Ugbana Oyet
Ugbana Oyet | |
|---|---|
 Oyet in 2021 | |
| Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons | |
| Assumed office October 2019 | |
| Speaker | John Bercow Lindsay Hoyle |
| Preceded by | Kamal El-Hajji |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1976 (age 48) Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria |
| Nationality | British/Nigerian |
| Alma mater | University of Southampton |
Ugbana Oyet (born September 1976) is a Nigerian-born British chartered engineer and the current Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons. Oyet is the first black Serjeant-at-Arms.[1]
Early life
Oyet was born in Nigeria in 1976 and moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 1991.[2]
Oyet was educated in Chichester, West Sussex. It was whilst at school in Chichester that he met Claire, his future wife.[2]
Oyet attended the University of Southampton, studying electrical engineering.[1]
Career
Oyet began working at Parliament in 2012 as Parliament's Principal Electrical Engineer and led efforts to make the parliamentary estate carbon neutral by 2050 before his appointment as Serjeant-at-Arms.[2][3]
Oyet was appointed as Serjeant-at-Arms in October 2019.[4]
Personal life
He is married to Claire. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.[2]
References
- ^ a b Oyet, Ugbana. "It is everyone's responsibility to tackle racism in Parliament". House of Commons. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ^ a b c d "Ugbana Oyet announced as new Serjeant at Arms". UK Parliament. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Commons appoints new Serjeant at Arms". BBC News. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.
- ^ "Serjeant at Arms". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 October 2019.