King’s Birthday honour for founding speaker Professor Jagtar Singh CBE

The Blue Light Speakers Agency is delighted to announce that speaker Professor Jagtar Singh has been awarded a CBE in the King’s Birthday Honours

Professor Jagtar Singh CBE, of Bedford. Lately chair of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust – for services to the NHS.

Professor Jagtar Singh CBE is co-chair of the Asian Professionals National Alliance and was also the Chair of Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT) from 2014-2024. Jagtar has been recognised for making significant contributions across various sectors, demonstrating exceptional leadership and commitment to equality, diversity, and inclusion. In addition to his roles in the fire service and NHS, Professor Singh has served as a trustee for several charities, including the Healing Foundation and Bedford Race Equality.

Jagtar has a wealth of expertise, including 30 years in the fire and rescue service, and 12 years in non-executive roles in the NHS (having previously worked as a non-executive director in the ambulance service, and Luton and Dunstable University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust).

Jagtar was Acting Chief Fire Officer in Bedford and Luton Fire and Rescue Service and rose from fire fighter to divisional commander in the West Midlands Service.

In the NHS, Jagtar has been recognised for his work on equalities and inclusion and he has received awards from national bodies including the Health Service Journal (HSJ). In 2020 he was named by the HSJ as one of the 50 most influential BAME leaders in health and won the National Asian Achievement Awards in 2016 for most influential NHS leader.

Jagtar told the Blue Light Speakers Agency: “I am truly humbled and incredibly honoured to receive the CBE. This award is not just for me; it’s a shared acknowledgement that I proudly dedicate to all my family, my wife Gurjit Basi, friends and exceptional colleagues from fire, police and the NHS. 

“Any success I’ve had is directly attributable to the collective dedication and hard work of the many people I’ve been privileged to support, through my professional roles, various charities, and staff and volunteer initiatives.”

Speaking on behalf of the Blue Light Speakers Agency, CEO and Founder Andrew Ledgerton-Lynch OBE, said: “I have known Jagtar for over 25 years and always been impressed by his relentless energy and commitment to driving positive change. His phenomenal enthusiasm to help others grow is a great source of inspiration and I am incredibly proud to see him be given this thoroughly well-deserved recognition.”

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