Executive Council of the Isle of Man

The Executive Council is the former title of the Council of Ministers, the principal executive body of the Isle of Man Government. Its chairman was the Lieutenant Governor until 1980, when he was replaced by a Chairman elected by Tynwald. The Chairman was renamed Chief Minister in 1986, and the council was renamed Council of Ministers in 1990.

The Executive Council was established following the 1949 General Election, "to assist the Lieutenant Governor in the performance of his duties", as successor to an executive committee of Tynwald which was set up in 1946.[1] The Council originally consisted of the two members of the House of Keys and the following five members:

  • Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
  • Chairman of the Board of Highways and Transport
  • Chairman of the Board of Social Services
  • Chairman of the Board of Local Government
  • Chairman of the Board of Education

Members

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Name Type Position Tenure Replacing
Air Vice Marshal Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet KBE CB DSO DL Chairman Lieutenant Governor 1946-1952 N/A
John Cowin MLC Member Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 1946-1950 N/A
John Crellin MLC Member Chairman of the Local Government Board 1946-1958 N/A
Charles Gill MLC Member Chairman of the Highways and Transport Board 1946-1951 N/A
Richard Kneen MHK Member Chairman of the Social Services Board 1946-1951 N/A
Alfred Teare MHK Member Appointed Member 1946-1958 N/A
George Higgins MHK Member Appointed Member 1946-1949 N/A
Second Deemster William Cowley MLC Member Appointed Member 1946-1947 N/A
Sir Joseph Davidson Qualtrough CBE Member Speaker of the House of Keys 1947-1951 William Cowley
Thomas Cowin MHK Member Chairman of the Health Services Board 1949-1955 George Higgins
Richard Cannell MHK Member Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 1950-1958 John Cowin
Sir John Bolton MHK Member Appointed Member 1951-1962 Charles Gill
Jack Nivison MHK CBE JP Member Chairman of the Board of Social Security 1951-1960 Richard Kneen
Henry Corlett MHK CBE JP Member Chairmen of the Board of Education 1951-1962 Joseph Davidson Qualtrough
Sir Ambrose Flux Dundas KCIE CSI Chairman Lieutenant Governor 1952-1959 Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet
Sir Charles Kerruish MHK Member
Chairman
Member
Chairman of the Health Services Board
Chairman of the Health Services Board
?
1955-1961
1961-1966
1967-1968
Thomas Cowin
?
?
George Higgins MHK Member Appointed Member 1958-1958 N/A
Sir Ralph Stevenson MLC Member ? 1958-1969 ?
Howard Simcocks MHK Member ? 1958-1962 Richard Cannell
George Moore MLC Member ? 1958-1962 ?
Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey KCMG KCVO MBE Chairman Lieutenant Governor 1959-1961 Sir Ambrose Flux Dundas
James Cain MHK Member Chairman of the Tourism Board 1960-1962 Jack Nivison
Bert Stephen MHK Member Chairman of the Finance Board 1962-1964 ?
Cecil McFee MLC Member ? 1962-1966 ?
Harold Nicholls MLC Member Chairman of the Airports Board 1962-1967 ?
William E. Quayle MHK Member Chairman of the Tourism Board 1962-1971 James Cain
Hubbert Radcliffe MHK Member ? 1963-1966 ?
Norman Crowe MHK Member
Chairman
Member
Chairman of the Finance Board
Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
?
1964-1967
1967-1971
1971-1978
Bert Stephen
?
?
Edward Kerruish MHK Member ? 1967-1970 ?
Percy Radcliffe MHK Member
Chairman
Member
Member
Chairman
?
Chairman of the Local Government Board
?
Chairman of the Finance Board
Chairman of the Executive Council
1967-1971
1971-1976
1976-1977
1977-1981
1981-1985
?
?
?
?
?
Sir John Bolton MHK Member Chairman of the Finance Board
?
1967-1977
1977-1979
Norman Crowe
?
Clifford Irving MHK Member
Member
Chairman
?
Chairman of the Tourism Board
Chairman of the Tourism Board
1968-1971
1971-1977
1977-1981
?
?
?
Jack Nivison MHK CBE JP Member Chairman of the Board of Social Security 1969-1972 ?
Colin Vereker, 8th Viscount Gort MHK JP Member ? 1970-1970 ?
Victor Kneale MHK Member ? 1970-1974 ?
Howard Simcocks MHK Member ? 1970-1974 ?
Ian Anderson MHK Member Chairman of the Police Board
Chairman of the Local Government Board
Chairman of the Home Affairs Board
1971-1976
1976-1981
1981-1982
?
Bob Creer MHK Member Chairman of the Health Services Board 1975-1977 ?
Roy MacDonald MHK Member ? 1975-1978 ?
Alexander Moore MHK Member ? 1977-1978 ?
Bob Creer MHK Member ? 1978-1982 ?
Noel Cringle MHK Member Chairmen of the Board of Education 1978-1982 ?
Edward Kerruish MLC Member ? 1978-1985 ?
Edgar Mann Member Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
Chairman of the Finance Board
1980-1981
1981-1985
?
Roy MacDonald Member Chairman of the Harbour Board 1982-1985 ?
Matty Ward Member Charman of the Forestry, Mines and Land Board 1982-1985 ?
Noel Cringle MHK Member Chairman of the Home Affairs Board 1982-1986 Ian Anderson
Miles Walker MHK Member
Chairman
Chairman of the Local Government Board
Chief Minister
1982-1986
1986-1990
?
Victor Kneale MHK Member Chairmen of the Board of Education
Minister of Education
1982-1986
1986-1990
?
Ian Anderson MHK Member Chairman of the Board of Industry
Minister of Industry
1984-1986
1986-1988
?
Edgar Mann Chairman Chairman of the Executive Council 1985-1986 Already Member
Dr David Moore Member Chairman of the Finance Board 1985-1986 ?
Norman Radcliffe Member Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries 1985-1986 ?
Arnold Callin Member Chairman of the Health Services Board
Minister of Highways, Ports and Properties
1985-1986
1986-1990
?
Edmund Lowey MHK Member Chairman of the Tourism Board
Minister of Home Affairs
1985-1986
1986-1990
?
Don Maddrell MHK Member Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 1986-1988 ?
David Cannan MHK Member Treasury Minister 1986-1989 ?
Dominic Delaney Member Minister of Local Government and the Environment 1986-1989 ?
Allan Bell MHK Member Minister of Tourism and Transport 1986-1990 ?
Tony Brown MHK Member Minister of Health and Social Security
Minister of Local Government and the Environment
1986-1989
1989-1990
?
Dominic Delaney
Bernie May MHK Member Minister of Industry 1988-1990 Ian Anderson
Donald Gelling MHK Member Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry
Treasury Minister
1988-1989
1989-1990
Don Maddrell
David Cannan
Jim Cain Member Minister of Health and Social Security 1989-1990 Tony Brown
David North Member Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry 1989-1990 Donald Gelling
Ron Cretney Member Minister of Education 1990-1990 Victor Kneale

References

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  1. ^ Letter from United Kingdom Home Office to Lieutenant Governor, 20 February 1946, cited in Report of the Joint Working Party on the Constitutional Relationship between the Isle of Man and the United Kingdom (the 'Stonham Report'), 1969, at p.29.