Clerk of the Northern Ireland Assembly explained

Post:	Clerk
Body:	the Northern Ireland Assembly
Insignia:	NI Assembly.svg
Insigniasize:	240
Insigniaalt:	Logo of the Northern Ireland Assembly
Incumbent:	Lesley Hogg
Incumbentsince:	27 June 2016
Department:	Northern Ireland Assembly
Status:	Principal constitutional adviser to the Assembly
Seat:	Northern Ireland Assembly
Appointer:	Northern Ireland Assembly Commission (de jure)
Formation:	1999 first temporary appointment
Inaugural:	Paul Grice

The clerk of the Northern Ireland Assembly is the chief executive of the Northern Ireland Assembly.^[1]

Appointment

The Clerk of the House is appointed by the Northern Ireland Assembly Commission.^[2]

Duties

The role of the Clerk has three main duties: "First, as Clerk she is responsible for the provision of procedural advice to the Speaker and Members of the Assembly. Second, as Chief Executive she is responsible to the Assembly Commission for the management of the administrative support services to the Assembly. Third, the Clerk/Chief Executive is the Accounting Officer for the Assembly's budget."

Incumbent

, the office is currently held by Lesley Hogg.

External links

Notes and References

Web site: ASSEMBLY CLERK . Northern Ireland Assembly . Northernn Ireland Assembly . 2024-06-23 .
Web site: Clerk / Chief Executive (CE) . Northern Ireland Assembly . Northern Ireland Assembly . Northern Ireland Assembly. 2024-06-24 . The role of the Clerk/Chief Executive comprises three important elements: First, as Clerk she is responsible for the provision of procedural advice to the Speaker and Members of the Assembly. Second, as Chief Executive she is responsible to the Assembly Commission for the management of the administrative support services to the Assembly. Third, the Clerk/Chief Executive is the Accounting Officer for the Assembly's budget..