David Beamish
KCB | |
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Clerk of the Parliaments | |
In office 16 April 2011 โ 15 April 2017 | |
Monarch | Elizabeth II |
Preceded by | Michael Pownall |
Succeeded by | Edward Ollard |
Personal details | |
Born | David Richard Beamish 20 August 1952 Carlisle, Cumbria, England |
Citizenship | United Kingdom |
Alma mater | St John's College, Cambridge |
Sir David Richard Beamish,
Personal life
Beamish was born on 20 August 1952 in
In 1988, he was the winner of the BBC TV series
Career
Beamish became a clerk with the House of Lords in 1974 and was promoted to Senior Clerk in 1979. He was seconded to the Cabinet Office to serve as Private Secretary (jointly) to the Leader of the House of Lords and Government Chief Whip in the Lords (1983โ86). In 1987, he was appointed Chief Clerk, serving until being appointed Principal Clerk in 1993. He served as Clerk of the Journals from 1993 to 1995. He then served as Clerk of Committees and Clerk of the Overseas Office from 1995 to 2002, until returning to the Journals role, in which he served until 2005. He served as Reading Clerk from 2005 to 2007, when he was appointed Clerk Assistant (the second-ranking clerk in the Lords). He was promoted to Clerk of the Parliaments on 16 April 2011.[3]
On 1 December 2016, Beamish announced that he would retire from the role of Clerk of the Parliaments on 15 April 2017.[4] On 23 December 2016 it was announced that Edward Ollard would succeed Beamish in his office.[5]
Honours
In the
References
- Who's Who 2017, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 2017
- ^ "Former Mastermind winner to run Lords administration". BBC News. 17 January 2011. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ Debrett's: David Richard Beamish.
- ^ "Clerk of the Parliaments announces retirement". UK Parliament. 1 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "New Clerk of the Parliaments". UK Parliament. 23 December 2016. Retrieved 31 December 2016.
- ^ "No. 61803". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 2016. p. N3.