Jill Pay

Jill Pay
Pay in 2011
Serjeant at Arms
of the British House of Commons
In office
30 January 2008  31 January 2012
SpeakerMichael Martin
John Bercow
Preceded byPeter Grant Peterkin
Succeeded byLawrence Ward
Personal details
Born (1951-05-10) 10 May 1951
Croydon, London
NationalityBritish
SpouseJohn Pay

Jill Pay (born 10 May 1951) is a retired official of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. She was Serjeant at Arms in the House of Commons. Pay is the first woman to have held the position. Her appointment was unusual in that the position had hitherto normally been reserved for those with a military background. Pay's position conferred responsibility for security in the House of Commons. She retired on 31 January 2012.