Jill Pay | |
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_May_2011_(Jill_Pay_cropped).png) Pay in 2011 | |
| Serjeant at Arms of the British House of Commons | |
| In office 30 January 2008 – 31 January 2012 | |
| Speaker | Michael Martin John Bercow |
| Preceded by | Peter Grant Peterkin |
| Succeeded by | Lawrence Ward |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 May 1951 Croydon, London |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | John Pay |
Jill Pay (born 10 May 1951) is a retired official of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She was Serjeant at Arms in the House of Commons.[1] Pay is the first woman to have held the position.[2] Her appointment was unusual in that the position had hitherto normally been reserved for those with a military background. Pay's position conferred responsibility for security in the House of Commons. She retired on 31 January 2012.[3]
- ^ "Serjeant at Arms". Parliament of the United Kingdom. 3 July 2009. Archived from the original on 14 June 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ Walker, Peter (3 December 2008). "Damian Green row: Profile of Jill Pay, serjeant at arms". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 3 July 2009.
- ^ Jill Pay (13 October 2011). "Retirement letter" (PDF). Parliament.uk.