# Executive Council of the Isle of Man

The Executive Council is the former title of the Council of Ministers, the principal executive body of the Isle of Man Government. Its chairman was the Lieutenant Governor until 1980, when he was replaced by a Chairman elected by Tynwald. The Chairman was renamed Chief Minister in 1986, and the council was renamed Council of Ministers in 1990.
The Executive Council was established following the 1949 General Election, "to assist the Lieutenant Governor in the performance of his duties", as successor to an executive committee of Tynwald which was set up in 1946. The Council originally consisted of the two members of the House of Keys and the following five members:
* Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries
* Chairman of the Board of Highways and Transport
* Chairman of the Board of Social Services
* Chairman of the Board of Local Government
* Chairman of the Board of Education

## Members

| Name | Type | Position | Tenure | Replacing |
| Air Vice Marshal Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet KBE CB DSO DL | Chairman | Lieutenant Governor | 1946-1952 | N/A |
| John Cowin MLC | Member | Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries | 1946-1950 | N/A |
| John Crellin MLC | Member | Chairman of the Local Government Board | 1946-1958 | N/A |
| Charles Gill MLC | Member | Chairman of the Highways and Transport Board | 1946-1951 | N/A |
| Richard Kneen MHK | Member | Chairman of the Social Services Board | 1946-1951 | N/A |
| Alfred Teare MHK | Member | Appointed Member | 1946-1958 | N/A |
| George Higgins MHK | Member | Appointed Member | 1946-1949 | N/A |
| Second Deemster William Cowley MLC | Member | Appointed Member | 1946-1947 | N/A |
| Sir Joseph Davidson Qualtrough CBE | Member | Speaker of the House of Keys | 1947-1951 | William Cowley |
| Thomas Cowin MHK | Member | Chairman of the Health Services Board | 1949-1955 | George Higgins |
| Richard Cannell MHK | Member | Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries | 1950-1958 | John Cowin |
| Sir John Bolton MHK | Member | Appointed Member | 1951-1962 | Charles Gill |
| Jack Nivison MHK CBE JP | Member | Chairman of the Board of Social Security | 1951-1960 | Richard Kneen |
| Henry Corlett MHK CBE JP | Member | Chairmen of the Board of Education | 1951-1962 | Joseph Davidson Qualtrough |
| Sir Ambrose Flux Dundas KCIE CSI | Chairman | Lieutenant Governor | 1952-1959 | Sir Geoffrey Rhodes Bromet |
| Sir Charles Kerruish MHK | Member Chairman Member | Chairman of the Health Services Board Chairman of the Health Services Board ? | 1955-1961 1961-1966 1967-1968 | Thomas Cowin ? ? |
| George Higgins MHK | Member | Appointed Member | 1958-1958 | N/A |
| Sir Ralph Stevenson MLC | Member | ? | 1958-1969 | ? |
| Howard Simcocks MHK | Member | ? | 1958-1962 | Richard Cannell |
| George Moore MLC | Member | ? | 1958-1962 | ? |
| Sir Ronald Herbert Garvey KCMG KCVO MBE | Chairman | Lieutenant Governor | 1959-1961 | Sir Ambrose Flux Dundas |
| James Cain MHK | Member | Chairman of the Tourism Board | 1960-1962 | Jack Nivison |
| Bert Stephen MHK | Member | Chairman of the Finance Board | 1962-1964 | ? |
| Cecil McFee MLC | Member | ? | 1962-1966 | ? |
| Harold Nicholls MLC | Member | Chairman of the Airports Board | 1962-1967 | ? |
| William E. Quayle MHK | Member | Chairman of the Tourism Board | 1962-1971 | James Cain |
| Hubbert Radcliffe MHK | Member | ? | 1963-1966 | ? |
| Norman Crowe MHK | Member Chairman Member | Chairman of the Finance Board Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries ? | 1964-1967 1967-1971 1971-1978 | Bert Stephen ? ? |
| Edward Kerruish MHK | Member | ? | 1967-1970 | ? |
| Percy Radcliffe MHK | Member Chairman Member Member Chairman | ? Chairman of the Local Government Board ? Chairman of the Finance Board Chairman of the Executive Council | 1967-1971 1971-1976 1976-1977 1977-1981 1981-1985 | ? ? ? ? ? |
| Sir John Bolton MHK | Member | Chairman of the Finance Board ? | 1967-1977 1977-1979 | Norman Crowe ? |
| Clifford Irving MHK | Member Member Chairman | ? Chairman of the Tourism Board Chairman of the Tourism Board | 1968-1971 1971-1977 1977-1981 | ? ? ? |
| Jack Nivison MHK CBE JP | Member | Chairman of the Board of Social Security | 1969-1972 | ? |
| Colin Vereker, 8th Viscount Gort MHK JP | Member | ? | 1970-1970 | ? |
| Victor Kneale MHK | Member | ? | 1970-1974 | ? |
| Howard Simcocks MHK | Member | ? | 1970-1974 | ? |
| Ian Anderson MHK | Member | Chairman of the Police Board Chairman of the Local Government Board Chairman of the Home Affairs Board | 1971-1976 1976-1981 1981-1982 | ? |
| Bob Creer MHK | Member | Chairman of the Health Services Board | 1975-1977 | ? |
| Roy MacDonald MHK | Member | ? | 1975-1978 | ? |
| Alexander Moore MHK | Member | ? | 1977-1978 | ? |
| Bob Creer MHK | Member | ? | 1978-1982 | ? |
| Noel Cringle MHK | Member | Chairmen of the Board of Education | 1978-1982 | ? |
| Edward Kerruish MLC | Member | ? | 1978-1985 | ? |
| Edgar Mann | Member | Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries Chairman of the Finance Board | 1980-1981 1981-1985 | ? |
| Roy MacDonald | Member | Chairman of the Harbour Board | 1982-1985 | ? |
| Matty Ward | Member | Charman of the Forestry, Mines and Land Board | 1982-1985 | ? |
| Noel Cringle MHK | Member | Chairman of the Home Affairs Board | 1982-1986 | Ian Anderson |
| Miles Walker MHK | Member Chairman | Chairman of the Local Government Board Chief Minister | 1982-1986 1986-1990 | ? |
| Victor Kneale MHK | Member | Chairmen of the Board of Education Minister of Education | 1982-1986 1986-1990 | ? |
| Ian Anderson MHK | Member | Chairman of the Board of Industry Minister of Industry | 1984-1986 1986-1988 | ? |
| Edgar Mann | Chairman | Chairman of the Executive Council | 1985-1986 | Already Member |
| Dr David Moore | Member | Chairman of the Finance Board | 1985-1986 | ? |
| Norman Radcliffe | Member | Chairman of the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries | 1985-1986 | ? |
| Arnold Callin | Member | Chairman of the Health Services Board Minister of Highways, Ports and Properties | 1985-1986 1986-1990 | ? |
| Edmund Lowey MHK | Member | Chairman of the Tourism Board Minister of Home Affairs | 1985-1986 1986-1990 | ? |
| Don Maddrell MHK | Member | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1986-1988 | ? |
| David Cannan MHK | Member | Treasury Minister | 1986-1989 | ? |
| Dominic Delaney | Member | Minister of Local Government and the Environment | 1986-1989 | ? |
| Allan Bell MHK | Member | Minister of Tourism and Transport | 1986-1990 | ? |
| Tony Brown MHK | Member | Minister of Health and Social Security Minister of Local Government and the Environment | 1986-1989 1989-1990 | ? Dominic Delaney |
| Bernie May MHK | Member | Minister of Industry | 1988-1990 | Ian Anderson |
| Donald Gelling MHK | Member | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry Treasury Minister | 1988-1989 1989-1990 | Don Maddrell David Cannan |
| Jim Cain | Member | Minister of Health and Social Security | 1989-1990 | Tony Brown |
| David North | Member | Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry | 1989-1990 | Donald Gelling |
| Ron Cretney | Member | Minister of Education | 1990-1990 | Victor Kneale |