Chief minister of the Isle of Man

Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
Ard-choylargh
Arms of His Majesty in right of the Isle of Man
Incumbent Alfred Cannan MHK since 12 October 2021
Office of the Chief Minister
Style	Honourable
Member of	Council of Ministers
Seat	Douglas, Isle of Man
Nominator	House of Keys
Appointer	Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man on the nomination of and from among the members of the House of Keys
Term length	5 years
Constituting instrument	Council of Ministers Act 1990
Precursor	Chair of Executive Council
Formation	16 December 1986
First holder	Miles Walker
Salary	£98,679.10
Website	www.gov.im

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The chief minister (Manx: Ard-hirveishagh) is the executive head of the Isle of Man Government.

The office derives from that of chairman of the Executive Council. Before 1980 the Executive Council was chaired by the lieutenant governor, but thereafter the chairman was elected by Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man.^[1] The title was changed to "chief minister" in 1986.^[2]

The chief minister is appointed by the lieutenant governor on the nomination of the House of Keys (formerly the nomination of Tynwald) after a general election for the House of Keys. He holds office until the next general election (i.e. normally for five years) and is eligible for re-appointment, but may be removed from office by simple majority in Tynwald on a vote of no confidence in the Council of Ministers.^[3]

The incumbent chief minister is Alfred Cannan, who has held the office since 12 October 2021.

No.		Portrait	Name (Lifespan)	Term	Party
	1		Sir Charles Kerruish (1917–2003)	1961 – 1967	Independent
	2		Norman Crowe (1905–1992)	1967 – 1971	Independent
	3		Percy Radcliffe (1916–1991)	1971 – 1977	Independent
	4		Clifford Irving (1914–2004)	1977 – 1981	Independent
	(3)		Percy Radcliffe (1916–1991)	1981 – 1985	Independent
	5		Lt Col Edgar Mann (1926–2013)	1985 – 1986	Independent

No.		Portrait	Name (Lifespan) Constituency	Term	Party	Election	Ref(s)
	1		Sir Miles Walker (born 1940) MHK for Rushen	3 December 1986 – 3 December 1996	Independent	1986
						1991
	2		Donald Gelling (born 1938) MHK for Malew and Santon	3 December 1996 – 4 December 2001	Independent	1996
	3		Richard Corkill (born 1951) MHK for Onchan	4 December 2001 – 14 December 2004	Independent	2001
	—		Allan Bell[a] (born 1947) MHK for Ramsey	14 December 2004	Independent	—
	(2)		Donald Gelling (born 1938) MHK for Malew and Santon	14 December 2004 – 14 December 2006	Independent	2004
	4		Tony Brown (born 1950) MHK for Castletown	14 December 2006 – 11 October 2011	Independent	2006
	5		Allan Bell (born 1947) MHK for Ramsey	11 October 2011 – 4 October 2016	Independent	2011
	6		Howard Quayle (born 1967) MHK for Middle	4 October 2016 – 12 October 2021	Independent	2016	[4]
	7		Alfred Cannan (born 1968) MHK for Ayre & Michael	12 October 2021 – Incumbent	Independent	2021	[5]

This is a graphical lifespan timeline of Chief Ministers of the Isle of Man. Twelve people have served as Chief Minister of the Isle of Man since 1961. They are listed in order of office (Radcliffe, Gelling, and Bell are shown in order of their first terms).

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