Chief Minister of the Isle of Man

Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
Ard-choylargh
Arms of His Majesty in right of the Isle of Man
Incumbent Alfred Cannan MHK since 12 October 2021
Office of the Chief Minister
Style	Honourable
Member of	Council of Ministers
Seat	Douglas, Isle of Man
Nominator	House of Keys
Appointer	Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man on the nomination of and from among the members of the House of Keys
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Council of Ministers Act 1990
Precursor	Chair of Executive Council
Formation	16 December 1986
First holder	Miles Walker
Salary	£98,679.10
Website	www.gov.im

The chief minister (Manx: Ard-hirveishagh) is the executive head of the Isle of Man Government.

The office derives from that of chairman of the Executive Council. Before 1980 the Executive Council was chaired by the lieutenant governor, but thereafter the chairman was elected by Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. ^[1] The title was changed to "chief minister" in 1986. ^[2]

The chief minister is appointed by the lieutenant governor on the nomination of the House of Keys (formerly the nomination of Tynwald) after a general election for the House of Keys. He holds office until the next general election (i.e. normally for five years) and is eligible for re-appointment, but may be removed from office by simple majority in Tynwald on a vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers. ^[3]

The incumbent chief minister is Alfred Cannan, who has held the office since 12 October 2021.

List of officeholders

No.	Chief Minister		Took office	Left office	Tenure	Party		Election
1		Sir Charles Kerruish (1917–2003)	1961	1967	6 years		Independent	TBA
2		Norman Crowe (1905–1992)	1967	1971	5 years		Independent	TBA
3		Percy Radcliffe (1916–1991)	1971	1977	6 years		Independent	TBA
4		Clifford Irving (1914–2004)	1977	1981	4 years		Independent	TBA
(3)		Percy Radcliffe (1916–1991)	1981	1985	4 years		Independent	TBA
5		Lt Col Edgar Mann (1926–2013)	1985	1986	1 year		Independent	TBA
1		Sir Miles Walker (born 1940) MHK for Rushen	3 December 1986	3 December 1996	10 years, 0 days		Independent	1986
								1991
2		Donald Gelling (born 1938) MHK for Malew and Santon	3 December 1996	4 December 2001	5 years, 1 day		Independent	1996
3		Richard Corkill (born 1951) MHK for Onchan	4 December 2001	14 December 2004	3 years, 10 days		Independent	2001
–		Allan Bell [a] (born 1947) MHK for Ramsey	14 December 2004		1 day		Independent	–
(2)		Donald Gelling (born 1938) MHK for Malew and Santon	14 December 2004	14 December 2006	2 years, 0 days		Independent	2004
4		Tony Brown (born 1950) MHK for Castletown	14 December 2006	11 October 2011	4 years, 301 days		Independent	2006
5		Allan Bell (born 1947) MHK for Ramsey	11 October 2011	4 October 2016	4 years, 359 days		Independent	2011
6		Howard Quayle (born 1967) MHK for Middle [4]	4 October 2016	12 October 2021	5 years, 8 days		Independent	2016
7		Alfred Cannan (born 1968) MHK for Ayre & Michael [5]	12 October 2021	Incumbent	4 years, 102 days		Independent	2021

Timeline

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of Chief Ministers of the Isle of Man. Twelve people have served as Chief Minister of the Isle of Man since 1961. They are listed in order of office (Radcliffe and Gelling are shown in order of their first terms).

See also

• Chief Minister
• Chairman of the Executive Council

Notes

1. Caretaker as Chairman of the Council of Ministers.

References

1. Constitution (Executive Council) (Amendment) Act 1980
2. Constitution (Executive Council) Act 1986
3. Council of Ministers Act 1990 section 2
4. MR (4 October 2016). "New Chief Minister of the Isle of Man". isleofman.com. Retrieved 11 October 2021.
5. "Isle of Man Government - Alfred Cannan appointed as Isle of Man's Chief Minister".