All these North East people have gone the extra mile to support their community or shown great dedication in their field of work - and now they are being honoured for their achievements.
The King's Birthday Honours 2023 list has been published and it includes many people from our region who have been praised and hailed as role models. They come from all walks of life and have shown commitment in various fields.
A string of honours have been given out and we have listed them all here, alongside details of the awards. Recipients are based across Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland.
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Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden said: "This year's honours list is a testament to ordinary people who have demonstrated extraordinary community spirit, and I pay tribute to all those who have been recognised today. Our honours system has long been a way of recognising people who make an incredible contribution to life in Britain and beyond."
Tyne and Wear
CBE
Sarah Hunter. Former England rugby union captain for services to rugby union, Loughborough. (North Shields, Tyne and Wear)
OBE
William Fullen. Lately Chief Executive, Believe Housing. For services to Housing. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
MBE
Dr Jessica Lucy Barker. Co-Founder and Joint Chief Executive Officer, Cygenta. For services to Cyber Security. (Tynemouth, Tyne and Wear)
William Barnes. Governor, St Cuthbert's Catholic Primary School, Newcastle-upon-Tyne. For services to Education and to the community in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Professor Lynne McKenna. Dean, Education and Society, University of Sunderland, Tyne and Wear. For services to Education. (East Boldon, Tyne and Wear)
Christine Elizabeth Myhill. Libraries and Heritage Manager, Gateshead and Chair, Association of Senior Children's and Education Librarians. For services to Public Libraries during Covid-19. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Emma Louise Petrucci. Co-Founder, Red Sky Foundation. For services to Health and to the community in North East England. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
Sergio Petrucci. Co-Founder, Red Sky Foundation. For services to Health and to the community in North East England. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
Jean Verona Trewick. Business Management Lead, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Voluntary Organisations. (Wallsend, Tyne and Wear)
BEM
Lawrence Patrick Doherty. Project Manager, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the community in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Karolynne Anne Hart. Cultural and Arts Programme Manager, Gateshead Libraries. For services to Public Libraries and to the Arts. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Tara Mackings. For services to the community in Tyne and Wear, particularly during Covid-19. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
Hetalban Mayank Patel. Compliance and Investigation Officer, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Homeless People in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Dr Ian Pattison. Lately Chair, NHS Sunderland Clinical Commissioning Group. For services to the NHS. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Dr Lewis Thomas Potter. Founder, Geeky Medics and GP Registrar. For services to Higher Education and to Medicine. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Julia Robinson. For services to Public Libraries and to the community in North East England. (Hebburn, Tyne and Wear)
Thomas Pringle Robson. Fundraiser. For charitable services to the community in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
KING'S FIRE SERVICE MEDAL (KFSM)
Peter Patrick Heath. Deputy Chief Fire Officer, Tyne and Wear Fire and Rescue Service. (Tyne and Wear)
Northumberland
CBE
Professor Derek Alderson. Chair, Centre for Perioperative Care and lately President, Royal College of Surgeons of England. For services to Surgery. (Riding Mill, Northumberland)
MBE
Dr Alice Karen Good. Founder, Sunflower Sisters. For services to Ukrainian Refugees. (Alnwick, Northumberland)
Reverend Fiona Jean Sample. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Oswin Project. For services to the Rehabilitation of Offenders. (Belford, Northumberland)
Donna Marie Swan. Founder, Calmer Therapy. For services to Children with Special Educational Needs and their families in North East England. (Bedlington, Northumberland)
BEM
Vikki Ewen. For services to the community in Coquetdale, Morpeth, Northumberland. (Morpeth, Northumberland)
County Durham
CBE
Professor Peter James Kelly. Regional Director of Public Health, Office for Health Improvements and Disparities, Department of Health and Social Care. For services to Public Health. (Billingham, County Durham)
Mark Steven White OBE DL. Lately Chair, Education Training Collective. For services to Further Education. (Billingham, County Durham)
OBE
Philip Michael Cook. Lately Chief Executive and Group Principal of Education Training Collective, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham. For services to Further Education. (Carlisle, Cumbria)
MBE
Nicholas John Blackburn. Chief Executive Officer, Lingfield Education Trust, Darlington, County Durham. For services to Education. (Darlington, County Durham)
Teresa Chaytor. Artistic Director, TIN Arts. For services to the Performing Arts for People with Learning Disabilities. (Durham, County Durham)
Pauline Culley. Association Chair, Darlington and Sedgefield Conservatives. For Political Service. (Darlington, County Durham)
Dr Arlene Victoria Holmes Henderson. Associate Professor of Classics and Ancient History, Durham University. For services to Education. (Ely, Cambridgeshire)
Selwyn Arthur Leslie Morgans. Lately Manager, Aycliffe Secure Children's Home, Durham. For services to Children's Social Care. (Newton Aycliffe, County Durham)
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