These are all the North East people who have been recognised in this year's New Year Honours List.
The 2022 list is once again celebrating the achievements of those who have gone the extra mile to support others in the community or shown dedication in their field of work.
A string of honours have been handed out and here we have listed the recipients in Tyne and Wear, County Durham and Northumberland, alongside details of their awards.
Read more:The 2022 New Year Honours list in full
They include bestselling Vera author Ann Cleeves, of Whitley Bay, who is receiving an OBE for services to reading and libraries.
Former Sunderland footballer Gary Bennett, a patron for Show Racism The Red Card, is being awarded an MBE for services to anti-racism in football.
And Durham-born TV and radio presenter Matt Baker has also been named in the official list following his charitable contributions to fundraising causes.
New Year Honours 2022
The North East people in the 2022 New Year Honours list
Tyne and Wear
Commanders of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Professor Phillip Thomas Blythe FREng. Chief Scientific Adviser, Department for Transport. For services to Science and Engineering in Transport and Government. (Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear)
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Ann Cleeves. Author. For services to Reading and Libraries. (Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear)
Professor Paul Croney. Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive, Teesside University. For services to Higher Education and to Economic Regeneration. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
David Laurence Nicholson MBE. Chair, Radio Tyneside. For services to Hospital Radio Broadcasting and to the community in Newcastle upon Tyne. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Sindy Skeldon. Deputy Director, Universal Credit National Services, Work and Health Services, Department for Work and Pensions. For Public Service. (Wallsend, Tyne and Wear)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Marie Addison. Regional Community and Sustainability Manager, Northern Trains Ltd. For services to the community in Northumberland. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Gary Bennett. Patron, Show Racism The Red Card. For services to Anti-Racism in Football. (Houghton-le-Spring, Tyne and Wear)
Christopher Cookson. Customer Delivery Hub Technician, John Lewis and Partners. For Voluntary and Charitable Services. (South Shields, Tyne and Wear)
Edward Norman Darke. Councillor, Longbenton Ward, North Tyneside Council. For services to the community in North Tyneside. (Longbenton, Tyne and Wear)
Ian Green. Section Manager, Nissan Training, Global Training Centre and Nissan Skills Foundation. For services to Apprenticeships and to STEM skills. (Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear)
Max Arthur Secret Hacon. Lately Deputy Director, Covid-19 Response Programme, HM Revenue and Customs. For services to the Covid-19 Response. (Whitley Bay, Tyne and Wear)
Michael Peter Howes-Roberts. For services to Government Technology, particularly during the Covid-19 Response. (Otley, Tyne and Wear)
Jane Michelle Pickthall. Virtual School Head, North Tyneside. For services to Children and Families in Tyne and Wear. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
David Porter. Security Officer, University of Sunderland. For services to University Security. (Sunderland, Tyne and Wear)
Anya Francis. For services to Young People in Durham through Swimming. (Hetton Le Hole)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Emma Beauchamp. Chair, North East Young Apprenticeship Ambassador Network. For services to Apprenticeships and Skills. (Gateshead, Tyne and Wear)
Katrina Moffat. Leader, Girlguiding UK. For services to Young People in North Tyneside. (Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear)
Shaun Newton. For services to the community in Hetton-le-Hole, Tyne and Wear, particularly during Covid-19. (Houghton le Spring, Tyne and Wear)
THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER
CVO
Susan Margaret Winfield O.B.E. Lord-Lieutenant of Tyne and Wear. (Tyne and Wear)
HOME OFFICE QUEEN'S POLICE MEDAL (QPM)
Winton Laurence Keenen. Chief Constable, Northumbria Police.
Northumberland
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Lesley Moody MBE. President, North East England Chamber of Commerce. For services to Business and to the community in North East England. (Morpeth, Northumberland)
Derek Andrew Wood. Head, Retirement Services Assurance, Department for Work and Pensions. For services to Pensioners. (Ashington, Northumberland)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Bridget Lara Stratford. Project Coordinator, North East Solidarity and Teaching, Newcastle University. For services to Refugees and Asylum Seekers, particularly during Covid-19. (Ponteland, Northumberland)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Lucinda Mary Porter. For services to Girlguiding. (Newcastle upon Tyne, Northumberland)
THE ROYAL VICTORIAN ORDER
MVO
Robert Patrick Biggs. Deputy Clerk to the Lieutenancy of Northumberland. (Northumberland)
County Durham
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Brenda Sophia Edmenson-Mcleish. Chief Executive Officer, The Learning Curve Group, For services to Further Education. (Hartlepool, County Durham)
Margaret Patricia Saxton. Chair, North East Learning Trust and Apollo Schools Trust, Durham. For services to Education. (Carrville, County Durham)
Members of the Order of the British Empire (MBE)
Jane Rosalind Bradshaw. For services to Charity in North East England. (Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham)
Angela Plummer. Lately Director, Adult Services, Swindon Borough Council. For services to Vulnerable People. (Crook, County Durham)
Susan Reilly (Sue Thorpe). Senior Delivery Lead, Regional Delivery Directorate, Department for Education. For services to Education. (Darlington, County Durham)
Emma Louise Rosewarne. Head, Player Welfare and Operations Director, Rugby Football League. For services to Rugby League Football. (Bishop Auckland, County Durham)
Jack Dalziel Smith. For services to Wheelchair Rugby. (Stockton on Tees, County Durham)
Kerry Lynne Stockley. Governor, Preston Primary School, Stockton-on-Tees. For services to Education. (Eaglescliffe, County Durham)
Matthew James Baker. Trustee, Children in Need. For charitable and voluntary services to Fundraising. (Buckland Common, Buckinghamshire, from Easington)
Medallists of the Order of the British Empire (BEM)
Alan Gibson. Fundraiser, Fire Fighters Charity. For services to Charity and to the community in County Durham. (Burnhope, County Durham)
Andrew Naylor. Fisheries Enforcement Officer, Environment Agency. For services to Fisheries Protection. (Darlington, County Durham)
DIPLOMATIC SERVICE
Officers of the Order of the British Empire (OBE)
Professor Alan Lowdon. Professor in Practice, Durham University and Director, Strategic Development, National Offshore Wind Institute, Bristol Community College, Massachusetts, United States of America. For services to UK/US Offshore Wind Collaboration.
