Sir Michael John Austin Cummins (26 November 1939 â 25 January 2020) was a British parliamentary official. He was the Serjeant-at-Arms of the British House of Commons between 2000 and 2005. He was knighted in the 2003 Birthday Honours.
He had joined the House of Commons in 1981 as a Deputy Assistant Serjeant at Arms, becoming Assistant Serjeant the following year and Deputy Serjeant at Arms in 1995. Prior to this, he had served 24 years in the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards, including operational tours in Northern Ireland, from which he retired with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.