Mayor of Bristol awarded OBE for services to local government

Marvin Rees, the Mayor of Bristol, has today been named in The King’s New Year Honours List.

The Mayor has been awarded an OBE for services to local government by King Charles III.

Appointments as Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) are awarded to those who go above and beyond for community and/or country, for distinguished regional or county-wide roles in any field, through achievement or service to the community including notable practitioners known nationally.

​​Mr Rees said: “I’m deeply honoured to have been awarded an OBE for services to local government by His Majesty King Charles III. This would not have been possible without the support of my family, my team, and many other fellow Bristolians over a number of years.

“Together, we have delivered a lot. Since 2016, to give just two examples, Bristol has built over 12,500 new homes to tackle the housing crisis and secured the world-first Bristol City Leap deal, which plans £630 million of clean energy investment by 2028.

“In my final four months as Mayor of my home city, our focus remains on delivering for Bristol as we continue building a City of Hope, where nobody is left behind.”