| Clerk of the House of Commons | |
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since 1 October 2023 | |
| House of Commons | |
| Status | Principal constitutional adviser to the House and Corporate Officer of the House |
| Seat | Palace of Westminster |
| Appointer | The Crown (de jure) Clerk of the Parliaments (de facto) |
| Inaugural holder | Robert de Melton |
| Formation | 1363 first permanent appointment |
The clerk of the House of Commons is the chief executive of the House of Commons in the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and before 1707 in the House of Commons of England.
The formal name for the position held by the Clerk of the House of Commons is Under Clerk of the Parliaments;[1] The chief clerk of the House of Lords is the Clerk of the Parliaments.
- ^ Parliamentary Corporate Bodies Act 1992, section 2(2): "The individual who for the time being is by letters patent appointed to the office of the Under Clerk of the Parliaments (and who is customarily referred to as the Clerk of the House of Commons) shall be the Corporate Officer of the Commons."