Tony Brown (Manx politician)

James Anthony Brown ( born January 5, 1950) is a British politician, former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man and at the same time also a member of the House of Keys for Castletown. He sits in front of since 2006 the first chamber.

Life

Brown is a qualified electrician and owner of Tony Brown Electrics in Castletown. Since 1976 he has been an elected member of the Castletown Commissioners, whose chairman he was in 1980. At the general election in 2001 he became spokesman and Deputy President of Tynwald in 2002 even. He is married and has two adult children.

Choice

For the election of Chief Minister in 2006, his name initially did not fall. After a ballot with three candidates, in which you were able to agree on any of the three, was a second round with only one candidate, namely Tony Brown started, in which it was easier to get a candidate - again Brown - to find. By law, he had to give up after the successful election his spokesman office in the House of Keys. On 29 September 2011 resigned as Chief Minister of the Isle of Man back, Allan Bell was elected his successor.