Tom Goldsmith

Tom Goldsmith became a clerk in the House of Commons in 1996. He has worked in the Public Bill Office, the Table Office and the Overseas Office. He headed the Governance Office and has served as Secretary to the House of Commons Commission, Clerk of Committees and Clerk of the Table Office. In 2023 he was appointed as the 52nd Clerk of the House of Commons. The Clerk is the chief procedural and constitutional adviser to the House, and as Head of the House Service leads 3,000 staff of the House of Commons.

Tom Goldsmith is co-author with Nicolas Besly of both the 8th and 9th editions of How Parliament Works. The 9th edition was published by Routledge in September 2023