The Honourable

The Honourable

The prefix The Honourable or The Honorable is a style used before the names of certain classes of persons. It is considered an honorific styling.-International diplomacy:...

 Allan Robert Bell MHK

Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...

 (born 20 June 1947) is a Manx

Isle of Man

The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...

 politician, who is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man

Chief Minister of the Isle of Man

The Chief Minister is the executive head of the Isle of Man Government.The office derives from that of Chairman of the Executive Council. Before 1980 the Executive Council was chaired by the Lieutenant Governor, but thereafter the chairman was elected by Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man...

, having been elected to that position on October 11, 2011. He was formerly the Minister for Economic Development

Department of Economic Development

The Department of Economic Development is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, largely replacing the former Department of Trade and Industry as well as taking on the tourism function from the former Department of Tourism and Leisure and several...

 of the Isle of Man Government

Isle of Man Government

The Isle of Man Government is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, representing HM Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann...

 and is Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...

 for Ramsey

Ramsey, Isle of Man

Ramsey is a town in the north of the Isle of Man. It is the second largest town on the island after Douglas. Its population is 7,309 according to the 2006 census . It has one of the biggest harbours on the island, and has a prominent derelict pier, called the Queen's Pier. It was formerly one of...

.

Bell was educated at Ramsey Grammar School

Ramsey Grammar School

Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man.A grammar school has existed in Ramsey since 1681. It moved to Lezayre Road in 1933 and was housed in a building that now forms the east building of the present school...

. He was involved in banking and retail prior to entering politics. He was elected as an independent Ramsey MHK in the 1984 by election.

Governmental Positions

• Minister of Tourism and Transport, 1986–90
• Minister of Tourism, Leisure and Transport
  Minister of Tourism, Leisure and Transport (Isle of Man)
  The Department of Tourism, Leisure and Transport is a former department of the Isle of Man Government.-History:Prior to 1990 the Department was known as the Department of Tourism and Transport....
  
  , 1990–94
• Minister of Industry, 1991–96
• Minister of Home Affairs, 1996–2001
• Minister of the Treasury, 2001–10
• Minister for Economic Development
  Department of Economic Development
  The Department of Economic Development is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, largely replacing the former Department of Trade and Industry as well as taking on the tourism function from the former Department of Tourism and Leisure and several...
  
  , 2010–11
• Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
  Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
  The Chief Minister is the executive head of the Isle of Man Government.The office derives from that of Chairman of the Executive Council. Before 1980 the Executive Council was chaired by the Lieutenant Governor, but thereafter the chairman was elected by Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man...
  
  , 2011–present

The Bell Council

OFFICE	NAME	TERM
Chief Minister Chief Minister of the Isle of Man The Chief Minister is the executive head of the Isle of Man Government.The office derives from that of Chairman of the Executive Council. Before 1980 the Executive Council was chaired by the Lieutenant Governor, but thereafter the chairman was elected by Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man...	Allan Bell	2011–present
Minister of the Treasury	Eddie Teare Eddie Teare William Edward "Eddie" Teare, MHK is a Manx politician, who is the Minister of the Treasury and current member of the House of Keys for Ayre. He was first elected to the House at the 2004 by election. He was educated at Ramsey Grammar School....	2011–present
Minister of Economic Development	John Shimmin John Shimmin John Shimmin BEd MHK is currently the Minister of Economic Development of the Isle of Man Government.John Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at St Ninian's High School and the Worcester College of Higher Education. He was then a teacher from 1982 until entering politics in 1996...	2011–present
Minister of Home Affairs	Juan Watterson Juan Watterson Juan Paul Watterson MHK BA ACA is a Manx politician, who is a Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, in the Isle of Man., He is currently the youngest MHK in the House of Keys.-Early life:...	2011–present
Minister of Health Department of Health (Isle of Man) The Department of Health is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking on the health services and public health functions of the former Department of Health and Social Security....	David Anderson	2011–present
Minister of Education	Peter Karran Peter Karran Peter Karran MHK is a Manx politician, who is the current Minister of Education and Children, Member of the House of Keys for Onchan and Leader of the Liberal Vannin Party. He was a Manx Labour Party member but left in 2004. In August 2006 he founded the Liberal Vannin Party...	2011–present
Minister of Infrastructure	David Cretney David Cretney The Honourable David Clifford Cretney MHK is a Manx politician and entrepreneur, who is the current Minister of the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure, he is a former Tourism and Leisure Minister of the Isle of Man Government. He has been a Member of the House of Keys from 1985 for...	2011–present
Minister of Social Care Department of Social Care (Isle of Man) The Department of Social Care is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking on the social services and social security functions of the former Department of Health and Social Security as well as the social housing function of the former Department...	Chris Robertshaw Chris Robertshaw Chris Robertshaw MHK is a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas East in the Isle of Man and Minister of Social CareHe was schooled in a catholic seminary and served in the British Army in Libya, Cyprus, Germany, England and Norway. In 2005 he retired as Managing Director, Company Secretary and...	2011–present
Minister of Environment, Food and Agriculture Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture (Isle of Man) The Department of Environment, Food and Agriculture is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking over the former Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry along with the environment functions from the former Department of Local Government...	Phil Gawne Phil Gawne Philip Anderson "Phil" Gawne BSc MHK is a Manx politician, who is the Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man. He is also the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and therefore a member of the Council of Ministers.-Early life:Born in 1965 in Douglas to...	2011–present
Minister of Community, Culture and Leisure Department of Community, Culture and Leisure (Isle of Man) The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking over the leisure functions from the former Department of Tourism and Leisure along with the community and culture functions from various other...	Tim Crookall Tim Crookall Tim Crookall MHK is a Member of the House of Keys for Peel in the Isle of Man and Minister of Community, Culture and Leisure.in 1996, he replaced Hazel Hannan as MHK for Peel and was successfully re-elected in 2011.-Governmental positions:...	2011–present