''Dods Parliamentary Companion'' (formerly "Dod's Parliamentary Companion") is an annual politics

reference book A reference work is a work, such as a paper, book or periodical (or their electronic equivalents), to which one can refer for information. The information is intended to be found quickly when needed. Such works are usually ''referred'' to f ...

published in the United Kingdom. It provides biographies and contact information on members of the

Houses of Parliament The Palace of Westminster serves as the meeting place for both the House of Commons and the House of Lords, the two houses of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. Informally known as the Houses of Parliament, the Palace lies on the north bank ...

and the

Civil Service The civil service is a collective term for a sector of government composed mainly of career civil servants hired on professional merit rather than appointed or elected, whose institutional tenure typically survives transitions of political leaders ...

. It was first published in 1832 by

Charles Dod Charles Roger Phipps Dod (or Dodd) (1793–1855) was an Irish journalist and writer, known for his reference works including the ''Parliamentary Companion''. , this work is still published as '' Dod's Parliamentary Companion''. Life The only son ...

; and is now published by the firm of Dods. ''Dods'' also publishes on the web as Dods People (formerly "Dods Online").

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External links

Dods PeopleDods – publisher's website
1832 non-fiction books Yearbooks Parliament of the United Kingdom British biographical dictionaries Series of books {{bio-dict-stub