James Anthony Brown

James Anthony "Tony" Brown (born 5 January 1950) is a Manx politician. He is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man and Member of the House of Keys for Castletown.

Tony Brown MHK
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Born	James Anthony Brown (1950-01-05) 5 January 1950 Isle of Man

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Tony Brown was educated at Castle Rushen and was an electrician. He owned Tony Brown Electrics in Castletown until its closure in 2010. He was elected as a member of Castletown Commissioners (town council) in 1976, becoming Chairman in 1980 before being elected as the Castletown MHK in 1981 at his first attempt. In 2000, he was defeated in his attempt to become Speaker of the House of Keys by David Cannan but instead became the Deputy Speaker. Following the 2001 General Election, he was elected Speaker and in January 2002, Deputy President of Tynwald.

He was reelected in November 2006 as MHK, beating Roy Redmayne by 915 votes to 335. There was a great deal of rumour that he might run for Chief Minister, but when nominations were put forward his name was not in the list. There was a round of voting with neither Steve Rodan, John Shimmin nor David Cannan being elected. Nominations then reopened, with Tony Brown being the only candidate put forward. His nomination was confirmed by Tynwald on Thursday, 14 December 2006 receiving 27 votes and the Lieutenant Governor appointed him Chief Minister later in the day. He then resigned the Speakership of the House of Keys as required by law.

Governmental positions

• Minister of Health and Social Security, 1986–89
• Minister of Local Government and the Environment, 1989–94
• Minister of Tourism and Leisure, 1994–96
• Minister of Transport, 1996–2001
• Chief Minister, 2006–

Brown Council

Office	Name	Term
Chief Minister	Tony Brown	2006–Present
Minister of the Treasury	Allan Bell	2001–2008
	Anne Craine	2008–present
Minister of Home Affairs	Martyn Quayle	2006–08
	Adrian Earnshaw	2008–Present
Minister of Health and Social Security	Eddie Teare	2006–Present
Minister of Education	Annie Craine	2006–Present
Minister of Trade and Industry	David Cretney	2006–Present
Minister of Tourism and Leisure	Adrian Earnshaw	2006–08
	Martyn Quayle	2008–Present
Minister of Transport	David Anderson	2006–Present
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry	Phil Gawne	2005–Present
Minister of Local Government and the Environment	John Shimmin	2006–Present