Ugbana Oyet (born September 1976) is a Nigerian-born British

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and the current

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. Oyet is the first black Serjeant-at-Arms.

Early life

Oyet was born in Nigeria in 1976 and moved to the United Kingdom with his family in 1991. Oyet was educated in

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. It was whilst at school in Chichester that he met Claire, his future wife. Oyet attended the

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, studying electrical engineering.

Career

Oyet began working at Parliament in 2012 as Parliament's Principal Electrical Engineer and led efforts to make the parliamentary estate

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by 2050 before his appointment as Serjeant-at-Arms. Oyet was appointed as Serjeant-at-Arms in October 2019.

Personal life

He is married to Claire. They have four children, three sons and a daughter.

References

1976 births Living people Alumni of the University of Southampton British electrical engineers Nigerian emigrants to the United Kingdom Serjeants at arms of the House of Commons of the United Kingdom People from Chichester {{UK-engineer-stub