John Benger

John Benger
Benger in 2019
40th Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge
Assumed office
1 October 2023
Preceded bySir Mark Welland
51st Clerk of the House of Commons
In office
1 March 2019 – 1 October 2023
Preceded bySir David Natzler
Succeeded byTom Goldsmith
Personal details
Born
John Stuart Benger

(1959-11-18) 18 November 1959 (age 64)
Stockport, England
Spouse
Susan Irvine
(m. 1986)
Children2
EducationStockport Grammar School
Alma mater

Sir John Stuart Benger KCB (born 18 November 1959) is a British civil servant. He has served as Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge, since October 2023. He previously served as Clerk of the House of Commons, the principal constitutional adviser to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, and adviser on all its procedure and business, from 2019 to 2023.