william, mckay, parliamentary, official, william, robert, mckay, born, april, 1939, british, administrator, clerk, house, commons, between, 1998, 2002, appointed, 2012, chair, commission, consequences, devolution, house, commons, which, reported, following, ye. Sir William Robert McKay KCB born 18 April 1939 1 is a British administrator He was Clerk of the House of Commons between 1998 and 2002 and was appointed in 2012 to chair the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons which reported the following year Sir William Mckay KCBBiography EditAfter graduating from the University of Edinburgh he entered the Clerks Department of the House of Commons in 1961 rising to become Clerk of the House in 1998 2 Following his retirement in 2002 he took up a position as professor in the School of Law at Aberdeen University 2 and served on various bodies dealing with legal and constitutional matters including the Legal Questions Committee of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland and as an observer on the Law Society of Scotland s ruling council 3 In 2012 he was appointed to chair the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons which reported on 25 March 2013 4 He is married to a Church of Scotland Minister and has two daughters and four grandchildren References Edit Burke s Peerage Retrieved 25 March 2013 a b Hansard HC Deb 11 December 2002 vol 396 cc289 98 Retrieved 25 March 2013 The McKay Commission Commissioners Retrieved 25 March 2013 BBC News England only laws need majority from English MPs 25 March 2013 Retrieved 25 March 2013 Government officesPreceded bySir Donald Limon Clerk of the House of Commons1998 to 2003 Succeeded bySir Roger Sands Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title William McKay parliamentary official amp oldid 1176489286, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
