Peter Jennings (serjeant-at-arms)
Sir Peter Nevile Wake Jennings, CVO (born 19 August 1934) is a retired British public servant, who served as Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons from 1995 to 1999. Before joining the staff of House of Commons in 1976, he was an officer in the Royal Marines.[1][2]
Career
[edit]Jennings was commissioned into the Royal Marines as a second lieutenant on 1 November 1952.[3] He was made an acting lieutenant on 20 April 1954,[4] and promoted to lieutenant on 1 May 1956 (with seniority in that rank from 1 February 1956).[5] He was made a local lieutenant colonel on 29 June 1974,[6] and relinquished the rank on 1 August 1976.[7] He retired from the Royal Marines on 29 November 1976 with the rank of major.[8]
In 1976, Jennings joined the staff of the House of Commons as a deputy assistant.[1][9] From 1995 to 1999, he served as the Serjeant-at-Arms, the parliamentary official responsible for order in the House of Commons.[1][2]
In retirement, Jennings was Chairman of the St Martin-in-the-Fields Almshouse Charity (2004–2010), the Bowles Outdoor Centre (2004–2010), and the English-Speaking Union (2014–2015).[1]
Honours
[edit]In the 1999 New Year Honours, Jennings was appointed Commander of the Royal Victorian Order (CVO) in recognition of his service as Serjeant-at-Arms.[10] In the 2000 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Knight Bachelor following his retirement as Serjeant-at-Arms, and therefore granted the title sir.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Jennings, Sir Peter (Nevile Wake)". Who's Who 2018. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2017. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.U22023. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Peter Nevile Wake Jennings Esq, CVO". Parliamentary Debates (Hansard). United Kingdom: House of Commons. 9 December 1999. col. 1017–1020.
- ^ "No. 39705". The London Gazette. 28 November 1952. p. 6273.
- ^ "No. 40184". The London Gazette. 28 May 1954. p. 3133.
- ^ "No. 40892". The London Gazette. 2 October 1956. p. 5572.
- ^ "No. 46349". The London Gazette. 24 September 1974. p. 7892.
- ^ "No. 46965". The London Gazette (Supplement). 19 July 1976. p. 9898.
- ^ "No. 47083". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 December 1976. p. 16437.
- ^ Blake, Morwenna (3 January 2014). "Sir Peter tells ESU of 23 years in House of Commons". Salisbury Journal. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
- ^ "No. 55354". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1998. p. 4.
- ^ "No. 55710". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1999. pp. 1–2.