Ugbana Oyet

Ugbana Oyet
Ugbana Oyet
	Oyet in 2021
Serjeant at Arms; of the House of Commons
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; October 2019
Speaker	John Bercow; Lindsay Hoyle
Preceded by	Kamal El-Hajji
Personal details
Born	September 1976 (age 47); 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.

Government offices
Preceded by Kamal El-Hajji	Serjeant-at-Arms of the House of Commons 2019–present	Incumbent

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[:0-1] Oyet, Ugbana. "It is everyone's responsibility to tackle racism in Parliament". House of Commons. Retrieved 5 April 2021.

[Oyet-2] "Ugbana Oyet announced as new Serjeant at Arms". UK Parliament. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[3] "Commons appoints new Serjeant at Arms". BBC News. 16 October 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

[4] "Serjeant at Arms". UK Parliament. Retrieved 27 October 2019.

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Ugbana Oyet
Oyet in 2021

Serjeant at Arms of the House of Commons
Incumbent
Assumed office October 2019
Speaker	John Bercow Lindsay Hoyle
Preceded by	Kamal El-Hajji

Personal details
Born	September 1976 (age 47) Calabar, Cross River State, Nigeria
Nationality	British/Nigerian
Alma mater	University of Southampton