Simon Peter Burton is a British public servant and the current Clerk of the Parliaments, the chief clerk in the House of Lords.
Burton was appointed as Clerk of the Parliaments with the effect from 2 April 2021 for a term of five years. [1] [2] [3] He served earlier as Clerk Assistant and, before that, as Reading Clerk in the House of Lords. [4] [5]
References
- ^ "Next Clerk of the Parliaments appointed". UK Parliament. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 63314". The London Gazette. 8 April 2021. p. 6486.
- ^ "Letters patent appointing Simon Burton as Clerk of the Parliaments". Crown Office. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Journals of the House of Lords – Session 2016–17 (PDF). House of Lords. 2017. p. 865.
- ^ Journals of the House of Lords – Session 2013–14 (PDF). House of Lords. 2017. p. 1519.
Simon Peter Burton is a British public servant and the current Clerk of the Parliaments, the chief clerk in the House of Lords.
Burton was appointed as Clerk of the Parliaments with the effect from 2 April 2021 for a term of five years. [1] [2] [3] He served earlier as Clerk Assistant and, before that, as Reading Clerk in the House of Lords. [4] [5]
References
- ^ "Next Clerk of the Parliaments appointed". UK Parliament. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ^ "No. 63314". The London Gazette. 8 April 2021. p. 6486.
- ^ "Letters patent appointing Simon Burton as Clerk of the Parliaments". Crown Office. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- ^ Journals of the House of Lords – Session 2016–17 (PDF). House of Lords. 2017. p. 865.
- ^ Journals of the House of Lords – Session 2013–14 (PDF). House of Lords. 2017. p. 1519.