Geoff Thompson has been FA chairman for eight years
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Football Association chairman Geoff Thompson has been made an OBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List.
Mr Thompson from Chesterfield will step down in 2008 after eight years as the FA's chairman but will continue as a vice-president of both FIFA and UEFA.
He said: "I am pleased and deeply honoured to receive this award."
Richard Brown, chief executive of Eurostar who lives in Derby and has more than 25 years' experience in the rail industry, was made a CBE.
Derbyshire's full honours list:
CBE
Richard Howard Brown, chief executive, Eurostar, for services to transport
OBE
Robert Gilby of Riddings, head teacher, Hasland Junior School, Chesterfield, for services to education
Mrs Kathryn Elizabeth Hopkins of Denby Village, chief executive, Voice UK, for services to people with learning disabilities
Geoffrey Thompson of Chesterfield, chairman, the Football Association, for services to sport
Acting Col John Samuel Wilson, Derbyshire Army Cadet Force
MBE
Richard Barnes, head of upper school, Lady Manners School, Bakewell, for services to education and music
Ms Linda Brooks JP of Bakewell, senior executive officer, engagement and empowerment of young people team, supporting children and young people group, Department for Education and Skills
Mrs Beverley Carter of Dronfield, personal assistant, director's office, improvement group, lifelong learning and skills directorate, Department for Education and Skills
Raymond Joseph Davies of Glossop, for services to mountain rescue in Derbyshire
Alan Fennell, coach, Glossop Amateur Swimming Club, for services to sport
William Ronald Kemp of Chesterfield, for services to civil engineering and music
Mrs Janet Primrose Walker, for services to the community in Smalley
Peter William Wood, for services to the community in Glossop
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