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{{Short description|The eleventh Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives}}
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| honorific-suffix = CBE (1985), LLM
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| office = 11th [[Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives]]
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| successor2 = [[David McGee]]
| successor2 = [[David McGee]] 1984
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| term_start3 = 2 April 1971
| term_end3 = 8 September 1974
| term_end3 = 8 September 1974
| predecessor3 = [[Eric Alwyn Rousell]]
| predecessor3 = [[Eric Alwyn Rousell]]
| successor3 = [[David McGee]]
| successor3 = D.A. Levett 1974 [[David McGee]] 1976
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| awards = Awarded the [[Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal| Queen's Silver Jubilee Medal]] in 1977 and became a Commander of the [[Order of the British Empire| Most excellent Order of the British Empire]] (CBE) in 1985
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'''Charles Phillip Littlejohn''' (11 January 1923 – 14 September 2014) was the eleventh [[Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives]] ("Clerk of the House"). As Clerk of the House he was head of the Legislative Department, responsible for administrative services to Parliament prior to the creation of the Parliamentary Service in 1985 and the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives in 1988.<ref>[http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=809700 Dominion Post, 20 Sept. 2014 Page C3]</ref><ref>[http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/debates/journals/00HOHJournals201410201/journals-of-the-house-for-the-week-beginning-monday-20 Journals of the House 23 October 2014]</ref>
'''Charles Philip Littlejohn''' {{post-nominals|country=NZL|CBE|size=85%}} (11 January 1923 – 14 September 2014) was the eleventh [[Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives]] ("Clerk of the House"). As Clerk of the House he was head of the Legislative Department, responsible for administrative services to Parliament prior to the creation of the [[New Zealand Parliamentary Service|Parliamentary Service]] in 1985 and the [[Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives]] in 1988.<ref>[http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=809700 Dominion Post, 20 Sept. 2014 Page C3]{{dead link|date=August 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>[http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/debates/journals/00HOHJournals201410201/journals-of-the-house-for-the-week-beginning-monday-20 Journals of the House 23 October 2014]</ref>


Littlejohn began his career in the public service when he was appointed as a Clerical Cadet with the [[Department of Survey and Land Information| Lands and Survey Department]] in Auckland on 26 February 1940. After serving from 1941 to 1945 in the [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]] during the [[World War II| Second World War]] he returned to a clerical position with Lands and Survey and on 9 May 1950 he was appointed as a Section Clerk in Wellington.
After studying at the Karangahake and Waitakere Primary Schools, Warkworth District High School and [[Kaipara College|Helensville District High School]],<ref>Who's Who in New Zealand,12th Edition, 1991</ref> Littlejohn began his career in the public service on 26 February 1940, when he was appointed as a Clerical Cadet with the [[Department of Survey and Land Information|Lands and Survey Department]] in Auckland. After serving from 1941 to 1945 in the [[Royal New Zealand Air Force]] during the [[World War II|Second World War]] he returned to a clerical position with Lands and Survey and on 9 May 1950 he was appointed as a Section Clerk at the department's head office in Wellington.<ref>Personnel File R1222973, Archives New Zealand</ref>


He began working at the New Zealand Parliament on 14 June 1954 when he was appointed as Clerk of the Journals and Records within the Legislative Department. He was promoted to Second Clerk-Assistant and Reader on 28 May 1964 and became Clerk-Assistant on 2 April 1971. On 9 September 1974 he was appointed to the newly created position of Deputy Clerk of the House and he became Clerk of the House on 6 January 1976.<ref> Personnel File R1222973, Archives New Zealand</ref><ref>Legal expert gains Parliament post, The Dominion newspaper 28 January 1976</ref>
He began working at the New Zealand Parliament on 14 June 1954 when he was appointed as Clerk of the Journals and Records within the Legislative Department. The memo recommending his appointment quotes the Public Service Commission's view of him as being an ''"able, conscientious and energetic worker, who is respectful, bright and obliging, and whose claims to advancement are well above the average"''.<ref>26 May 1954 memo from Clerk of the House H.N. Dollimore to the Speaker of the House. Personnel File R1222973, Archives New Zealand</ref>


Littlejohn was promoted to Second Clerk-Assistant and Reader on 28 May 1964 and became Clerk-Assistant on 2 April 1971. On 9 September 1974 he was appointed to the newly created position of Deputy Clerk of the House and he became Clerk of the House on 6 January 1976.<ref>Notice of appointment, NZ Gazette, 4 March 1976, Page 455</ref><ref>'Legal expert gains Parliament post', The Dominion newspaper, 28 January 1976</ref><ref>'Mr Littlejohn succeeds Mr Roussell as Clerk of parliament', Evening Post newspaper, 28 January 1976</ref>
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He graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] (VUW) in 1957 and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1965. He completed a LLM (master's) degree through VUW in 1969. His LLM thesis ''[[Parliamentary privilege|Parliamentary Privilege]] in New Zealand'' was the first detailed study of this area of law and is still referred to by leading authorities on NZ parliamentary practice.<ref>[http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/about-parliament/how-parliament-works/ppnz/00HOOOCPPNZ_Preliminary1/preliminary Secondary Sources, Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand]</ref><ref>[http://www.aspg.org.au/journal/2011autumn_26_1/05-Wilson-Legislature's%20power%20to%20fine.pdf David Wilson: Australasian Study of Parliament Group Journal, Autumn 2011]</ref>


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He graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from [[Victoria University of Wellington]] (VUW) in 1957 and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1965. He completed an LL.M. (master's) degree through VUW in 1969. His LLM thesis ''[[Parliamentary privilege|Parliamentary Privilege]] in New Zealand'' was the first detailed study of this area of law and is still referred to by leading authorities on NZ parliamentary practice.<ref>[http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/about-parliament/how-parliament-works/ppnz/00HOOOCPPNZ_Preliminary1/preliminary Secondary Sources, Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand]</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.aspg.org.au/journal/2011autumn_26_1/05-Wilson-Legislature's%20power%20to%20fine.pdf |title=David Wilson: Australasian Study of Parliament Group Journal, Autumn 2011 |access-date=19 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160229085322/http://aspg.org.au/journal/2011autumn_26_1/05-Wilson-Legislature%27s%20power%20to%20fine.pdf |archive-date=29 February 2016 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
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One of Littlejohn's first tasks as Clerk of the House was to move people who had set up camp (a "Māori Tent Embassy") in Parliament grounds in protest at Māori land confiscations by the Crown.<ref>[https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.410683 The Dominion Post Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library]</ref><ref>[http://www.nzjh.auckland.ac.nz/docs/2005/NZJH_39_2_02.pdf New Zealand Journal of History,39,2 (2005), pages 137-157]</ref><ref>[http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-HilMaor-t1-body-d7-d9.html Māori and the State: Crown-Māori relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa, 1950-2000, Page 171]</ref> During his nine years as Clerk of the House, Littlejohn oversaw the introduction of significantly improved services to [[member of parliament| members of Parliament]] and new security measures in Parliament. He also assisted in the design and construction of at least five additions to Parliament House, as well as participating on official committees overseeing the construction of the [[Beehive (New Zealand)|Beehive]] Executive Wing on the parliamentary precinct.


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One of Littlejohn's first tasks as Clerk of the House was to move people who had set up camp (a "Māori Tent Embassy") in Parliament grounds in protest at Māori land confiscations by the Crown.<ref>[https://tiaki.natlib.govt.nz/#details=ecatalogue.410683 The Dominion Post Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library]</ref><ref>[http://www.nzjh.auckland.ac.nz/docs/2005/NZJH_39_2_02.pdf New Zealand Journal of History,39,2 (2005), pages 137-157]</ref><ref>[http://nzetc.victoria.ac.nz/tm/scholarly/tei-HilMaor-t1-body-d7-d9.html Māori and the State: Crown-Māori relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa, 1950-2000, Page 171]</ref> During his nine years as Clerk of the House, Littlejohn oversaw the introduction of significantly improved services to [[member of parliament|members of Parliament]] and new security measures in Parliament. He also assisted in the design and construction of at least five additions to Parliament House, as well as participating on official committees overseeing the construction of the [[Beehive (New Zealand)|Beehive]] Executive Wing on the parliamentary precinct.
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According to Journalist Tim Donoghue, on Littlejohn's retirement as Clerk of the House, he was the first non-member of Parliament to be given the honour of addressing Parliament in response to tributes accorded to him by members of Parliament.<ref>[http://innz.natlib.govt.nz/vwebv/holdingsInfo?bibId=809700 Dominion Post, 20 Sept. 2014 Page C3]</ref><ref>[http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/debates/debates/48HansD_20071025_00000049/resignations-%E2%80%94-clerk-of-the-house-of-representatives Statement by Hon Peter Dunne, NZ Hansard, Vol. 643, Page 12721]</ref>


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Littlejohn retired at the age of 62 on 31 July 1985.<ref>'Years at hub of politics ending', NZ Herald, 1 June 1985, page 12</ref> Littlejohn is believed to be the first non-member of Parliament to be given the honour of addressing Parliament in response to tributes accorded to him by members on his retirement as Clerk of the House.<ref>'Retiring clerk gets one back on Mr Large', NZ Herald, 27 July 1985, page 5</ref><ref>[https://www.parliament.nz/en/pb/hansard-debates/rhr/document/48HansD_20071025_00000049/resignations-clerk-of-the-house-of-representatives Statement by Hon Peter Dunne, 25 October 2007, NZ Hansard, Vol. 643, Page 12721]</ref>
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Littlejohn died on 14 September 2014.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituaries — Charles Philip Littlejohn CBE, LLM |url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/debates/debates/51HansD_20141023_00000004/obituaries-%E2%80%94-charles-philip-littlejohn-cbe-llm |publisher=Hansard |accessdate=26 March 2016 |date=23 October 2014}}</ref>

In the [[1985 New Year Honours (New Zealand)|1985 New Year Honours]], Littlejohn was appointed a [[Order of the British Empire|Commander of the Order of the British Empire]], in recognition of his services as Clerk of the House of Representatives.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=49970 |date=31 December 1984 |page=2 |supp=2}}</ref>

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Littlejohn died on 14 September 2014 at 91 years of age.<ref>{{cite web |title=Obituaries — Charles Philip Littlejohn CBE, LLM |url=http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/debates/debates/51HansD_20141023_00000004/obituaries-%E2%80%94-charles-philip-littlejohn-cbe-llm |publisher=Hansard |accessdate=26 March 2016 |date=23 October 2014 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128004908/http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/pb/debates/debates/51HansD_20141023_00000004/obituaries-%E2%80%94-charles-philip-littlejohn-cbe-llm |archivedate=28 January 2015 |df=dmy-all }}</ref>


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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/features/00NZPHomeNews201102021/clerks-wig New Zealand Parliament Website: Clerks Wig]
* [http://www.parliament.nz/en-nz/features/00NZPHomeNews201102021/clerks-wig New Zealand Parliament Website: Clerk's Wig]


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Charles Philip Littlejohn
CBE
Official Portrait, 1985
11th Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives
In office
6 January 1976 – 31 July 1985
Preceded byEric Alwyn Rousell
Succeeded byDavid McGee
Deputy Clerk
In office
9 September 1974 – 5 January 1976
Preceded byNew office
Succeeded byDavid McGee 1984
Clerk-Assistant
In office
2 April 1971 – 8 September 1974
Preceded byEric Alwyn Rousell
Succeeded byD.A. Levett 1974 David McGee 1976
Personal details
Born11 January 1923
Paeroa, New Zealand
Died14 September 2014(2014-09-14) (aged 91)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
AwardsQueen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal (1977)
Commander of the Order of the British Empire (1985)

Charles Philip Littlejohn CBE (11 January 1923 – 14 September 2014) was the eleventh Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives ("Clerk of the House"). As Clerk of the House he was head of the Legislative Department, responsible for administrative services to Parliament prior to the creation of the Parliamentary Service in 1985 and the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives in 1988.[1][2]

After studying at the Karangahake and Waitakere Primary Schools, Warkworth District High School and Helensville District High School,[3] Littlejohn began his career in the public service on 26 February 1940, when he was appointed as a Clerical Cadet with the Lands and Survey Department in Auckland. After serving from 1941 to 1945 in the Royal New Zealand Air Force during the Second World War he returned to a clerical position with Lands and Survey and on 9 May 1950 he was appointed as a Section Clerk at the department's head office in Wellington.[4]

He began working at the New Zealand Parliament on 14 June 1954 when he was appointed as Clerk of the Journals and Records within the Legislative Department. The memo recommending his appointment quotes the Public Service Commission's view of him as being an "able, conscientious and energetic worker, who is respectful, bright and obliging, and whose claims to advancement are well above the average".[5]

Littlejohn was promoted to Second Clerk-Assistant and Reader on 28 May 1964 and became Clerk-Assistant on 2 April 1971. On 9 September 1974 he was appointed to the newly created position of Deputy Clerk of the House and he became Clerk of the House on 6 January 1976.[6][7][8]

He graduated with a bachelor's degree in law from Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) in 1957 and was admitted as a Barrister and Solicitor in 1965. He completed an LL.M. (master's) degree through VUW in 1969. His LLM thesis Parliamentary Privilege in New Zealand was the first detailed study of this area of law and is still referred to by leading authorities on NZ parliamentary practice.[9][10]

One of Littlejohn's first tasks as Clerk of the House was to move people who had set up camp (a "Māori Tent Embassy") in Parliament grounds in protest at Māori land confiscations by the Crown.[11][12][13] During his nine years as Clerk of the House, Littlejohn oversaw the introduction of significantly improved services to members of Parliament and new security measures in Parliament. He also assisted in the design and construction of at least five additions to Parliament House, as well as participating on official committees overseeing the construction of the Beehive Executive Wing on the parliamentary precinct.

Littlejohn retired at the age of 62 on 31 July 1985.[14] Littlejohn is believed to be the first non-member of Parliament to be given the honour of addressing Parliament in response to tributes accorded to him by members on his retirement as Clerk of the House.[15][16]

In the 1985 New Year Honours, Littlejohn was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire, in recognition of his services as Clerk of the House of Representatives.[17]

Littlejohn died on 14 September 2014 at 91 years of age.[18]

References

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  1. ^ Dominion Post, 20 Sept. 2014 Page C3[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ Journals of the House 23 October 2014
  3. ^ Who's Who in New Zealand,12th Edition, 1991
  4. ^ Personnel File R1222973, Archives New Zealand
  5. ^ 26 May 1954 memo from Clerk of the House H.N. Dollimore to the Speaker of the House. Personnel File R1222973, Archives New Zealand
  6. ^ Notice of appointment, NZ Gazette, 4 March 1976, Page 455
  7. ^ 'Legal expert gains Parliament post', The Dominion newspaper, 28 January 1976
  8. ^ 'Mr Littlejohn succeeds Mr Roussell as Clerk of parliament', Evening Post newspaper, 28 January 1976
  9. ^ Secondary Sources, Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand
  10. ^ "David Wilson: Australasian Study of Parliament Group Journal, Autumn 2011" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2016. Retrieved 19 March 2016.
  11. ^ The Dominion Post Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
  12. ^ New Zealand Journal of History,39,2 (2005), pages 137-157
  13. ^ Māori and the State: Crown-Māori relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa, 1950-2000, Page 171
  14. ^ 'Years at hub of politics ending', NZ Herald, 1 June 1985, page 12
  15. ^ 'Retiring clerk gets one back on Mr Large', NZ Herald, 27 July 1985, page 5
  16. ^ Statement by Hon Peter Dunne, 25 October 2007, NZ Hansard, Vol. 643, Page 12721
  17. ^ "No. 49970". The London Gazette (2nd supplement). 31 December 1984. p. 2.
  18. ^ "Obituaries — Charles Philip Littlejohn CBE, LLM". Hansard. 23 October 2014. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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