory. For services to Nursing”
Peter Cecil How
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“For voluntary and philanthropic services to Music”
Gareth Hopkins
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Coventry, West Midlands
“Apprenticeship Programme Manager, Forestry Commission. For services to Forestry”
Marie-Claire Darke
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Wolverhampton, West Midlands
“Councillor, City of Wolverhampton Council. For services to Local Government, to Disability and to Suicide Prevention”
Marimouttou Coumarassamy
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Deputy Chief Operating Officer, Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, and Founder and Chair, British Indian Nurse Association. For services to Supporting International Nurses”
Esther Mary Brittan
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
“For voluntary and charitable services to Young People”
Vladlena Benson
PersonMember Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Professor Aston Business School, Cyber Security Innovation Research Centre. For services to Cyber Security”
Officer (OBE)
Mandeep Kaur Sanghera
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Coventry, West Midlands
“Project Manager and Philanthropist, Coventry. For services to Refugee Resettlement”
Yaojun Li
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Birmingham, West Midlands
“Professor of Sociology, University of Manchester. For services to the Advancement of Knowledge in Social Mobility and to Ethnic Integration”
Tully Alicia Jacqueline Kearney
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Walsall, West Midlands
“For services to Swimming”
Michael Donoghue
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Walsall, West Midlands
“Chief Executive Officer, John Taylor Multi-Academy Trust, Staffordshire. For services to Education”
Alan James Belfield
PersonOfficer Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Solihull, West Midlands
“Lately Business Co-Chair, Professional Business Services Council and lately Chair, Arup. For services to Business”
Commander (CBE)
Paul Michael Stewart
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Solihull, West Midlands
“Professor of Medicine, University of Leeds. For services to Medical Science”
Michael David Lewis
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Solihull, West Midlands
“Chief Executive Officer, Uniper Energy. For services to Energy Security and Net Zero”
Fazal Dad
PersonCommander Order Of The British Empire · 2025
Dudley, West Midlands
“Principal and Chief Executive Officer, Blackburn College, Lancashire. For services to Further Education”