The government of the Isle of Man is a parliamentary representative democracy. As a Crown Dependency,it is not subordinate to the government of the United Kingdom. That government,however,is responsible for defence and external affairs and could intervene in the domestic affairs of the island under its residual responsibilities to guarantee "good government" in all Crown dependencies. The Monarch of the United Kingdom is also the head of state of the Isle of Man,and generally referred to as "The Queen,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". Her 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 Legislative Council is the upper chamber of Tynwald,the legislature of the Isle of Man. The abbreviation "LegCo" is often used.
The Manx Labour Party is a political party on the Isle of Man that was founded in 1918.
The Chief Minister is the executive head of the Isle of Man Government.
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 Elizabeth II. The executive head is the Chief Minister.
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.
Dudley Butt MLC was a Member of the Legislative Council and Tynwald in the Isle of Man. He is a former Detective Chief Inspector of the Isle of Man Constabulary.
Alexander Frank Downie,OBE,MLC is a Manx politician and former marine engineer. He is a member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man and a former Trade and Industry Minister of the Government. He was a Member of the House of Keys from 1991 until his election to the Legislative Council in 2005. Before going into politics,he was marine seagoing engineer for various companies and self-employed in the heating maintenance business.
Clare Margaret Christian OBE CP is a Manx politician,who was President of Tynwald until 2016. She is a former member of the Legislative Council and former Health Minister in the Isle of Man Government.
Lieutenant Colonel Dr 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.
Edward "Alan" Crowe MLC,FCIS,ACIB is a former Manx politician and former teacher,who was successively a member of both branches of Tynwald in the Isle of Man.
Robert "Bill" William Henderson MLC RMN is a Manx legislator who,after winning a 1998 by-election,represented the constituency of Douglas North in the House of Keys,the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald,the Isle of Man's parliament. In 2010,he was elected to the upper house,the Legislative Council;he was re-elected in 2015 and again in 2020.
Charles Geoffrey "Geoff" Corkish MBE MLC is a Manx politician,who is currently a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas West. He was elected at the 2006 General Election,topping the polls beating Home Affairs Minister and Chief Minister candidate John Shimmin and former MHK Geoff Cannell.
Geoffrey Boot is an English-born politician who until 2021 served as a Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba and Peel. Before moving to the Isle of Man,Boot also served as a Conservative Councillor and Mayor for Sandgate in Kent.
Graham Cregeen is a Manx politician who served as Member of the House of Keys for Arbory,Castletown &Malew in the Isle of Man until 2021. He currently serves as Minister for Justice and Home Affairs.
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.
Jane Pearl Poole-Wilson,MHK is a Manx politician and solicitor. She was elected to the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man in 2017 to fill a casual vacancy and was re-elected for a full five-year term in 2018. However she was elected to the House of Keys for the constituency of Middle in the 2021 Manx general election and thus forfeited her seat on the Legislative Council. She was immediately appointed by new Chief Minister Alfred Cannan as Minister for Justice and Home Affairs. She was also appointed as Deputy Chief Minister.
William 'Bill' Shimmins is a Scottish-born Manx politician. He represented the constituency of Middle in the House of Keys until 2021,having been first elected in 2016.
