David Cannan

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Lord of Mann: Elizabeth II Lieutenant Governor: Sir Paul Haddacks Deputy Governor: Michael Kerruish Tynwald President of Tynwald: Noel Cringle Legislative Council President: Noel Cringle House of Keys Speaker: Tony Brown Government Council of Ministers (interim) Chief Minister: Donald Gelling Treasury Minister: Allan Bell Home Minister: John Shimmin Health Minister: Steve Rodan Education Minister: David Anderson Industry Minister: Alex Downie Tourism Minister: David Cretney Transport Minister: Phil Braidwood DAFF Minister: Phil Gawne DLGE Minister: John Rimmington Manx Judiciary First Deemster: Michael Kerruish Second Deemster: David Doyle Deputy Deemster: Andrew Williamson Judge of Appeal : Geoffrey Tattersall High Bailiff: Michael Moyle Deputy High Bailiff: Alastair Montgomerie Attorney General: John Corlett Chief Secretary: Mary Williams Constituencies Local Government Political parties Elections: 2006 general Officials of State

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John David Qualtrough Cannan MHK is currently the Member of the House of Keys for Michael. He is the son of former Chaplain of the House of Keys, Rev Canon Charles Cannan. He was educated at King William's College and was a businessman in the tea and rubber industry before going into politics. In the 1970s he was a Conservative Party councillor before becoming the Michael MHK in 1982. He was elected Speaker of the House of Keys in 2000 and remained as such until the 2001 General Election.

He is known to be a supporter of the British Crown in general and is against the current move to rename the Lieutenant Governor to Crown Commissioner.

[edit] Governmental positions

• Minister of the Treasury, 1986-1989
• Chairman of the Financial Supervision Commission, 1987-1989

Chairman & Speakers of the House of Keys
Stevenson R, Christian E, Christian C, Stevenson T, Stevenson J, Heywood T, Moore, Taubman (Snr), Taubman, Wilkes, Goldie, Goldie-Taubman, Moore, Gawne, Goldie-Taubman, Moore, Maitland, Kerruish, Clucas, Qualtrough, Corlettt, Kerruish, Kneale, Cain, Cringle, Cannan, Brown