James Anthony Brown
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 | |
| Born | James Anthony Brown 5 January 1950 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- Minister of Health and Social Security, 1986–89
- Minister of Local Government and the Environment, 1989–94
- Minister of Tourism and Leisure, 1994–96
- Minister of Transport, 1996–2001
- Chief Minister, 2006–
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- ↑ "Tynwald Biographies, Brown, Hon James Anthony" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-07-23. Retrieved 2010-12-06.
- ↑ myGov.im New Chief Minister of the Isle of Man[permanent dead link]
- ↑ Isle of Man's chief minister to shut Castletown shop[permanent dead link]