The government of the Isle of Man is a parliamentary representative democracy. The Monarch of the United Kingdom is also the head of state of the Isle of Man,and generally referred to as "The King,Lord of Mann". Legislation of the Isle of Man defines "the Crown in right of the Isle of Man" as separate from the "Crown in right of the United Kingdom". His representative on the island is the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man,but his role is mostly ceremonial,though he does have the power to grant Royal Assent.
The Manx Labour Party is a political party on the Isle of Man that was founded in 1918.
Donald James Gelling CBE CP,CInstSMM is a Manx former politician,who is a former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man who served two terms as Head of the Government.
Noel Quayle Cringle OBE was President of Tynwald,the legislature of the Isle of Man,from 2000 to 2011.
The Council of Ministers is the principal executive organ of the Isle of Man Government. Its role is similar to,though not identical with,that of the Cabinet in the United Kingdom. Until 1990,its title was the Executive Council.
The Isle of Man Government is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor,the personal representative of the Lord of Mann. This is currently Charles III. The executive head is the Chief Minister.
James Anthony Brown OBE is a Manx politician,former businessman and electrician who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man from 2006 until October 2011,when he stepped down from office following his decision to retire.
Sir Henry Charles Kerruish OBE LLD CP MLC was a Manx politician who was the first President of Tynwald and,as Speaker of the House of Keys from 1962 to 1990,was the longest-serving Speaker in any Parliament in the Commonwealth. He was also the first Chairman of the Executive Council,the forerunner of the present Chief Minister of the Isle of Man,from 1961 to 1967. This made him the first Manx person to fulfil an executive role on the Isle of Man. Previously the Lieutenant Governor had exercised all executive power. He was a keen supporter of Scouting on the Isle of Man,often offering his own lands for camping.
John Shimmin is a former Member of the House of Keys for Douglas West.
Stephen Charles Rodan MLC is a Manx politician who served as the President of Tynwald from 2016 to 2021 and is a former Minister of the Isle of Man Government and former MHK for the constituency of Garff. He was first elected to the seat in a by-election in 1995.
John Ramsey Houghton MHK is a former Isle of Man politician who served as Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North until losing his seat in the 2016 Manx General Election. He has two daughters.
David Moore Anderson MHK is a former Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba. He also served in a number of ministerial posts on the Isle of Man and is therefore a former member of the Council of Ministers.
Peter Karran is a Manx politician,who is a former leader of the Liberal Vannin Party and former Minister of Education and Children. He was a Member of the House of Keys for Middle,and then for Onchan,from 1985 to 2016.
Lieutenant Colonel Edgar John Mann MB was a British politician,and Chairman of the Executive Council of the Isle of Man,the then head of the island's Government.
William Edward "Eddie" Teare,is a Manx politician,who was the Minister of the Treasury from 2011 to 2016 after holding other ministerial positions. He was MHK for Ayre from 2004 to 2016,having first been elected to the House in a 2004 by-election. He was educated at Ramsey Grammar School.
Juan Paul Watterson FCA CMgr FCMI FRSA SHK is a Manx politician,who is Speaker of the House of Keys,and a member for Rushen,in the Isle of Man.
Same-sex marriage has been legal in the Isle of Man since 22 July 2016. Legislation to open marriage to same-sex couples passed the House of Keys on 8 March 2016 and the Legislative Council on 26 April. It received royal assent on 13 July and took effect on 22 July.
Kathleen Joan "Kate" Costain is a Manx politician who is a former Leader of the Liberal Vannin Party and was a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas South from 2011 to 2020. She changed her surname from Beecroft to Costain in 2019.
Alfred Louis Cannan MHK is an independent Member of the House of Keys for Ayre &Michael and is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. He was previously the Minister for the Treasury.
Robert Howard Quayle is the former chief minister for the Isle of Man,between 4 October 2016 and 12 October 2021. He previously served as the minister for Health and Social Care,until the elections in September 2016.
