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Former Cabinet minister Christopher Mullin and professional snooker player Shaun Murphy have been recognised

Essex’s King’s Birthday Honours list is led by several nationally recognisable figures, including former Cabinet minister Christopher Mullin and professional snooker player Shaun Murphy, alongside senior infrastructure chief Andrew Mitchell, all of whom are recognised for services spanning politics, sport and the construction industry.

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Andrew Mitchell, chief executive of Tideway, is knighted for services to construction, while Christopher Mullin is honoured for political and public service. Shaun Murphy, one of snooker’s most recognisable players and a former world champion, receives an OBE for services to snooker and charity.

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The Essex list includes senior HMRC finance chief Justin Holliday, education leaders such as Lyn Wright and Joy Madeiros, and a wide range of public service figures working across local government, schools and the voluntary sector.

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The remainder of the honours recognise contributions from across the county in areas including early years education, community sport, heritage access, transport, health, charity work and inclusion, reflecting a broad cross-section of civic and professional life in Essex.

Knights Bachelor

Andrew Harold Mitchell CBE FREng. Chief Executive Officer, Tideway. For services to the Construction Industry. (Saffron Walden, Essex)

Christopher John Mullin. For Political and Public Service. (Alnwick, Northumberland)

Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)

Justin Andrew Cardale Holliday. Chief Finance Officer and Tax Assurance Commissioner, HM Revenue and Customs. For Public Service. (Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex)

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Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)

David William Birkbeck. Chief Executive, Design for Homes. For services to Housing Design. (Dunmow, Essex)

Robert Ian McLintock. Trustee, Active Essex Foundation. For services to the community in Essex. (Chelmsford, Essex)

Shaun Peter Murphy. Snooker Player. For services to Snooker and to Charity. (Liverpool, Merseyside)

Lyn Alison Wright. Lately Chief Executive Officer, The Sigma Trust, Essex. For services to Education and to Tackling Coastal Deprivation. (Great Dunmow, Essex)

Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)

Michelle Agyemang. For services to Association Football. (Stanford-le-Hope, Essex)

Kimberley Joy Barnetson. Childminding Partner, Stronger Practice Hub, Childminders Mentor, Essex and Hertfordshire, and Tutor, ACL Training, Essex. For services to Early Years Education. (Colchester, Essex)

Dr Dianne Borien. Lately Interim Head of Service, Southend-on-Sea City Council. For services to Early Years Education. (Rayleigh, Essex)

Julie Carter. Owner and Principal, TipToe Stage School and Scalliwags Pre-School, South Ockendon, Essex. For services to Early Years Education and Performing Arts. (South Ockendon, Essex)

Raegan Nina Delaney Barnes. Lately Headteacher, Nayland Primary School, Suffolk. For services to Education. (Colchester, Essex)

Brian Peter Freemantle. Lately Head of Rolling Stock Contracts and Policy Delivery, Department for Transport. For services to the Railway Network. (Leigh-on-Sea, Essex)

David Michael Holmes. Author and Broadcaster. For services to Film, Media and to Charity. (Leigh-on-Sea, Essex)

Kimberly Ann Klug-Miller. Community Partnerships Manager, Community Access Scheme, Historic Royal Palaces. For services to Community Access to Heritage. (Epping, Essex)

Joy Alison Madeiros. Group Chief Executive Officer, Oasis Charitable Trust and Founding Member, Women's Faith Forum. For services to Education and Faith Relations. (Chigwell, Essex)

Jameson Mashakada. Head of VAT Deductions Policy Team, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to Race Equality, Diversity and Inclusion. (Southend on Sea, Essex)

Penelope Anne Patterson. Senior Inspector, Havering School Improvement Services, London Borough of Havering. For services to Education. (Brentwood, Essex)

Liam Benjamin Preston BEM. Co-Founder, Dad Still Standing. For services to the Baby Loss Community. (Danbury, Essex)

Joanne Karen Roberts. Founder and Chief Executive Officer, The Wilderness Foundation UK. For Charitable Service. (Chelmsford, Essex)

Christopher Laurence Turner. Founder, London Bus Theatre Company. For services to Young People in Essex. (Hockley, Essex)

Iain Henry Varah. Chief Executive, Vision Redbridge Culture and Leisure Ltd. For services to Public Libraries, Culture and Leisure. (Dunmow, Essex)

Sally Maureen Vincent. Founder, GI Trace. For services to Charity. (Frinton on Sea, Essex)

Simon Arthur Wood. Executive Headteacher, Sir Martin Frobisher Academy, Clacton-on-Sea. For services to Education. (Frinton-on-Sea, Essex)

Sarah Jane Wright. For services to Substance Abuse Treatment. (Alresford, Essex)

Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)

Linda Annette Gaine. For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia. (Colchester, Essex)

Paul John Gates. Vice-Chair, British Association for Immediate Care. For services to Pre-Hospital Critical Care. (Rayleigh, Essex)

Peter Mambara. Head of Technical and Training for First Bus. For services to Public Transport and Transport Engineering. (Stanford Le Hope, Essex)

Martyn Pattie. For services to the community in Ongar, Essex. (Ongar, Essex)

Andrew Graham Sheldon. Councillor, Essex County Council. For Political and Public Service. (South Benfleet, Essex)

Michael John Springett. For services to Young People in the East of England. (Maldon, Essex)

Kim Watson. For services to Grassroots Netball in East Anglia. (Colchester, Essex)

Simon Ernest Wootton. For services to the community in South Essex. (Rayleigh, Essex)

Enola Wright. Founder, Insulinoma Charity UK. For services to the Insulinoma Community. (West Mersea, Essex)

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Commander of the Victorian Order (CVO)

Jennifer Mary Tolhurst. Lord-Lieutenant of Essex. (Essex)

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