The Chief Minister of the Isle of Man is the Executive Member of the Isle of Man's parliament; Tynwald. The Chief Minister is elected by Members of Tynwald after a General Election and has a maximum (single) term in office of five years. The Tynwald is the bicameral legislature of the Isle of Man. ... A general election is an election in which all members of a given political body are up for election. ...
The current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man is Donald James Gelling, CBE, CP, CInstSMM, MLC. Hon. ... CBE can stand for: Commander of the Order of the British Empire, a grade in the Order of the British Empire Council of Biology Editors, a former name of the Council of Science Editors, who publish the CBE style guide Calgary Board of Education - The public school board for the... CP may stand for: Caminhos de Ferro Portugueses, Portuguese Railways The Canadian Pacific conglomerate, including: Canadian Pacific Railway, known at one time as CP Rail. ... The Coat of Arms of the Monarchist League of Canada, granted with permission of Her Majesty in 2000. ...
The last Chief Minister was Richard Kenneth CorkillMHK. Richard Kenneth Corkill (born 1951) was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, December 2001 to December 2004. ... MHK can refer to: The Miss Hong Kong Pageant Member of the House of Keys, the Manx elected legislature. ...
The Isle of Man formed a Viking outpost/kingdom from circa 700 A.D. to 900 A.D., and part of the Norwegian Kingdom of the Hebrides until the 13th century when it was ceded to Scotland.
Man is in fact a British Crown Dependency, although the party Mec Vannin advocates the establishment of Man as a sovereign republic.
Offshore banking, manufacturing, and tourism are key sectors of the economy of the Isle of Man. The government's policy of offering incentives to high-technology companies and financial institutions to locate on the island has paid off in expanding employment opportunities in high-income industries.
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