Tom Goldsmith
{{Short description|British parliamentary official (born 1974)}}
{{Other people|Thomas Goldsmith}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2023}}
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| order = 52nd
| office = Clerk of the House of Commons
| monarch = Charles III
| term_start = 1 October 2023
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| predecessor = Sir John Benger
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| birth_name = Thomas Goldsmith
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| education = Ilford County High School
| alma_mater = University of York (BA)
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Thomas Goldsmith (born 28 November 1974) is a British parliamentary official. Since 2023, he has served as Clerk of the House of Commons, the principal constitutional adviser to the House of Commons of the United Kingdom.
Biography
Goldsmith was born on 28 November 1974 in London to Thomas Henry Goldsmith and Catherine Mary Goldsmith ({{nee|Peak}}). He was educated at Ilford County High School, an all-boys grammar school in Ilford. He studied philosophy and politics at the University of York, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree in 1996.{{Who's Who |title=Goldsmith, Thomas |year=2023 |id=U287136 |doi=10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U287136}}{{cite web |title=Tom Goldsmith (Philosophy/Politics) |url=https://www.york.ac.uk/ppe/graduate-profiles/tom-goldsmith/ |publisher=University of York |access-date=5 October 2023 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230918233908/https://www.york.ac.uk/ppe/graduate-profiles/tom-goldsmith/ |archive-date=18 September 2023}}
Goldsmith joined the staff of the House of Commons in 1996 as a clerk. He worked in procedural and committee posts such as Secretary to the House of Commons Commission, Head of the Committee Office, Clerk of Committees and Principal Clerk of the Table Office.{{cite web |title=Tom Goldsmith appointed as Clerk of the House of Commons |url=https://www.parliament.uk/business/news/2023/march-2023/tom-goldsmith-appointed-as-clerk-of-the-house-of-commons/ |date=30 March 2023 |website=UK Parliament |access-date=5 October 2023}}
In March 2023, his appointment as Clerk of the House of Commons was announced.{{cite Hansard |speaker=Lindsay Hoyle |position=Speaker of the House of Commons |title=Speaker's Statement |url=https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2023-03-30/debates/0EE386D3-7F10-4783-94E9-C34A78BC4ABC/Speaker%E2%80%99SStatement |date=30 March 2023 |jurisdiction=Parliament of the United Kingdom |house=House of Commons}} He succeeded Sir John Benger on 1 October following Benger's appointment as Master of St Catharine's College, Cambridge.{{London Gazette |issue=64191 |page=19902 |date=5 October 2023}}
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Category:20th-century British civil servants
Category:21st-century British civil servants
Category:Alumni of the University of York
Category:Civil servants from London
Category:Clerks of the House of Commons
Category:People educated at Ilford County High School
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