All the North East people named in King’s Birthday Honours 2024 – see full list

These unsung heroes from the North East are being celebrated for their outstanding achievements and contributions to society.

The King’s Birthday Honours list 2024 has been revealed and a string of people from our region have been applauded for a variety of achievements. All the people named here have been honoured for making a difference in their community, in their field of work or for helping to improve life for others.

A string of MBEs, OBEs and BEMs have been handed out. This is the list in full of the recipients from Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland, alongside details of their awards.

Tyne and Wear

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Andrew John Forsey. National Director, Feeding Britain. For services to Education. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Philip Alexander Francis Johnston (Philip Bernays). Lately Chief Executive Officer, Newcastle Theatre Royal Trust. For services to Drama. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Patrick Martin Melia. Chief Executive, Sunderland City Council. For services to Local Government. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)

Kevin Stuart Miles. Chief Executive, Football Supporters’ Association. For services to Association Football. (North Shields, Tyne and Wear)

David James Parks. Founder and Managing Director, The Skill Mill. For services to Young People. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Martin John Swales. Chief Executive, South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority. For services to Local Government. (Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Nicholas Roger Swales DL. For services to the community in Tyne and Wear. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Michael George Dickson. For services to the Food Industry and to the community in Tyne and Wear. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)

Vanessa Graham. Head, Commercial Development, Labour Party. For Political and Public Service. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)

Jennifer Sarah Hartley. Director, Invest Newcastle and Head of Economic Development, Newcastle City Council. For services to Business and Trade. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)

Cecil Lynn Lucas. Co-Founder, Chris Lucas Trust. For services to Charitable Fundraising. (North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear)

Lynn Lucas. Co-Founder, Chris Lucas Trust. For services to Charitable Fundraising. (North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear)

Rachel Lynch. Chief Executive Officer, The Community Network CIC and Founder, The Urban Factory. For services to Young People and to Sport in North East England. (South Shields, Tyne and Wear)

Gary William O’Hare. Lately Chief Nurse, Cumbria, Northumberland, Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust. For services to Mental Health and Disabilities in the NHS. (Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Harold Wilson. Owner and Group Chair, UK Docks Marine Services. For services to the Marine Engineering Industry. (Washington, Tyne and Wear)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Sharna Marie Bowman. For services to Young People’s Mental Health and Wellbeing. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)

Hannah Crane. Lately Cardiac Physiologist, Barts Health NHS Trust and Volunteer. For services to the NHS. (Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear)

Lilian Gallagher. For services to Charity in North East England. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Carol May Preston. Beaver Leader and Group Scout Leader, 82nd Newcastle Scout Group. For services to Young People in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)

Northumberland

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Martin Lawlor. Chief Executive, Port of Blyth. For services to Ports, to Maritime and to the Offshore Energy Industry. (Ponteland, Northumberland)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Deborah Ward. Executive Headteacher, WISE Academies, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland)

County Durham

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

Professor Harriet Ann Bulkeley FBA. Professor of Geography and Deputy Executive Dean, Research, Durham University. For services to Geography and to Environmental Governance. (Durham, County Durham)

Tracy Marie Swinburne. Chief Executive Officer, Accomplish Multi Academy Trust and Executive Head and English Hub Lead, Jerry Clay Wakefield, West Yorkshire. For services to Education. (Newton Aycliffe, County Durham)

Sarah Ann Workman. Lately Director, Adult Services, Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council. For services to Adult Social Care and Health. (Bishop Auckland, County Durham)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Patricia Ann Jopling. For services to the community in County Durham. (Durham, County Durham)

KING’S POLICE MEDAL

Mark Alan Webster. Chief Constable, Cleveland Police.

Fraser Wilson. Chief Inspector, Cleveland Police.