Isle_of_Man_Government

Isle of Man Government

Government of the Isle of Man

The Isle of Man Government (Manx: Reiltys Ellan Vannin) is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of the Lord of Mann (currently Charles III). The executive head is the Chief Minister.

Douglas, is the capital city in the Isle of Man, home to the seat of government, and is where most Government offices and the parliament chambers (Tynwald) are located.

The Civil Service has more than 2,000 employees and the total number of public sector employees including civil servants, teachers, nurses, police, etc. was 7,413 full time equivalent at 31 March 2019.^[1] This is just under 10% of the population of the Island and 21%^[1] of the working population. This does not include any military forces, as defence is the constitutional responsibility of the United Kingdom.

Government personnel

Brief history

Departments

During the 19th century several bodies, which came to be known as 'Boards of Tynwald', were created to exercise functions under democratic control. These included the Board of Education (1872), Highway Board (1874), Asylums Board (1888), Government Property Trustees (1891) and Local Government Board (1894). However, although direct taxation was levied by Tynwald, the Boards' freedom of action before the 1960s was limited by the Lieutenant Governor's control of the Island's budget and his power to appoint certain of their members.

The structure of the Boards of Tynwald, along with other bodies variously called 'Statutory Boards' and 'Commercial Boards', became increasingly unwieldy after the 1950s, and was eventually reformed in the 1980s, when a system of 'ministerial government' was set up.^[34]

The Departments and Statutory Boards which existed before the reorganisation in 2010, and their predecessors, are shown below:

Treasury, 1985–present
- Finance Board, 1961–1985
Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 1986–2010
- Board of Agriculture and Fisheries, 1946–86
  - Board of Agriculture, 1914–1946
  - Fisheries Board, 1927–1946
    - Fishery Conservators, 1882–1927
- Forestry, Mines and Lands Board, 1950–86
  - Common Lands Board, 1915–50
    - Trustees of the Common Lands, 1866–1915
Department of Education, 1987–2010
- Isle of Man Board of Education, 1946–2009^{[lower-alpha 1]}
  - Board of Education, 1872–99
  - Council of Education, 1899–1946
  - Isle of Man Education Authority, 1923–68
    - Isle of Man Central Education Authority, 1920–23

The Board continued in existence as a popularly elected body, but with reduced functions, after the Department of Education was created in 1987; it was not finally dissolved until June 2009.

Department of Health and Social Security, 1986–2010
- Health Services Board, 1948–86
  - Mental Hospital Board, 1932–48
    - Asylums Board, 1888–1932
- Board of Social Security, 1970–86
  - Board of Social Services, 1946–70
    - Health Insurance and Pensions Board, 1939–46
      - Old Age Pensions and National Health Insurance Board, 1920–39
Department of Transport, 2004–2010
- Department of Highways, Ports and Properties 1986–2004
  - Isle of Man Highway and Transport Board, 1946–86
    - Highway Board, 1874–1946
      - Committee of Highways, 1776–1874
  - Isle of Man Harbour Board, 1948–86
    - Isle of Man Harbour Commissioners, 1872–1948
      - Commissioners for Harbours, 1771–1872
  - Isle of Man Airports Board, 1948–86
  - Government Property Trustees, 1891–1986
Department of Home Affairs, since 1986
- Home Affairs Board, 1981–86
  - Isle of Man Police Board, 1962–81
  - Isle of Man Broadcasting Commission, 1965–81
  - Civil Defence Commission, 1955–81
Department of Trade and Industry, 1996–2010
- Department of Industry, 1986–1996
  - Industry Board, 1981–86
Department of Local Government and the Environment, 1986–2010
- Local Government Board, 1894–1986
Department of Tourism and Leisure, 1994–2010
- Department of Tourism and Transport, 1986–2004
  - Tourist Board, 1952–86
    - Publicity Board, 1931–52
      - Board of Advertising, 1904–31
        Advertising Committee, 1897–1904
  - Isle of Man Passenger Transport Board, 1982–86
    - Manx Electric Railway Board, 1957–82
Isle of Man Office of Fair Trading, since 1998
- Board of Consumer Affairs (1981–1998)
  - Consumer Council (1972–1981)
Financial Supervision Commission, since 1982
Insurance and Pensions Authority, since 1996
- Insurance Authority, 1986–96
Isle of Man Post Office (1993)
- Isle of Man Post Office Authority (1972–93)
Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority, since 2010
- Isle of Man Water Authority (1985–2010)
  - Isle of Man Water and Gas Authority (1974–1985)
    - Isle of Man Water Authority (1972–1974)
    - Isle of Man Gas Authority (1972–1974)
    - Isle of Man Water Board (1946–1972)
Manx Electricity Authority, since 1983
- Isle of Man Electricity Board (1932–1984)
Communications Commission (1989)
- Telecommunications Commission (1985–1989)
Gambling Supervision Commission, up to present

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[35] The Board continued in existence as a popularly elected body, but with reduced functions, after the Department of Education was created in 1987; it was not finally dissolved until June 2009.

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Isle_of_Man_Government

Isle of Man Government

Government structure

Government personnel

Departments

Statutory boards

Offices

Other agencies

Brief history

Lieutenant governor

Council of Ministers

Departments

References

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