Steve Rodan

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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: Steve Rodan Government Council of Ministers (interim) Chief Minister: Tony Brown Treasury Minister: Allan Bell Home Minister: John Shimmin Health Minister: vacant Education Minister: David Anderson Industry Minister: Alex Downie Tourism Minister: vacant Transport Minister: Phil Braidwood DAFF Minister: Phil Gawne DLGE Minister: vacant 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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Hon. Steve C. Rodan SHK BSc MRPharmS is the current Speaker of the House of Keys and former Minister of the Isle of Man Government and Member of the House of Keys for the constituency of Garff. He was elected to the seat in a by-election in 1995.

He is originally from Newton Mearns, a suburb of Glasgow in Scotland, of an English mother and a Scottish father. He is a trained chemist. He now lives in Laxey, the most populated village in Garff. He is currently married to Ana Rodan who is from Mexico. They have two children, Lisa and Moira. Politically, he is liberal having chaired both the Edinburgh University Liberal Club and Scottish Young Liberals. He was also a Member of the National Executive of the Scottish Liberal Party and stood unsuccessfully for the House of Commons in 1979 for the constituency of Moray and Nairn, being defeated by the Conservative Alexander Pollock.

Mr Rodan stood for Chief Minister following the November 2006 elections but failed to gain the necessary support in round one. He then stood for Speaker and defeated David Cannan and Quintin Gill.

[edit] Governmental position

• Minister of Health and Social Security, 2004-2006
• Minisiter of Education, 1999-2004

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Preceded by Dr Edgar Mann

MHK for Garff 1995 – present

Incumbent

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, Rodan