Arise, Sir Gregor!

First Minister congratulates recipients of Queen’s New Year Honours 2022

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has paid tribute to the many recipients of The Queen’s New Year Honours in Scotland, in the year of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee. 

The recipients include:

Professor Gregor Smith, Chief Medical Officer, who is awarded a Knighthood for services to public health. 

John-Paul Marks and Elizabeth Ditchburn who are among those who have been awarded a Companion of the Order of the Bath.  

Those honoured with a CBE include Dr John Mitchell, Professor Anne Elizabeth Magurran, Norman Loch Murray, Dr Elizabeth Kelly Cameron and Grahame Smith.

Those honoured with an OBE include Dr Syed Ahmed, Professor Ailsa Hall, Rohini Sharma Joshi, Paul Robert Reddish and John Scott.

Laura Catherine Baxter, Hilda Campbell, Matthew John Clark, Michaela Collins, John David Vernon Dent, Kathleen Dawson, Owen Miller and Duncan William MacNaughton Scott are among those who will receive MBEs.

While those receiving BEMs include Anne Elizabeth Doherty, Joseph Freedman, Davina Mary MacInnes Gillies, Eileen Ross Haggarty, Mary Elizabeth Kenyon and Josephine Robson.  

Assistant Chief Constable Judith Heaton, Chief Superintendent Louise Blakelock and Chief Inspector Marlene Baillie will receive The Queen’s Police Medal and Patrick O’Meara, of the Scottish Ambulance Service, will receive The Queen’s Ambulance Service Medal. 

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon said: “The Queen’s New Year Honours list illustrates the outstanding contributions of those across Scotland who have made a difference to their communities throughout the country and beyond.  

“From those who work in the arts and music, community and charity, to those who have excelled in the fields of science and medicine, these Honours highlight truly exceptional service to the people of Scotland. 

“I am particularly delighted to see Scotland’s athletes who excelled at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo so well represented. 

“I’m also pleased to see those individuals who continue to do so much to help us in our fight against Covid receive the recognition they so richly deserve. We are all incredibly grateful for their selfless efforts and actions during a hugely challenging time, and it’s right that their outstanding contributions have been acknowledged in this way. 

“I also want to extend my congratulations to those personnel who have been awarded The Queen’s Fire, Police or Ambulance Service Medals. Our emergency services have displayed incredible fortitude throughout the pandemic, and deserve our continued appreciation for keeping people and communities across Scotland safe, every day of the year.”  

Recipients of The Queen’s New Year Honours in Scotland include:

A Knighthood for:

• Professor Gregor Ian Smith for services to public health

Companions of the Order of the Bath (CB) include:

• Elizabeth Jean Ditchburn for services to the Scottish economy
• John-Paul Marks for services to welfare reform

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) include:

• Dr Elizabeth Kelly Cameron for services to the promotion of Scotland and UK international trade
• Professor Anne Elizabeth Magurran for services to biodiversity
• Dr John Ruthven Mitchell for services to improving mental health in Scotland
• Norman Loch Murray for services to the arts

Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) include:

• Dr Syed Ahmed for services to the Covid-19 vaccination programme
• Helene Alexandra Marshall for services to maternity education in Scotland
• Paul Robert Reddish for services to the voluntary and community sector during Covid-19
• John Scott for political and public service

Among those to be made Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) are:

• Hilda Campbell for services to mental health and wellbeing in the community in Scotland during Covid-19
• Matthew John Clark for services for politics
• Michaela Collins for services to the community in Glasgow during Covid-19
• Kathleen Mary Dawson for services to swimming and women in sport
• John David Vernon Dent for services to veterans, students and people with disabilities
• Duncan William MacNaughton Scott for services to swimming
• Owen Miller for services to athletics

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM) include:

• Anne Elizabeth Doherty for services to Yorkhill Children’s Hospital and to the Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
• Joseph Freedman for services to the Jewish community in Glasgow during Covid-19
• Davina Mary MacInnes Gillies for services to Marie Curie Cancer Care and the community in Inverness and Ross-shire
• Eileen Ross Haggarty for services to education and to the community in Dundee during Covid-19
• Mary Elizabeth Kenyon for voluntary service to ex-service personnel and to the community in eastern Scotland
• Peter Hunter Law for voluntary services to advanced higher physics education in Glasgow
• Josephine Robson for services to foster care in Tweeddale.