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The Clerk is a non-elected administrative officer under the Parliamentary Service Act 1999.[1][2] The term of the Clerk of the House of Representatives is now limited by law to 10 years. On 12 August 2019, Claressa Surtees became the first female Clerk of the House.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4The Department of the House of Representatives provides services to support the efficient conduct of the House of Representatives, its committees and certain joint committees as well as a range of services and facilities for House Members in the Australian Parliament House in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. The Department also undertakes activities to promote the work of the House in the community and is responsible for the conduct of the Parliament’s international and regional relations.[3] The Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives conducts the election for Speaker.The Department of the House of Representatives is not part of the Executive Government of Australia, being instead responsible to the Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives, who has accountability obligations for the department to the House of Representatives.Since 1999, the terms of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Clerk of the Senate  have been limited to 10 years. The change did not apply to the incumbents.       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsClerks of the House[edit]See also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]Clerks of the House[edit]There have been 16 Clerks of the House. The longest-serving was Frank Green, who held the position for over 18 years.[4] The shortest-serving was John McGregor, who held the position for 27 days. He collapsed while the House was speaking on a condolence motion for his predecessor Walter Gale, who had died in office a month earlier. McGregor was taken to Canberra Hospital where he died.[5]George Jenkins, the clerk of the Victorian Legislative Assembly, was seconded to the Federal Parliament for its first few months and acted as Clerk of the House during that time before the position was filled permanently.[4]#ClerkTerm startTerm endDuration\u2013Sir George Henry Jenkins CMG (acting)1 May 19016 July 190166\u00a0days1Charles Cashel Gavan Duffy8 July 190131 January 191715\u00a0years, 207\u00a0days2Walter Augustus Gale CMG1 February 191727 July 192710\u00a0years, 176\u00a0days3John Robert McGregor1 September 192728 September 192727\u00a0days4Ernest William Parkes CMG27 October 192722 March 19379\u00a0years, 146\u00a0days5Frank Clifton Green CBE MC23 March 193725 June 195518\u00a0years, 94\u00a0days6Albert Allan Tregear CBE27 June 195531 December 19583\u00a0years, 187\u00a0days7Sir Alan George Turner CBE1 January 195910 December 197112\u00a0years, 343\u00a0days8Norman James Parkes CBE11 December 197131 December 19765\u00a0years, 20\u00a0days9John Athol Pettifer CBE1 January 197715 July 19825\u00a0years, 195\u00a0days10Douglas Maurice Blake AM VRD16 July 198230 July 19853\u00a0years, 14\u00a0days11Alan Robert Browning31 July 198522 March 19915\u00a0years, 234\u00a0days12Lyndal McAlpin Barlin AM23 March 199126 July 19976\u00a0years, 125\u00a0days13Ian Charles Harris AO27 July 19974 December 200912\u00a0years, 130\u00a0days14Bernard Clive Wright AO4 December 200931 December 20134\u00a0years, 27\u00a0days15David Russell Elder1 January 20149 August 20195\u00a0years, 220\u00a0days16Claressa Anne Surtees12 August 2019Incumbent3\u00a0years, 249\u00a0daysSee also[edit]References[edit]External links[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki12\/clerk-of-the-australian-house-of-representatives\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Clerk of the Australian House of Representatives"}}]}]