Charles Philip Littlejohn
Charles Phillip Littlejohn CBE, LLM | |
|---|---|
| 11th Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives | |
| In office 1976–1985 | |
| Preceded by | Eric Alwyn Rousell |
| Succeeded by | David Graham McGee |
| Clerk-Assistant | |
| Various roles in Legislative Department | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1923 Paeroa NZ |
| Died | 2014 (aged 90–91) Palmerston North NZ |
Charles Phillip Littlejohn (11 Jan 1923 - 14 Sept 2014) was the eleventh Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives. 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]
Mr Littlejohn first began working at the New Zealand Parliament in 1954, having graduated with a law degree from Victoria University of Wellington (VUW) in 1957. He completed a LLM degree from VUW in 1969. His master's 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.[3] [4]
One of Mr Littlejohn's first tasks as Clerk of the House was to move people who had set up camp in Parliament grounds in protest at Maori land confiscations by the Crown.[5] [6] [7] During his nine years as Clerk of the House Mr Littlejohn oversaw the introduction of new security measures in Parliament.
According to Journalist Tim Donoghue, on Mr Littlejohn's retirement as Clerk of the House, he was the first non-member of Parliament to be given the honor of addressing Parliament in response to tributes accorded to him by members of Parliament.[8]
References
- ^ Dominion Post, 20 Sept. 2014 Page C3
- ^ Journals of the House 23 October 2014
- ^ Secondary Sources, Parliamentary Practice in New Zealand
- ^ David Wilson: Australasian Study of Parliament Group Journal, Autumn 2011
- ^ The Dominion Post Collection, Alexander Turnbull Library
- ^ New Zealand Journal of History,39,2 (2005), pages 137-157
- ^ Māori and the State: Crown-Māori relations in New Zealand/Aotearoa, 1950-2000, Page 171
- ^ Dominion Post, 20 Sept. 2014 Page C3
External links
- New Zealand Parliament Website: Clerks Wig[1]