The Department of Tourism and Leisure was a department 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...

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History

The Department was created in 1986 as the Department of Tourism and Transport.

With the addition of extra responsibilities in 1990 the department was renamed the Department of Tourism, Leisure and Transport.

In 1994 there was a departmental reorganisation. The Department of Highways Ports and Properties and the Department of Tourism, Leisure and Transport became the Department of Tourism and Leisure and the Department of Transport

Department of Transport (Isle of Man)

The Department of Infrastructure is a department of the Isle of Man Government.-History:The department was created in April 2010 from the Department of Transport....

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In 2010, the Department was split up and Tourism function went to the Department of 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...

 and Leisure to Department 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...

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Ministers for 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
• Allan Bell
  Allan Bell
  The Honourable Allan Robert Bell MHK is a Manx politician, who is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, having been elected to that position on October 11, 2011. He was formerly the Minister for Economic Development of the Isle of Man Government and is Member of the House of Keys for...
  
   MHK, 2010-2011

Ministers for Tourism and Leisure

• Martyn Quayle
  Martyn Quayle
  George Martyn Quayle, MHK was a Manx politician who previously held the position of Minister of Tourism and Leisure in the Isle of Man Government and represents Middle in the House of Keys. He served as minister of the Department of Social Care....
  
   MHK, 2008-2010
• Adrian Earnshaw
  Adrian Earnshaw
  Adrian John Earnshaw MHK is a Manx politician, who was the Minister of Home Affairs in the Isle of Man Government and a Member of the House of Keys for Onchan.-Early life and career:...
  
   MHK, 2006-2008
• 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...
  
   MHK, 1996-2006
• Tony Brown
  James Anthony Brown
  James Anthony "Tony" Brown is a Manx politician, former businessman and electrician, Who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, from December 2006, until October 2011, When he stepped down from office following his decision to retire....
  
   MHK, 1994-1996

Chairmen of the Tourist Board

• Edmund Lowey
  Edmund Lowey
  Edmund Lowey MLC is a Manx politician, who is a Member of the Legislative Council in the Isle of Man.-Early life:Edmund was born in 1938 in Ballasalla and was educated at Castle Rushen and then worked for the Ronaldsway Aircraft Company from 1964, until 1975...
  
  , 1981-1986
• Clifford Irving
  Clifford Irving
  Clifford Michael Irving is an American author of novels and works of nonfiction, but best known for using forged handwritten letters to convince his publisher into accepting a fake "autobiography" of reclusive businessman Howard Hughes in the early 1970s...
  
  , 1971-1981
• William Quayle, 1962-1971
• James Cain
  James Cain
  James Cain may refer to:*James M. Cain , American journalist and novelist*James P. Cain, former politically appointed American diplomat*James David Cain, Louisiana politician*Jim Cain , Canadian ice hockey player...
  
  , 1960-1962
• unknown, 1952-1962

Chairmen of the Advertising Board

Edward Callister, 1929-1930

• Samuel Norris, 1924-1929
• J R Kerruish, 1920-1924
• unknown, 1904-1920