The Queen바카라 사이트™s Birthday Honours 2015
The Queen바카라 사이트™s Birthday Honours lists 2015, published today, recognise the achievements of a wide range of extraordinary people across the UK.
Recipients stretch from Helston in Cornwall, where Verna Tripconey receives a BEM for services to the community and to the East Lizard Helpline; up to the Orkney Islands, where John Muir receives a BEM for voluntary service to the community and to the Italian Chapel Preservation Society.
Read the full Birthday Honours lists 2015.
There are 86 years between the oldest and youngest recipients on this list. There is an MBE for 103 Âyear old 바카라 사이트‹Dr William Frankland바카라 사이트‹, a pioneer in allergy research who introduced this specialism to the UK; and a BEM for 17 year old 바카라 사이트‹Natasha Lambert who was born with athetoid cerebral palsy and is recognised for her charitable fundraising.
In total, 1,163 people have received an award:
- 1,013 candidates have been selected at BEM, MBE and OBE level (295 at BEM, 481 at MBE and 237 at OBE)
- 70% of the recipients are people who have undertaken outstanding work in their communities either in a voluntary or paid capacity
- There are 595 successful women candidates in the list, representing 51% of the total
- 6.9% of the successful candidates come from ethnic minority communities, a slight increase on recent lists
- 6.3% of the successful candidates consider themselves to have a disability under the Equality Act 2010
The proportion of women (51%) in this Honours list equals the previous highest share of female honours, in the 2014 New Year바카라 사이트™s list. Senior women at DBE in this list include Frances Cairncross바카라 사이트‹, distinguished economist and lately Rector of Exeter College, Oxford; 바카라 사이트‹Professor Frances Ashcroft바카라 사이트‹, Professor of Physiology, University of Oxford; and 바카라 사이트‹Zarine Kharas바카라 사이트‹, Founder and Chief Executive of JustGiving.com.
There are a number of well known names being honoured in this list, including knighthoods for actor, comedian and co-Âfounder of Comic Relief바카라 사이트‹ Lenny Henry바카라 사이트‹Í¾ singer and songwriter Van Morrison바카라 사이트‹Í¾ and Welsh rugby legend 바카라 사이트‹Gareth Edwards, for services to sport and to charity. There are CBEs for England rugby world cup winner 바카라 사이트‹Jonny Wilkinson바카라 사이트‹Í¾ actors 바카라 사이트‹Chiwetel Ejiofor and Benedict Cumberbatch, and for the creator of Paddington, 바카라 사이트‹Michael Bond.
There are OBEs for actor 바카라 사이트‹Eddie Redmayne바카라 사이트‹Í¾ actor and singer 바카라 사이트‹Michael Ball바카라 사이트‹Í¾ footballer바카라 사이트‹ Frank Lampard바카라 사이트‹Í¾ and cricketer 바카라 사이트‹James Anderson바카라 사이트‹. There are also OBEs for broadcaster 바카라 사이트‹Nicky Campbell for his work as Patron of the British Association for Adoption and Fostering; for actor 바카라 사이트‹Martin Clunes for his services to drama and to charity; and for former rugby player 바카라 사이트‹Jonathan Davies, for his charitable service to people with cancer.
Find out more about the different types of honours and awards and how to nominate someone for an honour.
Young people
There are number of examples of 바카라 사이트‹ young people giving selfless service or demonstrating significant achievement in the list. To add to the recognition of 바카라 사이트‹Natasha Lambert바카라 사이트™s fundraising, there are BEMs for 25 year old 바카라 사이트‹ Robert Sewell바카라 사이트‹, who has already given over 2,200 hours of volunteering to Newham Police; and 25 Âyear old 바카라 사이트‹ Laura Bates바카라 사이트‹, who campaigns against sexism and gender stereotyping. Among the MBEs are 23 Âyear old wheelchair tennis champion 바카라 사이트‹Jordanne Whiley; and 27 year old fashion entrepreneur 바카라 사이트‹Jennifer Griffiths.
Watch Laura Bates, BEM, talk about the experience of being nominated.
Philanthropy
The 바카라 사이트‹Philanthropy Committee has delivered a broad range of significant recipients. There is a knighthood for 101 year Âold 바카라 사이트‹Naim Dangoor바카라 사이트‹, for his extraordinarily generous philanthropy to a range of health, educational and religious charities. Other recommendations include a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹Michael Davis바카라 사이트‹, Chair of the Prime Minister바카라 사이트™s Holocaust Commission, who has supported philanthropically a number of the commission바카라 사이트™s international engagements; and a CBE for 바카라 사이트‹Roderick Brooks, who has been a huge benefactor to Manchester University and other charities.
Parliamentary
The Parliamentary and Political Service Committee, chaired by Lord Spicer, has recommended a knighthood for the 바카라 사이트‹Rt Hon Simon Burns바카라 사이트‹, MP for Chelmsford; a knighthood for the Rt Hon Simon Hughes바카라 사이트‹, lately MP for Bermondsey and Old Southwark; a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹Henry Angest바카라 사이트‹, National Treasurer, Conservative Party; and a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹ Paul Kenny바카라 사이트‹, General Secretary, GMB Union.
Other recommendations include an OBE for 바카라 사이트‹Duwayne Brooks바카라 사이트‹, Liberal Democrat Councillor, who was with his friend Stephen Lawrence when he was murdered in April 1993.
Education
In total, about 11% of honours are for work in education. The 바카라 사이트‹Education Committee has recommended 30 headteachers in total, including a CBE for바카라 사이트‹ Diana Owen바카라 사이트‹, Trustee and Chief Executive of the LEAD Academy Trust in Nottingham. Other awards in education include a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹ Frank McLoughlin바카라 사이트‹, Principal, City and Islington College, and Chair, Commission on Adult Vocational Teaching and Learning.
Health
Health makes up 7% of all honours. There is a rich breadth of vocations recognised within the health sector, including 9 awards for nurses at MBE level. Awards in Health include a knighthood for Professor Munir Pirmohamed바카라 사이트‹, Professor of Clinical Pharmacology, University of Liverpool; and a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹ Professor Ian Weller바카라 사이트‹, Professor of Genitourinary Medicine, Windeyer Institute of Medical Sciences.
Industry and the economy
Industry and the economy make up 10% of this Honours list. Awards include a DBE for 바카라 사이트‹Dr Nemat Shafik바카라 사이트‹, lately Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund; a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹Gary Verity바카라 사이트‹, Chief Executive, Welcome to Yorkshire; and a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹Adrian White, for services to international trade and investment. The recommendations include OBEs for James 바카라 사이트‹ Murray Wells바카라 사이트‹, a former LiveWIRE Young Entrepreneur and founder of the MyOptique Group; Atul Pathak바카라 사이트‹, Managing Director of the Appt Corporation Ltd and one of the UK바카라 사이트™s most successful franchise entrepreneurs; and Dr Andrew Salvesen, for services to entrepreneurship and philanthropic service in Scotland. There are MBEs for 바카라 사이트‹Zoe 바카라 사이트‹Jackson바카라 사이트‹, an award winning young entrepreneur who founded the Living the Dream Performing Arts Company; and for Helen Dhaliwal바카라 사이트‹, coÂfounder of Red Hot World Buffet.
Watch Sharmadean Reid, MBE, explain how she was nominated.
Science and technology
Science and technology make up 2% of the total. The awards include a DBE for 바카라 사이트‹ Professor Anne Glover바카라 사이트‹, lately Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission; and a knighthood for바카라 사이트‹ Professor Harshad Bhadeshia바카라 사이트‹, Tata Steel Professor of Metallurgy, University of Cambridge. There is also a BEM for 90 year old바카라 사이트‹ Donald Grant바카라 사이트‹, who has supplied readings to the Met Office from his weather station in Dunbar for nearly 3 decades.
Law and order
In 바카라 사이트‹ law and order바카라 사이트‹, the awards include a Companion of Honour (CH) for 바카라 사이트‹Lord Woolf, for his service promoting the rule of law, human rights, prison reform and interÂfaith dialogue; a CBE for 바카라 사이트‹Lynne Owens바카라 사이트‹, Chief Constable, Surrey Police; and a CBE for 바카라 사이트‹His Honour Judge Iain Hamilton바카라 사이트‹, lately Senior Circuit Judge and Designated Family Judge for Manchester. The recommendations for 바카라 사이트‹state servants include a GCB (Knight Grand Cross) for 바카라 사이트‹Sir Nicholas Macpherson바카라 사이트‹, Permanent Secretary, HM Treasury; a DCB for 바카라 사이트‹Una O바카라 사이트™Brien바카라 사이트‹, Permanent Secretary, Department of Health; a knighthood for Tom Jeffrey바카라 사이트‹, lately Director General, Department for Education; and a knighthood for 바카라 사이트‹Bernard Gray, Chief of Defence Materiel, MOD.
Sport
Awards for 바카라 사이트‹Sport make up 5% of the total. In addition to the awards to 바카라 사이트‹Gareth Edwards바카라 사이트‹, 바카라 사이트‹Jonny Wilkinson바카라 사이트‹, Frank Lampard 바카라 사이트‹and James Anderson the awards include an OBE for 2 time world squash champion Nicholas Matthew바카라 사이트‹Í¾ and MBEs for long distance runner 바카라 사이트‹Jo Pavey바카라 사이트‹Í¾ boxing superÂmiddleweight champion 바카라 사이트‹Carl Froch바카라 사이트‹Í¾ and for Arsenal Ladies footballer Casey Stoney바카라 사이트‹.
Awards to grass roots sport include an MBE for바카라 사이트‹ Natasha Hart바카라 사이트‹, Founder and Director of the Newham All Start Sports Academy, a basketball charity offering sporting opportunity to young people in one of London바카라 사이트™s most deprived boroughs. There are also BEMs for바카라 사이트‹ David and Eileen Woodhead who have given voluntary service to fell running for over 3 decades, and have been instrumental in the development of many international athletes.
And finally, there 바카라 사이트‹is a BEM 바카라 사이트‹for 21 Âyear Âold Katie Cutler바카라 사이트‹, who set up a charitable fund raising over £300,000, and in so doing captured a spirit of real compassion, in response to the mugging and robbery of a disabled pensioner outside his home in Gateshead. Her fundraising has now been extended to other worthy causes in the area.