Peter Grant Peterkin

Major-General Peter Grant Peterkin CB, OBE
Serjeant-at-Arms of the British House of Commons
In office 31 December 2004 – 24 June 2007
Speaker	Michael Martin
Preceded by	Sir Michael Cummins
Succeeded by	Jill Pay
Personal details
Born	6 July 1947 (1947-07-06) (age 64)
Nationality	British
Alma mater	Durham University
Military service
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1967-2004
Rank	Major-General
Commands	24th Airmobile Brigade 5th Division
Battles/wars	Kosovo War
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Officer of the Order of the British Empire

Major-General Anthony Peter Grant Peterkin CB OBE (born 6 July 1947) was the British House of Commons' Serjeant at Arms between 2004 and 2007.

Military career

Educated at Ampleforth College before going on to Sandhurst and then Hatfield College, Durham University,^[1] Grant Peterkin was commissioned into the Queen's Own Highlanders in 1967.^[2] He was appointed Commander 24th Airmobile Brigade in 1993^[3] and then became Deputy Military Secretary in 1996.^[3] In 1999 he went on a mission, arranged by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe, to Kosovo^[3] and then later that year he was appointed the senior Army representative at the Royal College of Defence Studies.^[4] In October 1999 he became General Officer Commanding 5th Division.^[5] He became Military Secretary in 2000 before retiring in 2004.^[6]

He was appointed Serjeant at Arms in 2004 but then sacked in 2007 after suggestions of a falling out with Michael Martin, the Speaker of the House of Commons.^[1]

He is now Chairman of Global Vetting.^[7]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} Commons Serjeant at Arms is sacked after repeated clashes with Speaker Martin The Independent, 24 June 2007
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 44435. p. 11534. 24 October 1967. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
3. ^ ^{a b c} Debrett's People of Today
4. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55385. p. 883. 25 January 1999. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
5. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 55735. p. 463. 18 January 2000. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
6. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57175. p. 381. 31 January 2004. Retrieved 2009-12-20.
7. ^ Global Vetting

Military offices
Preceded by Robin Searby	General Officer Commanding the 5th Division 1999–2000	Succeeded by Arthur Denaro
Preceded by Alistair Irwin	Military Secretary 2000–2003	Succeeded by Freddie Viggers
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Sir Michael Cummins	Serjeant at Arms of the Parliament of the United Kingdom 2004-2007	Succeeded by Jill Pay

Persondata
Name	Grant Peterkin, Peter
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Date of birth	6 July 1947
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