Honours: Order of the British Empire, Civil - GBE, DBE, CBE

 

News in pictures
News in pictures
On Facebook
From the blogs

Sepp Blatter: Penalty shoot-outs must remain, they’re football’s great leveller

As England supporters, we should scorn at any such deciding factor within football. On so many occas...

Why do some men consider the street as a female meat market?

Pronouncements on sexual inequality in the UK are normally met with an eye roll by my generation. As...

Political corruption reflects the widening chasm between the political class and the electorate

The corruption and hypocrisy which has come to characterise politics and politicians, and in particu...

Despite its popularity, the death penalty would allow the state to kill innocent people

The University of Michigan law school and Northwestern University have just compiled a database of o...

GBE

* The Rt Hon Helene Valerie Hayman. Baroness. For services to the House of Lords. (London, SW1A)

DBE

* Professor Glynis Marie Breakwell, DL. Vice-Chancellor, University of Bath. For services to Higher Education. (Bath, Somerset)

* Mrs Moira Margaret Gibb, CBE. Formerly chief executive, London Borough of Camden and Chair, Social Work Reform Board. For services to Local Government and Social Work. (London, SW15)

* Professor Judith Eileen Hill, CBE. Chief executive, Northern Ireland Hospice. For services to People receiving Palliative Care in Northern Ireland. (Holywood, Down)

* Mrs Penelope Margaret Lively, CBE. Author. For services to Literature. (London, N1)

* Miss Julie Moore. Chief executive, University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

* Miss Sylvia Ann Morris. Headteacher, The Cathedral School of St. Saviour and St. Mary Overy, Southwark, London. For services to Education. (London, CR4)

* The Rt Hon Joan Mary Ruddock. For public and political services. (London, SE3)

CBE

* Dr Dannie Abse. Poet and Playwright. For services to Poetry and Literature. (London, NW11)

* Professor Mel Ainscow. Professor of Education, University of Manchester. For services to Education. (Greater Manchester)

* Robert Assirati. Formerly director, Major Projects Authority, Cabinet Office. (Tonbridge, Kent)

* Professor Madeleine Julia Atkins. Vice-Chancellor, Coventry University. For services to Higher Education. (Kenilworth, Warwickshire)

* Professor Karin Barber. Professor of African Cultural Anthropology, University of Birmingham. For services to African Studies. (Birmingham, West Midlands)

* Mrs Catherine Elizabeth Bell. Deputy secretary, Department for Employment and Learning, Northern Ireland Executive. (Bangor, Down)

* Professor Dinesh Kumar Makhan Lai Bhugra. Formerly president, Royal College of Psychiatrists, London. For services to Psychiatry. (London, SW2)

* Robert William Black. Formerly Auditor General for Scotland. (Callander, Stirling and Falkirk)

* Andrew William Brown. Formerly director-General of the Advertising Association. For services to the Advertising Industry. (Launceston, Cornwall)

* Keith Graham Budgen. Formerly Regional director, South East Region, HM Courts and Tribunals Service, Ministry of Justice. (Oxfordshire)

* Professor Alan Bundy. Professor of Automated Reasoning, University of Edinburgh. For services to Computing Science. (Edinburgh)

* Dr Andrew Burnett. Deputy director, British Museum. For services to the British Museum and Numismatics. (London, W2)

* Anthony Charles Burton. Chair of the Board of the Royal Court Theatre. For services to Theatre. (London, TW10)

* Kenneth Caley, TD. Chief Crown Prosecutor, Eastern Region, Crown Prosecution Service. (Stratford on Avon, Warwickshire)

* The Rt Hon Alexander Charles Lord Carlile Of Berriew, QC. Independent Reviewer of Terrorism Legislation, United Kingdom. For services to National Security. (London, N1)

* Ms Helena Bonham Carter. Actor. For services to Drama. (London, NW3)

* Professor Hilary Anne Chapman. Chief Nurse and chief Operating Officer, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, South Yorkshire. For services to Nursing. (Barnsley, South Yorkshire)

* Charles Giles Clarke. Chair of the England and Wales Cricket Board. For services to Cricket. (Wrington, Somerset)

* Ms Denise Coates. Founder and chief executive bet365. For services to the community and Business. (Betchon, Cheshire)

* Ronald Balfour Corbett, OBE. Entertainer. For services to Entertainment and to Charity. (London, CR0)

* Professor Jack Crane. State Pathologist, Northern Ireland State Pathologist's Department. For services to Forensic Pathology. (Belfast)

* Professor Naim Eliahou Dangoor, OBE. Philanthropist. For charitable services. (London, SW7)

* Edwin Davies, OBE. Philanthropist. For charitable services. (Isle of Man)

* Ms Marion Clare Davis. Director, Children, Young People and Families Directorate, Warwickshire County Council. For services to Children and Young People. (Southam, Warwickshire)

* Mrs Fiona Dawe, OBE. Formerly chief executive Officer, YouthNet. For services to Volunteering. (London, BR1)

* Dr Neslyn Eugenie Watson-Druee, MBE. Chair, NHS Kingston. For services to Healthcare. (London, KT1)

* Mrs Rona Fairhead. Chairman and chief executive Officer, Financial Times Group. For services to UK Industry. (London, W11)

* Professor Peter Michael Fidler, MBE. Vice-Chancellor, University of Sunderland. For services to Higher Education. (Stanhope, Durham)

* David Jonathan Flint. Chief executive, Oxford Instruments. For services to Business and Science. (Abingdon, Oxfordshire)

* Professor Clare Juliet Fowler. Consultant Uro-Neurologist, University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Uro-Neurology. (London, SW1P)

* Dr Gillian Greer. O.N.Z.M., director general, International Planned Parenthood Federation. For services to International Health and Women's Rights. (New Zealand)

* Ms Jean Elizabeth Ogilvie Gross. England's Communication Champion for Children. For services to Education. (London, SE13)

* David John Hall. Chairman, Financial Services Compensation Scheme. For services to the Financial Services Industry. (London, W11)

* Dr Ronald Shade Hamilton. Chair, Daysoft Ltd. For services to the Contact Lens Industry. (Uddingston, Lanarkshire)

* Stephen John Hammersley. Chief executive, Community Foundation Network. For services to Philanthropy. (Harpenden, Hertfordshire)

* Lady Fiona Hodgson Of Astley Abbotts. For services to Gender Equality. (London)

* James Essex Holloway. Director, The Scottish National Portrait Gallery. For services to the Arts. (Edinburgh)

* Charles William Holroyd, DL. Philanthropist. For services to Young People and to the community in the North West. (Northwich, Cheshire)

* Meredydd John Hughes, QPM. Formerly chief Constable, South Yorkshire Police. For services to the Police. (Nottingham, Nottinghamshire)

* Ms Jennifer Hutton. Deputy director, Cabinet Office. (Basingstoke, Hampshire)

* Dr Bryan Samuel Jackson, OBE. For services to Manufacturing, the East Midlands Region and the East Midlands Regional Development Agency. (Findern, Derbyshire)

* Clive Vivian Leopold James. Author, Poet and Broadcaster. For services to Literature and the Media. (London, SE1)

* Mark Vincent James. Chief executive, Carmarthenshire County Council. For services to Local Government in Wales. (Carmarthen, Carmarthenshire)

* Jonathan Jones. Director, Tourism and Marketing, Welsh Government. (Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan)

* Richard Jones. Director, Adult Social Care, Lancashire County Council. For services to Adult Social Care. (Wilmslow, Cheshire)

* Stephen Lillywhite. Music Producer. For services to Music. (London, W2)

* James Lupton. Formerly chairman of Board of Trustees, Dulwich Picture Gallery. For services to the Arts and Philanthropy. (Alresford, Hampshire)

* James Gordon MacKinnon. Director and chief Planner, Directorate for the Built Environment, Scottish Executive. (Haddington, East Lothian)

* Dr Tahir Ahmed Mahmood. For services to Women's Health. (Kirkcaldy, Fife)

* Trevor Mann. Senior vice president for Manufacturing, Nissan Europe. For services to Business in North East England. (Washington, Tyne and Wear)

* Professor James Mansell. Emeritus Professor of Learning Disability. For services to People with Intellectual Disabilities. (Canterbury, Kent)

* Nigel Ernest James Mansell, OBE. President, UK Youth. For services to Children and Young People. (Jersey, Channel Islands)

* Andrew Marles, QFSM. Formerly chief Fire Officer, South Wales Fire and Rescue Service. For services to the Fire and Rescue Service. (Caldicot, Monmouthshire)

* Professor Ursula Hilda Mary Martin. Professor of Computer Science and lately vice-Principal (Science and Engineering), Queen Mary, University of London. For services to Computer Science. (Fife)

* John Renwick McAslan. Executive Chair and Founder, John McAslan & Partners. For services to Architecture. (London, NW1)

* Professor Seamus McDaid. Principal and vice-Chancellor, University of the West of Scotland. For services to Higher Education. (Paisley, Renfrewshire)

* Mrs Martina Milburn. Chief executive, The Prince's Trust. For services to Charity. (Fleet, Hampshire)

* Mrs Helena Louise Morrissey. Chief executive Officer, Newton Investment Management Ltd and Founder of 30% Club. For services to UK Business. (London, W2)

* Dr Robert Frederick Mulder. For services to Philanthropy. (London, NW3)

* Professor Eileen Munro. Professor of Social Policy, London School of Economics. For services to Children and Families. (London, TW1)

* The Venerable William Noblett. Chaplain General of Prisons, HM Prison Service, Ministry of Justice. (York, North Yorkshire)

* Professor Judith Irene Petts. Formerly Member of the Royal Commission on Environmental Pollution. For services to Scientific Research. (Stockbridge, Hampshire)

* Professor David Phillips, OBE. President, Royal Society of Chemistry and Professor of Chemistry, Imperial College London. For services to Chemistry. (Surrey)

* Dr Paul Zollinger-Read. Formerly chief executive, NHS Cambridgeshire. For services to the NHS. (Essex)

* Professor Keith Ridgway, OBE. Research director, Advanced Manufacturing Research Centre. For services to Manufacturing Research. (Sheffield, South Yorkshire)

* Professor Trevor William Robbins, FRS. Director, Behavioural and Clinical Neuroscience Institute, Cambridge. For services to Medical Research. (Cambridge, Cambridgeshire)

* Gerald Maurice Ronson. Philanthropist. For charitable services. (London, N2)

* Mrs Elizabeth Rushton. Formerly Principal and chief executive, West Herts College. For services to Further Education. (East Grinstead, West Sussex)

* Dr Andrew Sentance. Economist. For services to the Economy. (Essex)

* Howard John Shiplee. Director of Construction, Olympic Delivery Authority. For services to Construction. (Echingham, East Sussex)

* Gordon Smith. Acting director, Debt Management and Banking, London, HM Revenue and Customs. (Guildford, Surrey)

* Paul Adrian Smith. Founder and Chair, Celador Entertainment. For services to the Media Industry. (Guildford, Surrey)

* Mrs Ruby McGregor-Smith. Chief executive Officer, MITIE Group plc. For services to Business and Diversity in Business. (Berkshire)

* Professor Sarah Marcella Springman, OBE. For services to Triathlon. (Loughborough, Leicestershire)

* Professor James George Steele. Dean, Newcastle Dental School. For services to Dentistry and Oral Health. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

* Ian Stoutzker, OBE. Philanthropist. For services to Music. (London, SW1X)

* Professor Philip Sutton. Formerly director, Science and Technology Strategy, Ministry of Defence. (Fareham, Hampshire)

* John Raymond Syvret. Chief executive Officer, Cammell Laird Shiprepairers and Shipbuilders Ltd. For services to the UK Maritime Sector. (South Wirral, Cheshire)

* Professor Lionel Tarassenko. Chair of Electrical Engineering, University of Oxford. For services to Engineering. (Oxfordshire)

* Peter Thomas. For services to Entrepreneurship, Sport and Charity in Wales. (Cardiff)

* Miss Eileen Thornton. Chair, Education and Training Committee, Health Professions Council. For services to Healthcare Education and Training. (Liverpool, Merseyside)

* Vanni Emanuele Treves. Chair, National College for School Leadership. For services to Education. (London, N1)

* Dr Andrew Oliver Tyler. Formerly chief Operating Officer, Defence Equipment and Support, Ministry of Defence. (Wiltshire)

* Dr Eileen Vizard. Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. For services to Children and Young People. (London, N19)

* Professor John Wallwork, DL. Professor of Cardiothoracic Surgery and director of Transplantation, Papworth Hospital, Cambridge. For services to Healthcare. (Cambridgeshire)

* James Garwood Michael Wates. Deputy chairman, Wates and chairman, CITB Construction Skills. For services to Construction and the Charitable Sector. (Godalming, Surrey)

* Michael Charles Wells. Director, Risk and Intelligence Service, London, HM Revenue and Customs. (London, BR4)

* Malcolm Wharton. Principal, Hartpury College, Gloucestershire. For services to Further Education. (Axminster, Devon)

* Professor Joan White. Formerly director of the Academy and Dean of the Faculty of Education, Royal Academy of Dance. For services to Dance. (Ripley, Surrey)

* Malcolm Whitehouse. Formerly Deputy chief Information Officer and Group Applications director, Department for Work and Pensions. (Chester, Cheshire)

* The Reverend Canon Guy Alexander Wilkinson. Formerly Archbishop's secretary for Inter-Religious Affairs and National Inter-Religious Affairs Adviser. For services to Inter-Faith Relations. (London, SW6)

* Peter Anthony Winslow. Chief executive Officer, BGL Group Limited. For services to Financial Services. (Northamptonshire)

* Mrs Julia Doris Wood. Formerly Deputy director of Pensions, Cabinet Office. (Alton, Hampshire)

* Thomas Worsley. Formerly Senior Economic Adviser, Department for Transport. (London, N1)

New Year Honours List 2012:
* Knights Bachelor
* Order of the Bath
* Royal Victorian Order, Royal Victorian Medal, and Colonial Police and Fire Service Medal
* Order of the British Empire, Civil - GBE, DBE, CBE
* Order of the British Empire, Civil - OBE
* Order of the British Empire, Civil - MBE
* Diplomatic Services and Overseas List
* Commonwealth
* Military Division
* Sundries

Career Services

Day In a Page

Free Range: Meet the designers of tomorrow

Free Range

Meet the artists of the future
Feeding a hungry world – or meddling with laws of nature?

Feeding a hungry world – or meddling with laws of nature?

As scientists at Rothamsted's GM trials plead with activists not to sabotage their work, Michael McCarthy visits the battle field
Monkey meat that could be behind the next HIV

Monkey meat that could be behind the next HIV

Deep in Cameroon's rainforests, poachers are killing primates for food. Evan Williams reports from Yokadouma on a practice that could create a pandemic
Catcalls, whistles, groping: just another day for a young woman

Catcalls, whistles, groping: just another day for a young woman

Government urged to take abuse more seriously as London study shows 41 per cent are harassed
Jailing of Maori separatists stirs colonial-era resentment

Jailing of Maori separatists stirs colonial-era resentment

Militant Tuhoe tribe members defiant amid claims race relations had been set back 100 years
Fatal crashes are cyclists' fault, says Boris

Fatal crashes are cyclists' fault, says Boris

Mayor condemned for saying that two-thirds of riders killed on the road were at fault in accidents
Move over Brangelina, this night belongs to Kingston Bagpuize

Move over Brangelina, this night belongs to Kingston Bagpuize

Unlikely community movie beats the stars to get prized Leicester Square premiere
Solved after 33 years? Case of first missing boy shown on milk carton

Solved after 33 years?

Case of first missing boy shown on milk carton
Like mamma used to make: Pizza Pilgrims is proving a word-of mouth sensation

Pizza Pilgrims: Like mamma used to make

A van dispensing purist pizzas is proving a word-of mouth sensation
The supper on its uppers: Why we need to learn to entertain lavishly for less

Supper on its uppers: Entertain lavishly for less

Dinner parties are buckling under the pressures of food snobbery and belt-tightening...
The 10 best summer cookbooks

The 10 best summer cookbooks

From Claudia Roden's The Food of Spain to The Art of Cooking with Vegetables by Alain Passard...
Gorgeous Georgian: Now we can enjoy the cuisine of Russia's fiery neighbour nearer home

Gorgeous Georgian cuisine

The food of Russia's fiery neighbour is among the world's most inventive and original
Fury at Obama over filmmakers' access to Bin Laden kill team

Fury at Obama over filmmakers' access to Bin Laden kill team

White House denies putting politics before national security
Novak Djokovic: Patriot's game

Novak Djokovic: Patriot's game

The world No 1 is fiercely proud to be from Serbia and to be improving his country's profile. And he knows that winning the French Open – and therefore holding all four Slams – will do his cause no harm at all
Rugby league's great drugs cover-up

Rugby league's great drugs cover-up

After Hull's Martin Gleeson failed a drug test last year it sparked an avalanche of lies, complacency and confusion which Robin Scott-Elliot reveals for the first time