The Isle of Man,also known as Mann,is a self-governing British Crown Dependency in the Irish Sea between Great Britain and Ireland. As head of state,Charles III holds the title Lord of Mann and is represented by a Lieutenant Governor. The government of the United Kingdom is responsible for the isle's military defence and represents it abroad.
The Manx Labour Party is a political party on the Isle of Man that was founded in 1918.
The Isle of Man partially elects its legislature at the national level. The High Court of Tynwald consists of two chambers. The House of Keys has 24 members,elected in a general election for a five-year term in 12 two-seat constituencies. Each voter has two votes and in each constituency the two candidates with the most votes are elected. The Legislative Council has 11 members:three ex-officio members and eight other members who are elected by the House of Keys for a five-year term. Political parties do not play an important role on the Island. The Isle of Man lowered its voting age from 18 to 16 in 2006.
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.
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.
The Isle of Man Post Office,which formerly used the trading name Isle of Man Post,operates postal collection,ancillary mail services,philatelic goods and delivery services and post office counter services on the Isle of Man.
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.
Sir Joseph Davidson Qualtrough CBE JP SHK was Speaker of the House of Keys from 1937 to 1960.
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.
Tim Crookall is a Member of the House of Keys for Glenfaba &Peel,elected in the 2021 Manx general election. He was formerly Member of the House of Keys for Peel from 2006 to 2015,and Minister for Education and Children from 2012 to 2016. Since 2015,he has been a member of the upper house,the Legislative Council.
Laurence David Skelly MLC is a Manx politician,who has served as President of Tynwald since July 2021.
Ralph Peake is a former Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North and candidate in the 2021 Manx General Election. Peake served as a Member of the Island's Department of Environment,Food and Agriculture,Department of Health and Social Care,and Economic Policy Review Committee.
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 was Minister for Justice and Home Affairs from 2020 to 2021.
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.
Daphne Hilary Penelope Caine is an English-born Manx politician and former civil servant. She was elected to the House of Keys representing Garff in 2016 and re-elected for the same constituency in 2021. Following the 2021 election,she was elected as Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys. She previously worked on the Isle of Man as a journalist and civil servant.
Kate Lord-Brennan is a Manx politician who has been a member of the House of Keys for the constituency of Glenfaba &Peel since the 2021 Manx general election. Prior to September 2021,Lord-Brennan served as a member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man,having been elected in March 2018.
Lawrie Lee Hooper is a Welsh-born Manx politician who is the leader of Liberal Vannin Party and current Minister for the Department of Enterprise. He represented Ramsey in the House of Keys from 2016.
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.
Alexander John Allinson is an English-born Manx physician and politician who serves as an independent member of the House of Keys,representing Ramsey since 2016. Allinson serves on the Council of Ministers as the current Minister for the Treasury,having been appointed to the role in May 2022 by Alfred Cannan,the chief minister of the Isle of Man.
