John Benger | |
|---|---|
 Benger in 2019 | |
| 51st Clerk of the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office 1 March 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Sir David Natzler |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Stuart Benger |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | St Catharine's College,Cambridge |
Sir John Stuart Benger KCB is the current Clerk of the House of Commons, [1] the principal constitutional adviser to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom,and adviser on all its procedure and business.
He attended St Catharine's College,Cambridge, [2] where he read English. He was awarded a Doctor of Philosophy (DPhil) degree by the University of Oxford in 1989 for a doctoral thesis titled "The authority of writer and text in radical protestant literature 1540 to 1593 with particular reference to the Marprelate tracts". [3] He is married and has two sons.
In February 2023,the Speaker of the House of Commons Sir Lindsay Hoyle announced the pre-election of Benger as the next Master of St Catharine's College,Cambridge. Benger will succeed Sir Mark Welland as Master of the College on 1 October 2023. [4] [5]
Benger was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) in the 2023 New Year Honours for services to Parliament. [6]
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