David Wilson

David Martin Wilson is a New Zealand public servant who is the fourteenth and current Clerk of the New Zealand House of Representatives ("Clerk of the House") since 2015. He was appointed to an initial seven-year term which was renewed for a further seven years in 2022.

Early life and education David Wilson grew up in Dunedin and was educated at St Pauls High School and the University of Otago, where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts (with Honours, majoring in History) degree in 1991 and a Master of Arts (History) in 1993. While working in Wellington he continued his studies at Massey University, graduating with a Master of Management degree in 2004.

In July 2024, Wilson completed a PhD thesis at Victoria University of Wellington entitled "Influences on parliamentary procedure in New Zealand 1935 - 2015," which examined the history of parliamentary procedure in New Zealand.

Public service career Wilson has also held policy roles in the public sector. He started his parliamentary career in 1994 as a select committee report writer.

In February 2008 he re-joined the Office of the Clerk of the House as a Clerk-Assistant, initially with responsibility for provision of services to Select Committees, and from February 2013 with responsibility for the House Services group.

On 10 December 2024, Wilson advised Assistant Speaker Barbara Kuriger that the listing of projects under the Fast-track Approvals Bill benefitted specific people and should thus be classified as private legislation and removed from the final version of the Bill. The Sixth National Government disagreed and recalled Speaker Gerry Brownlee who overruled Kuriger and resintated the list. The Fast-track Approval Bill subsequently passed its third reading on 17 December 2024.

In February 2026, Wilson directed his office to cease use of the official account of the Parliament of New Zealand on X (formerly Twitter), citing the Grok sexual deepfake scandal. The decision was criticised by deputy prime minister Winston Peters and the Free Speech Union.