Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives

The clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives is an officer of the New Zealand House of Representatives and is the principal officer (chief executive) of the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives.^[1]

Clerk of the NZ House of Representatives
Incumbent David Wilson since 6 July 2015
Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives (Te Tari o te Manahautū o te Whare Māngai)
Reports to	Speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives
Seat	New Zealand Parliament Buildings Wellington
Nominator	Speaker of the House after consultation with Prime Minister, Leader of the Opposition, et al
Appointer	Governor-General of New Zealand On the recommendation of the Speaker of the House
Term length	Seven years Eligible for reappointment
Constituting instrument	Clerk of the House of Representatives Act 1988
Formation	1854
First holder	James Coates
Deputy	Suzanne Jones, Deputy Clerk of the House
Website	http://www.parliament.nz

Role

The clerk of the House of Representatives advises the speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives and members of parliament on matters of parliamentary procedure. Other functions of the clerk of the House include: to record the proceedings and decisions of the House, to certify bills ready for royal assent, to issue the Order Paper (order of business) for each sitting day, to administer the oath or affirmation of allegiance for members of Parliament after a general election, and to oversee the provision of secretariat services for the House and its committees.^[2]

Clerk David Wilson took office on 6 July 2015 following the retirement of Mary Winifred Harris.^[3]

List of Clerks of the New Zealand House of Representatives

	Name	Portrait	Term of office
1	James Coates[4]		1854
2	Francis Eastwood Campbell[5]		1854–1889
3	George Friend[6]		1889–1898
4	Henry Otterson[7]		1898–1915
5	Alexander Francis Lowe[8]		1915–1919
6	Edward William Kane[9]		1920–1929
7	Thomas Donald Horn Hall[10]		1930–1945
8	Grafton Francis Bothamley[11]		1945–1946
9	Henry Nelson Dollimore[12]		1946–1971
10	Eric Roussell[13]		1971–1976
11	Charles Philip Littlejohn[14][15]		1976–1985
12	David McGee[16][17]		1985–2007
13	Mary Harris[18][19]		2007–2015
14	David Wilson[20]		2015–present