Born on 5 January 1950, Brown was educated at Victoria Road Primary, Castletown and Castle Rushen High School and has since been an electrician, being the proprietor of Tony Brown Electrics in Castletown until its closure in 2010. He was elected as a member of Castletown Commissioners in 1976, becoming Chairman in 1980 before being elected as the Castletown MHK in 1981 at his first attempt. In 2000, he was defeated in his attempt to become Speaker of the House of Keys by David Cannan but instead became the Deputy Speaker. Following the 2001 General Election, he was elected Speaker and in January 2002, Deputy President of Tynwald.
He was re-elected in November 2006 as MHK, beating Roy Redmayne by 915 votes to 335. He was again elected Speaker of the House of Keys after the General Election in 2006. There was a great deal of rumour that he might run for Chief Minister, but when nominations were put forward his name was not on the list. Then followed an unsuccessful round of voting with neither Steve Rodan, John Shimmin nor David Cannan being elected. Nominations then reopened, with Tony Brown being the only candidate put forward. His nomination was confirmed by Tynwald on Thursday, 14 December 2006 receiving 27 votes and the Lieutenant Governor appointed him Chief Minister later in the day. He then resigned the Speakership of the House of Keys as required by law.
tony, brown, manx, politician, other, people, with, same, name, anthony, brown, disambiguation, james, anthony, brown, born, january, 1950, manx, politician, former, businessman, electrician, chief, minister, isle, from, 2006, until, october, 2011, when, stepp. For other people with the same name see Anthony Brown disambiguation James Anthony Brown OBE born 5 January 1950 1 is a Manx politician former businessman and electrician who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man from 2006 until October 2011 when he stepped down from office following his decision to retire 2 Tony BrownChief Minister of the Isle of ManIn office 14 December 2006 11 October 2011MonarchElizabeth IIGovernorPaul HaddacksAdam WoodPreceded byDonald GellingSucceeded byAllan BellPersonal detailsBornJames Anthony Brown 1950 01 05 5 January 1950 age 73 Castletown Isle of ManPolitical partyIndependentSpouseRachel Smith m 1979 Children1 son 1 daughterProfessionPolitician electrician businessman Contents 1 Early life and career 2 Personal life 3 Governmental positions 4 Brown Council 5 ReferencesEarly life and career editBorn on 5 January 1950 Brown was educated at Victoria Road Primary Castletown and Castle Rushen High School and has since been an electrician being the proprietor of Tony Brown Electrics in Castletown until its closure in 2010 He was elected as a member of Castletown Commissioners in 1976 becoming Chairman in 1980 before being elected as the Castletown MHK in 1981 at his first attempt In 2000 he was defeated in his attempt to become Speaker of the House of Keys by David Cannan but instead became the Deputy Speaker Following the 2001 General Election he was elected Speaker and in January 2002 Deputy President of Tynwald He was re elected in November 2006 as MHK beating Roy Redmayne by 915 votes to 335 He was again elected Speaker of the House of Keys after the General Election in 2006 There was a great deal of rumour that he might run for Chief Minister but when nominations were put forward his name was not on the list Then followed an unsuccessful round of voting with neither Steve Rodan John Shimmin nor David Cannan being elected Nominations then reopened with Tony Brown being the only candidate put forward His nomination was confirmed by Tynwald on Thursday 14 December 2006 receiving 27 votes and the Lieutenant Governor appointed him Chief Minister later in the day He then resigned the Speakership of the House of Keys as required by law Brown was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire OBE in the 2013 Birthday Honours for public and political service 3 Personal life editBrown has been married to Rachel nee Smith since 1979 they have 2 children together and live in Brown s hometown of Castletown Governmental positions editMinister of Health and Social Security 1986 89 Minister of Local Government and the Environment 1989 94 Minister of Tourism and Leisure 1994 96 Minister of Transport 1996 2001 Chief Minister 2006 11Brown Council editOffice Name TermChief Minister Tony Brown 14 December 2006 11 October 2011Minister for the Treasury Allan Bell 6 December 2001 31 March 2010Annie Craine 1 April 2010 October 2011Minister for Home Affairs Martyn Quayle 15 December 2006 11 August 2008Adrian Earnshaw 11 August 2008 October 2011Minister for Health and Social Security Minister for Health Eddie Teare 15 December 2006 31 March 2010David Anderson 1 April 2010 October 2011Minister for Education Minister for Education and Children Annie Craine 15 December 2006 31 March 2010Eddie Teare 1 April 2010 October 2011Minister for Trade and Industry David Cretney 15 December 2006 31 March 2010Minister of Economic Development Allan Bell 1 April 2010 October 2011Minister for Tourism and Leisure Adrian Earnshaw 15 December 2006 11 August 2008Martyn Quayle 11 August 2008 31 March 2010Minister for Transport David Anderson 15 December 2006 31 March 2010Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry Phil Gawne 1 August 2005 31 March 2010Minister for Local Government and the Environment John Shimmin 15 December 2006 31 March 2010Minister for Community Culture and Leisure David Cretney 1 April 2010 October 2011Minister for Infrastructure Phil Gawne 1 April 2010 October 2011Minister for Environment Food and Agriculture John Shimmin 1 April 2010 October 2011Minister for Social Care Martyn Quayle 1 April 2010 October 2011References edit James Anthony Brown at Tynwlad org im Archived 2011 06 07 at the Wayback Machine Isle of Man chief minister Tony Brown to retire BBC News 25 July 2011 No 60534 The London Gazette Supplement 15 June 2013 p 26 Political officesPreceded byDonald Gelling Chief Minister of the Isle of Man2006 11 Succeeded byAllan Bell Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Tony Brown Manx politician amp oldid 1111760008, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
