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William John Howarth Corlett, KC, LL.B (born 25 March 1950) was Her Majesty's Attorney General for the Isle of Man and ex officio Member of the Legislative Council from 1998 to 2011. [1]
He was called to English Bar in 1972 and the Manx Bar in 1974. He was a partner of Dickinson Cruickshank & Co 1975-1992 when he became senior partner of Corlett Bolton & Co before being appointed Attorney General in 1998. He was appointed Queen's Counsel in 1999. [2]
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 Legislative Council is the upper chamber of Tynwald, the legislature of the Isle of Man. The abbreviation "LegCo" is often used.
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.
A Deemster is a judge in the Isle of Man. The High Court of Justice of the Isle of Man is presided over by a deemster or, in the case of the appeal division of that court, a deemster and the Judge of Appeal. The deemsters also promulgate the Laws on Tynwald Day by reading out brief summaries of them in English and Manx.
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 Charles III. The executive head is the Chief Minister.
His Honour John Michael Kerruish QC was a Manx lawyer, who was the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls on the Isle of Man.
The Attorney General of the Isle of Man is the Government's top legal adviser and has an ex officio (non-voting) seat in the Legislative Council and in Tynwald Court.
David Doyle is a Judge of the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands, Financial Services Division. He was, until 31 July 2018, the First Deemster, Clerk of the Rolls and Deputy Governor of the Isle of Man. He was appointed in 2010 and was formerly a partner of Dickinson Cruickshank & Co from 1985 onwards. He was called to the Bar in 1982 and the Manx Bar in 1984.
Leonard Ian Singer MHK MR Pharm S is a British politician and pharmacist based in Ramsey, Isle of Man.
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Adrian John Earnshaw MHK is a Manx politician, who was the Minister of Home Affairs in the Isle of Man Government and a Member of the House of Keys for Onchan.
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.
The Department of Education, Sport and Culture is a department of the Isle of Man Government.
Same-sex marriage in the Isle of Man has been legal 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.
Thomas William Cain was a First Deemster of the Isle of Man.
John William Corrin was a First Deemster of the Isle of Man.
Laurence David Skelly MLC is a Manx politician, who has served as President of Tynwald since July 2021.
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.
John Louie Marie Quinn QC was the Attorney General of the Isle of Man. He was appointed to that office in 2017, having filled the role in an acting capacity since 2013. In 2013, he was also appointed as a member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man. Quinn was born on 9 May 1954. He was educated in Lancashire and Cheshire, and was married with seven children. Quinn died on 2 January 2022, at the age of 67.
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