Clare Margaret Christian

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CP (born 11 September 1945) is a Manx politician, who was

President of Tynwald The President of Tynwald (''Eaghtyrane Tinvaal'') is the presiding officer at the sittings of Tynwald Court in Douglas and is elected by the members of Tynwald from amongst their number. The first elected president, Charles Kerruish, was ele ...

until 2016. She is a former member of the

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and former

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in the

Isle of Man Government The Isle of Man Government () is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of the Lord of Mann (currently Char ...

. Christian is the daughter of Sir Charles Kerruish,

and Chairman of the Executive Council. Her sister is Anne Craine, the former Treasury Minister. Culture Vannin website, ''Clare Christian, 2018''
/ref> She is a graduate of the

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with a degree in Physics and Chemistry, and previously worked as a research chemist for

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. She was also the Island Guide Commissioner from 1991 to 1996. Christian became an MHK at her first attempt for the

Ayre Ayre ( ; ) is one of the six sheadings of the Isle of Man. It is located in the north of the island (part of the traditional ''North Side'' division) and consists of the three historic parishes of Andreas, Bride and (Kirk Christ) Lezayre. T ...

constituency in March 1980, but failed to be re-elected in 1986. She was, however, appointed an MLC in 1993 and was appointed Health Minister in 1996, overseeing the construction of the new Noble's Hospital. In 2011, she was elected to the position of President of Tynwald. Christian was appointed an

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(OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to the Isle of Man. She was appointed

Captain of the Parish The Captain of the Parish is an official in each parish in the Isle of Man—formerly the title was ''Captain of the Parish Militia'', but it is now only a titular honour. Historically the Captain of the Parish was authorised to raise his own mi ...

Maughold Maughold (also known as Macaille, Maccaldus, Machalus, Machaoi, Machella, Maghor, Mawgan, Maccul, Macc Cuill; died c. 488 AD) is venerated as the patron saint of the Isle of Man. Tradition states that he was an Irish people, Irish prince and c ...

in early 2018.

Governmental positions

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of the

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, 1981–82 * Minister of Health and Social Security, 1996–2004 *

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of Isle of Man Water and Sewerage Authority, 2009–11 *

, 2011–16

References

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