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  1. Mar 30, 2023 · Tom Goldsmith has today been named as the 52nd Clerk of the House of Commons, following approval from The King. Tom follows in the footsteps of Sir John Benger, who leaves the House on 30 September to take up the role of Master of St Catharine’s College Cambridge.

  2. As with all the members of the House Service, he is politically entirely impartial and is not a civil servant. The current Clerk of the House is Tom Goldsmith.

  3. Since 2023, he has served as Clerk of the House of Commons, the principal constitutional adviser to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.

  4. The clerk of the House of Commons is the chief executive of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England.

  5. Feb 5, 2019 · Dr John Benger has today been named as the 51st Clerk of the House of Commons, following formal approval from The Queen. Dr Benger follows in the footsteps of Sir David Natzler, who retires on 1st March 2019. Her Majesty's approval follows an open competition and selection process.

  6. Apr 11, 2024 · The Speaker- The Rt Hon. Sir Lindsay Hoyle, MP. Chairman of Ways and Means- The Rt Hon. Dame Eleanor Laing, MP. First Deputy Chairman of Ways and Means- The Rt Hon. Dame Rosie Winterton, MP.

  7. The Clerk of the House of Commons is an official member of the House of Commons Commission and chairs the Commons Executive Board. The postholder is appointed by the Crown as the chief adviser to the House on matters of parliamentary procedure, privilege and broader constitutional issues.

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