Howard Quayle

Howard Quayle is the current Chief Minister for the Isle of Man, announced on 4 October 2016.[1] He previously held the office of Minister for Health and Social Care,[2] until the elections in September 2016.

The Honourable

Howard Quayle

MHK
Quayle in 2015
Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
Assumed office
4 October 2016
MonarchElizabeth II
GovernorRichard Gozney
Preceded byAllan Bell
Personal details
Political partyIndependent
Spouse(s)Lorraine Quayle
Children3
Isle of Man
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Political career

In 2011, he was elected to the House of Keys for Middle sheading. In 2016, he was re-elected as one of the two MHKs for Middle under the revised electoral arrangements. Quayle was sworn in on 4 October 2016 following the usual in-house vote for a Chief Minister, in which he was an independent candidate.[3]

Governmental positions

Personal life

He is married to Lorraine, with whom he has three children.[4] Quayle has also worked as a farmer and has raised an award-winning herd of pedigree Aberdeen Angus cattle.[5] He has been the president of the Manx National Farmers' Union from 2005 to 2010.[5]

References
  1. "tynwald.org profile page". Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  2. "Howard Quayle elected as Isle of Man chief minister". BBC news. 4 October 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  3. "Howard Quayle is our new chief minister". Isle of Man Today. 4 October 2016. Archived from the original on 5 October 2016. Retrieved 4 October 2016.
  4. "MANIFESTO". howardquayle.com. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
  5. Brown, C. (24 January 2011). "Former Farmers' Union President To Stand for House of Keys in Middle". Manx.net. Retrieved 21 December 2020.


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