John Shimmin

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John Shimmin BEd is a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas West.

Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at St Ninian's High School, Douglas and the Worcester College of Higher Education. He was then a teacher from 1982 until entering politics in 1996. He was elected as MHK for Douglas West in 1996 at his first attempt.

On 31 In 1999 he became Chairman of the Isle of Man Post Office before becoming Minister of Transport in 2002.

In 2005 he swapped departments with the Minister of Home Affairs Phil Braidwood.

In July 2006 he announced he would stand for Chief Minister of the Isle of Man after the 2006 General Election. In November 2006 he was re-elected into Tynwald, alongside Geoff Corkish in West Douglas.

He was appointed Local Government and the Environment Minister by newly elected Chief Minister Tony Brown in November 2006.[1]

After the restructuring of Tynwald in 2010, he became Minister of Environment, Food and Agriculture before being promoted to Minister of Economic Development after the 2011 General Election.

He remained Minister of Economic Development of the Isle of Man Government until, following the findings of an inquiry into the Isle of Man Government's loans to the Manx-based Sefton Group,[2] he resigned his ministerial post .[3][4]

On February 16, 2015, he was appointed Minister for Policy and Reform, replacing Chris Robertshaw who had held the post for less than a year before resigning. His move to this post now gives him the responsibility of securing a sustainable future for the Isle of Man.[5]

Governmental positions

References

  1. ↑ "Department Line-ups Announced". Isle of Man Today. 22 December 2006. Retrieved 30 July 2010.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-22395958
  3. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-27885859
  4. ↑ http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=71552
  5. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-31486723
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