The Queen’s birthday honours is a special time of year where a select few unsung heroes from the local community get recognised by her majesty for their contributions to society.

This is the complete list of Welsh recipients for this year's awards.

KNIGHTS BACHELOR

Malcolm Conrad Walker CBE. Chairman and chief executive, Iceland Frozen Food. For services to Retailing, Entrepreneurship and charity. (Deeside, Flintshire)

ORDER OF THE BATH

DCB

Mrs Claire Elizabeth Clancy. Chief executive and Clerk, National Assembly for Wales. For public service in Wales. (Usk, Monmouthshire

ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER

MVO

Mrs Sian Ellis Williams. For services to the Lieutenancy of Gwynedd.

ORDER OF THE BRITISH EMPIRE

DBE (Dame)

Ms Hilary Boulding. For services to Education and Culture in Wales. (Abergavenny, Monmouthshire)

CBE

Peter Malcolm Black. Councillor Cwmbwrla Ward, Swansea City Council. For services to Politics and Public Life in Wales. (Swansea)

Dr Paul Lasseter Phillips, OBE. Principal and chief executive Officer, Weston College Group, Weston-super-Mare. For services to Further and Higher Education. (Newport, Monmouthshire)

Professor Pamela Jane Taylor. Professor of Forensic Psychiatry Cardiff University. For services to Forensic Psychiatry. (London)

Professor Jean Christine White. Chief Nursing Officer Welsh Government. For services to Nursing and Midwifery in the UK and Europe. (Pencoed, Bridgend)

OBE

Ms Catherine Mary Bennett. Formerly national director for Wales Equality and Human Rights Commission. For services to Equality and Human Rights. (Cardiff)

Christopher David Daniel. Formerly Change and Implementation Group manager Department for Work and Pensions. For services to the Department for Work and Pensions and Cancer charities. (Merthyr Tidfil, Mid Glamorgan)

John Richard Heaton Greenwood. For services to National and International Rugby. (Rhos-on-Sea, Clwyd)

Martyn Lloyd-Evans. Formerly Police Staff head of Review Unit, South Wales Police. For services to the Serious Crime Review Group. (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)

Professor Malcolm David Mason. For services to the NHS and Cancer Research. (Cardiff)

Peter Meredith-Smith. Associate director Employment Relations, Royal College of Nursing (Wales). For services to Nursing in Wales. (Cardiff)

Ms Helen Ann Phillips. Business Change and Delivery manager Cymru Wales, Crown Prosecution Service. For services to Law and Order. (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)

Professor Lynda May Warren. Formerly Deputy Chair Committee on Radioactive Waste Management. For services to Environmental Protection in the UK and Abroad. (Machynlleth, Powys)

Dr Roisin Sharon Willmott. For services to Planning in Wales. (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)

MBE

Miss Michele Angela Adams. For services to Girls’ and Women’s Football in Wales. (Cardiff)

Maj Denis Burton. The Royal Welsh Army Reserve.

Mrs Jennifer Ann Barnes. For voluntary service to Disabled People in Monmouthshire.

Dr Rachel Butler. For Development of Genomics services in Wales and across the UK. (Coed-y-Paen, Monmouthshire)

Major Denis Burton. The Royal Welsh Army Reserve.

Professor Thomas Crick. For services to Computer Science and the Promotion of Computer Science Education. (Cardiff)

Ty Francis. Executive vice president and Group Publisher Ethisphere Institute. For services to promoting business in Wales.

Mrs Bethan Zoe Harding. Headteacher, Herbert Thompson Primary School, Cardiff. For services to Education. (Morpeth, Northumberland)

Ms Sally Jane Hyman. Chair of Trustees RSPCA. Llys Nini Branch. For services to Animal Welfare and the Environment. (Baglan, Neath Port Talbot)

Mrs Glynis Sylvia James. Headteacher, Heronsbridge School, Bridgend. For services to Special Educational Needs. (Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taff)

Mrs Clara Audrey Jones. For services to the Women’s Institute and to the community. (Llangefni, Anglesey)

Miss Denise Katherine Llewellyn. Formerly Executive Nurse director Aneurin Bevan University Health Board. For services to Nursing in Wales. (Tumble, Carmarthenshire)

Alun David Maddox. For services to charity and Education. (Rhondda Cynon Taff)

Eric James McGraw. Founder and lately managing Editor Inside Time. For services to the Rehabilitation of Prisoners in England and Wales. (Taunton, Somerset)

Dr Simon O’Donovan. Clinical Lead Young Onset Dementia Service, Cardiff and Vale University Health Board. For the Development of Mental Health Services for Older People. (Rhoose, Vale of Glamorgan)

Mrs Angela Gwen O’Sullivan. County commissioner for Mid Glamorgan, St. John Ambulance. For voluntary service to First Aid. (Aberdare, Mid Glamorgan)

Mrs Caroline Anne Oakley. Formerly director of Nursing (Quality and Patient Experience), Hywel Dda University Health Board. For services to the Nursing Profession and NHS Wales. (Tenby, Pembrokeshire)

Mrs Susan Carolyn Phelps. Operations director Wales, Alzheimer’s Society. For services to People with Dementia in Wales. (Pontyclun, Mid Glamorgan)

Mark Roscrow. Director (Procurement Services) NHS Wales. For services to Public Healthcare Procurement in Wales. (Nantgarw, Cardiff)

Ms Wendy Jane Sadler. For services to Science Engineering Communication and Engagement. (Llandaff North, Cardiff)

Capt Winston Thomas. Owner Pembrey Airport. For services to Aviation in Wales. (Llanelli, Carmarthenshire)

The Reverend June Vaughan. For services to the community in Aberfan Young People and the Red Cross. (Merthyr Tydfil)

Mrs Mary Hunter Yapp. For services to Art through the Albany Art Gallery, Cardiff and charitable services in Wales. (Cardiff, South Glamorgan)

BRITISH EMPIRE MEDAL

BEM

Mrs Joan Bellis. For services to charity and to the community. (Holt, Wrexham)

Mrs Susan Brook. For services to the community in Llanfrynach and Cantref. (Brecon, Powys)

Mrs Brenda Margaret Bryden. For voluntary service to Wrexham Maelor Hospital and the community in Wrexham. (Rhosnesni, Wrexham)

Mrs Barbara Ann Elliott. For services to Young People, charity and the community in Llangattock and Crickhowell. (Crickhowell, Powys)

Mrs Marian Jean Harris. Musical director, Milford Haven Amateur Operatic Society. For services to Music and Amateur Community Theatre in Pembrokeshire. (Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire)

Anthony John Hawkins. For voluntary service to Disabled People in Ceredigion. (Ceredigion)

Mrs Valerie James. For services to Older People and to the community. (Seven Sisters, Neath Port Talbot)

Edward James Jenkins. For services to the community in Dinas Powys. (Powys, Vale of Glamorgan)

Capt David Cledlyn Jones. For services to Anglo-German relations and World War II Education. (Pennard, Swansea)

Ronald William Godfrey Jones. Chairman Bassaleg and Rhiwderin Branch, Royal British Legion. For voluntary service to ex-Service Personnel and their Families. (Newport, Gwent)

Mrs Ann Georgina Khoshbin. For services to Education. (Blackpill, Swansea)

Mrs Noreen Mary Lewis. Lead Nurse, Cardiff and Vale University Hospital Board. For services to Haematology Nursing in South Wales. (Newport)

Harvey Arthur Lawrence Lloyd. For services to the community Mountain Rescue, Mountaineering and Heritage in Wales. (Caernarfon, Gwynedd)

Roy William Palmer. For services to charity and the community. (Llandrindod Wells, Powys)

Mrs Janet Parry. For services to the community and Local Government. (Vale of Glamorgan)

Clifford John Powis. Paramedic Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust. For services to Emergency Care. (Abertillery, Gwent)

Mrs Glenys Diane Raybould. Founder, Rhondda Breast Friends. For voluntary service to People with Breast Cancer. (Porthcawl, Bridgend)

Mrs Margaret Rees-Hughes. Community Non-Officer (Independent Member), Hywel Dda University Hospital Board. For services to the NHS in Wales. (Llanelli, Carmarthenshire)

Jeremy Roberts. Formerly Deputy Headteacher Rhyl High School. For services to Education and the community in Rhyl. (Rhyl, Denbighshire)

David Paul Thomas. For services to charity in Africa and Pastoral Care in the Fire Service in Wales. (Llandysul, Ceredigion)

Mrs Carol June Wheeler. For voluntary service to County Hospital, Pontypool. (Cwmbran, Torfaen)

QUEEN’S AMBULANCE SERVICE MEDAL

QAM

Robin Petterson. Clinical Support Officer Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.

Tony Rossetti. First Responder
Officer Welsh Ambulance Service NHS Trust.