Full list of Queen's New Years Honours recipients including Joanna Lumley and Chris Whitty
| Published date | 31 December 2021 |
| Publication title | MyLondon (England) |
They have been awarded at New Year since at least 1890, when Queen Victoria reigned over Britain.
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This year's list includes some very familiar faces like Members of Parliament, Olympic cyclists, actresses and healthcare professionals, who all help make Britain great.
A full list of people receiving OBEs. MBEs, knighthoods and other honours can be found below.
Order of the Companions of Honour
Members of the Order of the Companions of Honour CH
Lord Frank Field Of Birkenhead DL. For Public and Political Service. London, Greater London
Sir Paul Maxime Nurse. For services to Science and Medicine in the UK and Abroad. Oxford, Oxfordshire
Knights Commander of the Order of the Bath KCB
Sir Patrick John Thompson Vallance. Government Chief Scientific Adviser, Government Office for Science. For services to Science in Government. London, Greater London
Professor Christopher John MacRae Whitty CB. Chief Medical Officer for England. For services to Public Health. London, Greater London.
Order of the British Empire
Dames Commander of the Order of the British Empire DBE
Dr Vivienne Cox CBE. Independent Non-Executive Director and Workforce Engagement Director, GSK and Chair, Rosalind Franklin Institute. For services to Sustainability, and to Diversity and Inclusion in Business. Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire
Dr Jennifer Margaret Harries OBE. Chief Executive, UK Health Security Agency. For services to Health. Monmouth, Monmouthshire
Sylvia Lloyd Heal. For Political and Public Service. Egham, Surrey
Laura Rebecca Kenny CBE. For services to Cycling. Marton, Cheshire
Sara Khan. Lately Lead Commissioner, Commission for Countering Extremism. For services to Human Rights and Counter Extremism. Watford, Hertfordshire
Emily Lawson. Lately Chief Commercial Officer, NHS England and NHS Improvement. For services to the NHS, particularly during Covid-19. Henley on Thames, Oxfordshire
Diane Elizabeth Lees CBE. Director General, Imperial War Museum. For services to Museums and Cultural Heritage. Nottingham, Nottinghamshire
Joanna Lumley OBE. For services to Drama, to Entertainment and to Charitable Causes. London, Greater London
Professor Julie Elspeth Lydon OBE. Lately Vice-Chancellor, University of South Wales. For services to Higher Education. Stroud, Gloucestershire
Dr June Munro Raine CBE. Chief Executive, Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency. For services to Healthcare and the Covid-19 Response. Bishops Stortford, Hertfordshire
Vanessa Redgrave CBE. Actress. For services to Drama. London, Greater London
Professor Sarah Marcella Springman CBE. Rector and Professor of Geotechnical Engineering, ETH Zurich. For services to Engineering and to International Sports Administration. Egham, Surrey
Professor Helen Jayne Stokes-Lampard. Chair, Academy of Medical Royal Colleges and Chair, National Academy of Social Prescribing. For services to General Practice. Tamworth, Staffordshire
Knights Commander of the Order of the British Empire KBE
The Right Honourable Professor Ajay Kumar Lord Kakkar. For services to Healthcare and Public Service. London, Greater London
The Rt. Hon. The Lord Thomas McLaughlin McAvoy. For Political and Public Services. Rutherglen, Lanarkshire
Knights Bachelor
Dr Francis Atherton. Chief Medical Officer, Welsh Government. For services to Public Health. Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan
The Rt. Hon. John Dominic Battle. For Political and Public Service. Leeds, West Yorkshire
John Boorman CBE. Film Director. For services to Film. Abroad
Jan Petrus du Plessis. Executive Chairman, BT Group. For services to Telecommunications and Business. Penn, Buckinghamshire
Professor Anthony Finkelstein CBE. Lately Chief Scientific Adviser, National Security. For Public Service. London, Greater London
The Rt. Hon. Robert Goodwill MP. Member of Parliament for Scarborough and Whitby. For Political and Public service. York, North Yorkshire
Professor Robin William Grimes FRS FREng. Lately Chief Scientific Adviser, Ministry of Defence Nuclear. For services to UK Resilience and International Science Relationships. London, Greater London
David Winton Harding. For services to Philanthropy. London, Greater London
Professor John Anthony Hardy FRS. Chair of the Molecular Biology of Neurological Disease, University College London. For services to Human Health in Improving Understanding of Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases. London, Greater London
Jason Francis Kenny CBE. For services to Cycling. Marton, Cheshire
Ian Livingstone CBE. For services to the Online Gaming Industry. London, Greater London
Peter Edward Murray CBE. Founding and Executive Director, Yorkshire Sculpture Park. For services to the Arts. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Professor Jonathan Stafford Nguyen-Van-Tam MBE. Deputy Chief Medical Officer. For services to Public Health. Lincolnshire
Dr Douglas Edwin Oakervee FrEng CBE. Chair, Independent Review of HS2. For services to Transport and Infrastructure Delivery. Newmarket, Suffolk
Horace Shango Ové CBE. Film Maker and Photographer. For services to Media. London, Greater London
Mark Trevor Phillips OBE. For services to Equality and Human Rights. London, Greater London
Professor Shakeel Ahmed Qureshi. Professor of Paediatric Cardiology, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospitals Foundation Trust. For services to Paediatric Cardiology and Charity. London, Greater London
The Rt. Hon. Peter John Robert Riddell CBE. Lately Commissioner for Public Appointments. For Public Service. London, Greater London
William Anthony Bowater Russell. Lately Lord Mayor of London. For services to Financial Innovation, Culture, and Wellbeing in the City of London particularly during Covid-19. Thriplow, Cambridgeshire
Professor Gregor Ian Smith. Chief Medical Officer, Scottish Government. For services to Public Health. Hamilton, Lanarkshire
Alistair Spalding CBE. Artistic Director and Chief Executive, Sadler’s Wells Theatre. For services to Dance. London, Greater London
William David Wiggin Bill Wiggin MP. Member of Parliament for North Herefordshire. For Political and Public service. Upton Bishop, Herefordshire
Dr Nigel David Wilson. Chief Executive, Legal and General. For services to the Finance Industry and Regional Development. London, Greater London
Oroder of the Bath
Companions of the Order of the Bath CB
Ruth Bailey. Lately Director of Human Resources, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. For services to Human Resources. London, Greater London
Gareth Neil Davies. Director General, Aviation, Maritime, International and Security Group, Department for Transport. For Public Service. London, Greater London
Elizabeth Jean Ditchburn. Director General, Economy, Scottish Government. For services to the Scottish Economy. Stonehouse, Lanarkshire
Catherine Megan Frances. Director General, Local Government and Public Services, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities. For services to Local Government. London, Greater London
Brian Mark Hutton. Lately Clerk of the Journals, House of Commons. For services to Parliament. Lewes, East Sussex
John-Paul Marks. Director General, Work and Health, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Welfare Reform. London, Greater London
Madelaine McTernan. Director General, Vaccine Taskforce. For services to the Covid-19 Response. London, Greater London
Richard James Pengelly. Chief Executive, Northern Ireland Health and Social Care Service and Permanent Secretary, Department of Health Northern Ireland. For services to Health and to the Government. Belfast, City of Belfast
Joanna Susan Rowland. Director General, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to the Economy during Covid-19. Fareham, Hampshire
Elizabeth Jane Russell. Director General, Tax and Welfare, HM Treasury. For services to the Economy during Covid-19. Northallerton, North Yorkshire
Order of the British Empire
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire CBE
Adesola Olumide Adetosoye OBE. Chief Executive, Bromley Council. For services to Children’s Welfare. London, Greater London
Charles Edward Alexander. Chair, Opera Rara, Chair of the Board, Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust and lately Lead Non-Executive Board Member, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. For voluntary and charitable services to the Arts, to Culture and to Health. London, Greater London
Timothy Edward Douglas Allan. For services to Business, Charity and the Arts. Muckhart, Clackmannanshire
Professor Myles Robert Allen. Professor of Geosystem Science, University of Oxford. For services to Climate Change Attribution and Prediction and Net-Zero. Oxford, Oxfordshire
Edmund John Seward Anderson. Chairman and Independent Non-Executive Director, National Savings and Investments. For services to the Financial Sector and Public Life in Yorkshire. Leeds, West Yorkshire
Professor Jonathan Richard Benger. Chief Medical Officer, NHS Digital. For services to the NHS. Bristol, City of Bristol
Professor Phillip Thomas Blythe FREng. Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport. For services to Science and Engineering in Transport and Government. Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear
Sandra May Bowker Sandra Wallace. Co-Chair, Social Mobility Commission. For services to Law, Professional Services and Social Mobility. Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands
Barbara Dana Broccoli OBE. Film Producer. For services to Film, to Drama, to Philanthropy and to Skills. London, Greater London
Jonathan Broomfield. Director, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs. For Public Service. Grantham, Lincolnshire
Linda Brown. Chief Executive Officer, Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority. For services to Justice and the Victims of Crime. Kirkcaldy, Fife
Lisa Jane Burger. Executive Director and Joint Chief...
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