James Anthony Brown

Manx politician (born 1950)

James Anthony "Tony" Brown (born 5 January 1950[1]) is a Manx politician. He is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man[2] and Member of the House of Keys for Castletown.

Tony Brown MHK
Personal details
BornJames Anthony Brown
(1950-01-05) 5 January 1950 (age 74)
Isle of Man

Tony Brown was educated at Castle Rushen and was an electrician. He owned Tony Brown Electrics in Castletown until its closure in 2010.[3] He was elected as a member of Castletown Commissioners (town council) in 1976, becoming Chairman in 1980 before being elected as the Castletown MHK in 1981 at his first attempt. In 2000, he was defeated in his attempt to become Speaker of the House of Keys by David Cannan but instead became the Deputy Speaker. Following the 2001 General Election, he was elected Speaker and in January 2002, Deputy President of Tynwald.

He was reelected in November 2006 as MHK, beating Roy Redmayne by 915 votes to 335.

Governmental positions change

Brown Council change

Office Name Term
Chief Minister Tony Brown 2006–Present
Minister of the Treasury Allan Bell 2001–2008
Anne Craine 2008–present
Minister of Home Affairs Martyn Quayle 2006–08
Adrian Earnshaw 2008–Present
Minister of Health and Social Security Eddie Teare 2006–Present
Minister of Education Annie Craine 2006–Present
Minister of Trade and Industry David Cretney 2006–Present
Minister of Tourism and Leisure Adrian Earnshaw 2006–08
Martyn Quayle 2008–Present
Minister of Transport David Anderson 2006–Present
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Phil Gawne 2005–Present
Minister of Local Government and the Environment John Shimmin 2006–Present

References change

  1. "Tynwald Biographies, Brown, Hon James Anthony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
  2. myGov.im New Chief Minister of the Isle of Man[permanent dead link]
  3. Isle of Man's chief minister to shut Castletown shop[permanent dead link]