George Martyn Quayle, 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 1959) was a Manx

Manx

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 politician who previously held the position of Minister of Tourism and Leisure in the Isle of Man Government

Isle of Man Government

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 and represents Middle

Middle (sheading)

Middle is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Braddan, Marown and Santon or Santan. It lies to the east of the island. Historically it consisted of Braddan, Santan and Onchan. It is also a House of Keys constituency, electing one MHK.-MHKs & Elections:-External...

 in the House of Keys

House of Keys

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. He served as minister of the Department of Social Care.

Martyn Quayle is the son of George Douglas Quayle and Elaine Evelyn, and a former Captain of the Parish

Captain of the Parish

The Captain of the Parish is an official in each parish in the Isle of Man—formerly the title was Captain of the Parish Militia, but it is now only a titular honour...

 of Marown

Marown

Marown is a parish of the Isle of Man in the sheading of Middle. Historically it was in the sheading of Glenfaba.-Parish:Marown has an area of approximately nine square miles and is the only parish on the island that does not border the sea at some point...

. He was educated at St Ninian's High School and Ballakermeen High School

Ballakermeen High School

Ballakermeen High School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school based on a single site in Douglas, on the Isle of Man.The school curremtly has 1500+ students aged 11-18, making it the larger of the two secondary schools in Douglas in terms of student numbers and the largest on the...

 before joining the Civil Service. He then joined Isle of Man Farmers Ltd, rising to Company Secretary and Managing Director between 1986 to 2002.

In 2001 he was elected MHK for Middle at his first attempt and retained his seat at the 2006 General Election. In December 2006, he was appointed Home Affairs Minister before being moved in 2008 to Tourism by 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....

. He was later moved to the Department of Social Care.

He lost his seat in the September 2011 general election, when he was defeated by Independent challanger Howard Quayle. (who is not related to Martyn Quayle)

Governmental positions

• Minister of Tourism and Leisure, 2008–2011
• Minister of Home Affairs, 2006-2008
• Chairman of the Isle of Man Water Authority
  Isle of Man Water Authority
  The Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority is the Statutory Board responsible for water supply and sewage disposal in the Isle of Man. It was formed in 1972 as the 'Isle of Man Water Authority' by the merger of the Isle of Man Water Board and the Water Department of Douglas Corporation...
  
  , 2004–2006