The Department for Enterprise (''Rheynn Gastid Dellal'') is one of eight departments of 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 ...

. It was created on 1 April 2010 as the Department for Economic Development, largely replacing the former

Department of Trade and Industry Department of Trade and Industry may refer to: Current * Department of Trade and Industry (Isle of Man) * Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines) * Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (South Africa) Former * Department of Trade ...

as well as taking on the tourism function from the former

Department of Tourism and Leisure The Department of Tourism and Leisure ({{langx, gv, Rheynn Turrysid as Soccar) was a department of the Isle of Man Government. History The department was created in 1986 as the Department of Tourism and Transport. With the addition of extra re ...

and several other functions from the

Isle of Man Treasury The Treasury () of the Isle of Man is the finance department of the Isle of Man Government. It prepares the annual budget for the Government, and also handles taxation, customs and excise, economic affairs, information systems, internal audit, ...

and the former

Department of Education An education ministry is a national or subnational government agency politically responsible for education. Various other names are commonly used to identify such agencies, such as Ministry of Education, Department of Education, and Ministry of Pub ...

. The department was renamed as the Department for Enterprise in November 2017 under Statutory Document No. 2017/0325. The current (in 2022) Minister for Enterprise is Tim Johnston.

Functions

''Executive Agencies'' *Finance Isle of Man *Visit Isle of Man *Digital Isle of Man *Business Isle of Man ''Registries'' *Isle of Man Central Registry *Isle of Man Aircraft Registry *Isle of Man Ship Registry ''Strategy & Policy'' *Locate Isle of Man *Economic Development *Work Permits

Non Governmental Agencies reporting to the Department

Isle of Man Post Office The Isle of Man Post Office (), which formerly used the trading name Isle of Man Post, operates postal collection, ancillary mail services, philatelic goods and delivery services and post office counter services on the Isle of Man. History Th ...

Ministers for Enterprise

* Tim Johnston MHK, February 2023 - present *

Lawrie Hooper Lawrie Lee Hooper is a Welsh born Manx politician who is the leader of Liberal Vannin Party and former Minister for Health and Social Care. He has represented Ramsey in the House of Keys since 2016. Early life Hooper was born in Cardiff, W ...

MHK, September 2022 - February 2023 *

Alfred Cannan Alfred Louis Cannan (born 20 January 1968), Member of the House of Keys (MHK), is a Manx politician and independent Member of the House of Keys for Ayre & Michael. He has served as the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man since 12 October 2021 ...

MHK, July 2022 - September 2022 *

Tim Crookall Timothy Mark Crookall is a Member of the House of Keys (the lower house of Tynwald, the Isle of Man parliament) for Glenfaba & Peel, elected in the 2021 Manx general election. He was formerly Member of the House of Keys for Peel from 2006 to 201 ...

MHK, June 2022 - July 2022 *Alfred Cannan MHK, May 2022 - June 2022 *

Alex Allinson Alexander John Allinson (born 1966) is an English-born Isle of Man, Manx physician and politician who serves as an Independent politician, independent member of the House of Keys, representing Ramsey, Isle of Man, Ramsey since 2016. Allinson serv ...

MHK, Oct 2021 – May 2022 *

Laurence Skelly Laurence David Skelly MLC is a Manx politician, who has served as President of Tynwald since July 2021. Political career He was elected as one of the three MHKs for Rushen in 2011, with 19.4% of the vote and was re-elected in 2016 as one ...

MHK, 2017-2021

Ministers for Economic Development

MHK, 2014–17 *

John Shimmin John Philip Shimmin (born 1 July 1960) is a former Member of the House of Keys for Douglas West. Early life Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at St Ninian's High School and the Worcester College of Higher Education. He was th ...

MHK, 2011–14 *

Allan Bell Allan Robert Bell (born 20 June 1947) is a Manx politician who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man from 2011 until 2016, having been elected to that position on 11 October 2011. He was an Independent Member of the House of Keys for Ra ...

MHK, 2010–11

References

External links

Department for Enterprise - Isle of Man Government

Locate Isle of Man (relocation)

Visit Isle of Man

Finance Isle of Man

Digital Isle of Man

Business Isle of Man
{{DEFAULTSORT:Department Of Economic Development Government of the Isle of Man