The Queen's Birthday Honours 2009 were appointments by some of the 16 Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to recognise and reward good works by citizens of those countries. The Birthday Honours are awarded as part of the Queen's Official Birthday celebrations during the month of June.
The Queen's Birthday Honours were announced on 12 June 2009 in the United Kingdom, on 8 June 2009 in Australia,Australia: on 1 June 2009 in New Zealand,New Zealand: and on 15 June 2009 in The Bahamas,The Bahamas: Grenada,Grenada: Papua New Guinea,Papua New Guinea: the Solomon Islands,Solomon Islands: Tuvalu,Tuvalu: Saint Lucia,Saint Lucia: Belize,Belize: and Antigua & Barbuda.Antigua & Barbuda:
The recipients of honours are displayed as they were styled before their new honour and arranged by the country (in order of precedence) whose ministers advised The Queen on the appointments, then by honour with grades i.e. Knight/Dame Grand Cross, Knight/Dame Commander etc. and then divisions i.e. Civil, Diplomatic and Military as appropriate.
United Kingdom Knight Bachelor Professor Sabaratnam Arulkumaran, Professor and Head of Obstetrics and Gynaecology and President, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. For services to Medicine. Professor David Charles Baulcombe, , Professor of Botany and Royal Society Research Professor, University of Cambridge. For services to Plant Science. Andrew John Cash, , Chief Executive, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Healthcare. Paul Martin Ennals, , Chief Executive, National Children's Bureau. For services to Children and Young People. Nicholas Alexander Faldo, . For services to Golf. Paul Joseph Patrick Grant, Headteacher, Robert Clack School of Science, Barking and Dagenham, London. For services to local and national Education. Dr William George Hastings, , Chairman, Hastings Hotels. For services to the Tourism Industry and to the community in Northern Ireland. John Garry Hawkes, . For services to Business and to Vocational Training. Professor David Forbes Hendry, Professor of Economics, University of Oxford. For services to Social Science. Professor Deian Rhys Hopkin, Vice-Chancellor, London South Bank University. For services to Higher Education and to Skills. William Ian Ridley Johnston, , Chief Constable, British Transport Police. For services to the Police. Christopher Frank Carandini Lee, , Actor. For services to Drama and to Charity. Andrew Motion, lately Poet Laureate. For services to Literature. Professor Charles Duncan Rice, Principal and Vice-Chancellor, University of Aberdeen. For services to Higher Education. Professor Christopher Bruce Ricks, Professor of Poetry, University of Oxford and Professor of The Humanities, Boston University, USA. For services to Scholarship. Peter Rogers, Chief Executive, London Development Agency. For services to Local Government. Geoffrey Robert Rowland, Bailiff of Guernsey. For services to the Crown and the community in Guernsey. David Chetwode Samworth, . For charitable services. Professor William Arnot Wakeham, Vice-Chancellor, University of Southampton. For services to Chemical Engineering and to Higher Education.
Diplomatic Service and Overseas List Professor Ian Brownlie, , Emeritus Professor of International Law, Oxford University and lately Member and Chairman of the UN International Law Commission. For services to public international law. Henry Neville Lindley Keswick, Chairman, Jardine Matheson. For services to British business interests overseas and charitable activities in the UK.
Order of the Bath Dame Commander of the Order of the Bath (DCB) Civil Division Karen Dunnell, National Statistician and Registrar General for England and Wales, Office for National Statistics.
Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) Military Division Vice Admiral Alan Michael Massey, , C025962K. Lieutenant General Nicholas Ralph Parker, , late The Royal Green Jackets, 496852. Lieutenant General Peter Anthony Wall, , late Corps of Royal Engineers, 497536. Air Marshal Stephen Gary George Dalton, , Royal Air Force.
Civil Division Hugh Henderson Taylor, , Permanent Secretary, Department of Health.
Companion of the Order of the Bath (CB) Military Division Rear Admiral David John Cooke, , C022522H. Rear Admiral Neil Morisetti, C024536E. Rear Admiral Anthony John Rix, C023856A. Lieutenant General John Cooper, , late The King's Own Scottish Borderers, 499682. Major General Christopher Colin Wilson, , late Royal Regiment of Artillery, 495598. Air Vice-Marshal Timothy Michael Anderson, , Royal Air Force. Air Vice-Marshal Martin John Routledge, Royal Air Force.
Civil Division Desmond John Bowen, , Senior Civil Servant, Ministry of Defence. Roger Bright, Chief Executive, The Crown Estate. For public service. Graham Donaldson, Senior Chief Inspector, HM Inspectorate of Education, Scottish Executive. Victor Hogg, Deputy Director-General, Crime and Policing, Home Office. Vicky Pryce, Director-General Economics and Joint Head, Government Economic Service, Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform.
Order of Saint Michael and Saint George Dame Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (DCMG) Denise Mary Holt, , HM Ambassador, British Embassy, Spain.
Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George (KCMG) Stewart Graham Eldon, , UK Permanent Representative, UK Delegation to the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation, Brussels.
Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) Nicholas Bernard Frank Fishwick, Counsellor, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Simon James Fraser, Director General, Europe and Globalisation, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Sarah Gillett, , Director, Protocol, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Simon Manley, Director, Defence and Strategic Threats, Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Christopher Norman Russell Prentice, HM Ambassador, British Embassy, Iraq. Geraldine Mary Nicole Reffo, lately Assistant Director, Human Resources Directorate, Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Royal Victorian Order
Dame Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (DCVO) Florence Mary Fagan, , Lord Lieutenant of Hampshire.
Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) John Knollys Bather, formerly Lord Lieutenant of Derbyshire. The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dr. Richard John Carew Chartres, Bishop of London and Dean of Her Majesty's Chapels Royal. Dr Henry William George Elwes, , Lord Lieutenant of Gloucestershire. William Joseph Hall, , Lord Lieutenant of County Down. Samuel George Armstrong, The Right Honourable The Lord Vestey, Master of the Horse.
Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) (Jeffrey) Michael Blackburn, formerly Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Philip Henry Christopher Jackson, Sculptor. Christopher James Lowe, Senior Trustee, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award. Rear Admiral Colin Herbert Dickinson Cooke-Priest, , Gentleman Usher to The Queen. Eric William Rainey, , Director, The Duke of Edinburgh's Award, Northern Ireland. Colin Adair Sherman Sturmer, , Formerly Land Steward, Isles of Scilly, Duchy of Cornwall.
Lieutenant of the Royal Victorian Order (LVO) John Douglas Chilcott, formerly Official Secretary to the Governor of Tasmania. Samantha Helen Cohen, Communications and Press Secretary, Royal Household. Group Captain Timothy Chetnole Hewlett, , Royal Air Force, Director of Royal Travel. Professor (Norman) Ashley George Mowat, Physician to The Queen in Scotland. Graham Paul Sharpe, , Director of Property Services, Royal Household. The Reverend Nicholas Charles Wheeler, Head of Church Appointments, Cabinet Office. Ronald John Wilkie, Operations Director, Ascot Racecourse. Keith Charles Willis, Finance Director, Duchy of Cornwall.
Member of the Royal Victorian Order (MVO) Graham Miles Bann, Executive Director, Business in the Community. Douglas Alexander Bowie, Director of Finance, The Prince's Scottish Youth Business Trust. Ian David Cornish, Head of Audit Services, Royal Household. Stephen John Luke Davies, Financial Controller, Duchy of Lancaster. Rosanna Young De Sancha, Paintings Conservator, Royal Collection. Leona Mary Harvey, Personal Secretary to the Governor of Newfoundland and Labrador. Paul Hughes, Chief Clerk and Accountant, The Duke of Edinburgh's Household. Dr Joanna Mary Marschner, Senior Curator, Kensington Palace, Historic Royal Palaces. Allan David Masson, , Mechanic, Balmoral Estate. Sergeant Stephen William Mayne, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Nigel Robert McEvoy, , Palace Steward, Royal Household. Edward Peter Mills, , French Polisher, Royal Household. Victor James Mitchell, Steward of the Bellringers, College of St. George. Shutica Patel, Head of Photographic Services, Royal Collection. Inspector Charles Caird Walker, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection.
Medal of the Royal Victorian Order (RVM) In Silver Thomas Oliver Biddlecombe, Head Gardener, Royal Lodge. Anthony David Chambers, Plumber, Crown Estate, Windsor. George Martin Clink, Foreman, Palace of Holyroodhouse. Philip Ernest Easton, formerly Deputy Custody Supervisor, Hampton Court Palace. David Robert Fagg, Divisional Sergeant Major, The Queen's Bodyguard of the Yeomen of the Guard. Peter Charles Golden, Telegraph Clerk, Court Post Office, Buckingham Palace. Clive Peter Hobbs, Assistant Valet to The Prince of Wales. James Priestley Hoyle, Warehouse Manager, Royal Collection Enterprises. Huw Gordon Jones, Tractor Driver/Stock Man, Royal Farms, Windsor. Anne McGowan, Senior Retail Assistant, Lower Ward Shop, Windsor Castle. Alan Michael Palmer, Gardener, Crown Estate, Windsor. Constable Jean-François Phillips, Metropolitan Police. For services to Royalty Protection. Charles Edwards Potts, formerly Security Officer Team Leader, Palace of Holyroodhouse. John Revill, Valet to The Duke of York. John Albert Tarrant, Assistant Warden/Cleaner, Queen's Gate Flats, Windsor.
Order of the British Empire Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire (DBE) Civil Division Dr Barbara Ann Hakin, , Chief Executive, NHS East Midlands Strategic Health Authority. For services to Healthcare. Prof Linda Partridge, , Weldon Professor of Biometry and Director, Institute of Healthy Ageing, University College London. For services to Science. Gail Ruth Rebuck, , Chair and Chief Executive, The Random House Group UK. For services to the Publishing Industry. Dr Philippa Margaret Russell, . For services to Disabled Children, Young People and Family Carers. Prof Joan Kathleen Stringer, , Principal and Vice-Chancellor, Edinburgh Napier University. For services to local and national Higher Education. Mitsuko Uchida, , Pianist. For services to Classical Music.
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) Military Division Royal Navy Commodore Eric Fraser, C025300M. Commodore David John Jarvis, C022597L. Commodore David George Steel, C027654J.
Army Colonel Kevin Thomas Haugh, , late The Staffordshire Regiment, 505976. Major General Alan Hawley, , late Royal Army Medical Corps, 504232. Major General David McDowall, , late Royal Corps of Signals, 505997. Brigadier Christopher John Raymond Parker, , late Royal Army Medical Corps, 520533.
Royal Air Force Group Captain Russell William La Forte, , Royal Air Force Regiment. Air Commodore Gordon Moulds, . Group Captain Mark Andrew Sibley.
Civil Division Dr Anas Al-Shaikh Ali, Academic Adviser, London Office, International Institute of Islamic Thought. For services to Community Relations. Sarah Andrews, Director of Nursing, Eastern Coastal Kent Primary Care Trust. For services to Healthcare. Prof Andrew Ashworth, Chairman, Sentencing Advisory Panel. For services to the Administration of Justice. Narendra Bajaria. For services to Urban and Rural Planning and to the Peak District National Park.