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- ↑ Notice of appointment, NZ Gazette, 8 May 2015
- ↑ New Zealand Parliament: David Wilson appointed as Clerk of the House
- ↑ "Reappointment of Clerk of the House of Representatives". gazette.co.nz. New Zealand Government. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
- ↑ LinkedIn profile retrieved 30 March 2016