Sir David Richard Beamish, KCB (born 20 August 1952) is a British public servant who was the Clerk of the Parliaments, the chief clerk in the House of Lords, between 16 April 2011 and 15 April 2017.

[1] In 1988, he was the winner of the BBC TV series Mastermind, with Nancy Astor as his special subject.

[3] On 1 December 2016, Beamish announced that he would retire from the role of Clerk of the Parliaments on 15 April 2017.

[4] On 23 December 2016 it was announced that Edward Ollard would succeed Beamish in his office.

[5] In the 2017 New Year Honours, Beamish was appointed Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (KCB) for parliamentary service.