Simon Burton (parliamentary official)

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Burton in 2014

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]

Burton's daughter was featured on Junior Bake Off.

References

  1. ↑ "Next Clerk of the Parliaments appointed". UK Parliament. 17 February 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  2. ↑ "No. 63314". The London Gazette . 8 April 2021. p. 6486.
  3. ↑ "Letters patent appointing Simon Burton as Clerk of the Parliaments". Crown Office. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  4. ↑ Journals of the House of Lords – Session 2016–17 (PDF). House of Lords. 2017. p. 865.
  5. ↑ Journals of the House of Lords – Session 2013–14 (PDF). House of Lords. 2017. p. 1519.
Government offices
Preceded by Clerk of the Parliaments
2021–present		Incumbent
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