Facts: - employer: isle of man government - years active: 1995 -- present - birth name: robert philip braidwood - spouse: lynda donaldson 1974 - children: 1 son , 1 daughter - birth date: 11 july 1949 - name: phil braidwood - nationality: manx - birth place: isle of man - occupation: politician Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of phil braidwood .
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robert philip '' phil '' braidwood beng mlc -lrb- born 11 july 1949 -rrb- is a manx politician , who is currently a member of the legislative council , he was previously an mhk for douglas east after winning the douglas east by-election in 1995 and he has continued to top the poll in every general election since then until his elevation to the legislative council in 2010 which sparked a by-election won by chris robertshaw .he has had a long political career and has held numerous government positions , notably minister of transport -lrb- 2005 -- 06 -rrb- and minister of home affairs -lrb- 2001 -- 05 -rrb- ., he is currently a member of the treasury department , of which anne craine is the current minister .