Robert Philip Braidwood

BEng A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an academic undergraduate degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at an accredited college or university. In the UK, a ...

(born 11 July 1949) is a

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politician, who was formerly a Member of the Legislative Council; he was previously an MHK for

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after winning the

by-election in 1995 and he 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 (2005–06) and

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(2001–05).

Governmental positions

* Chairman of the Financial Supervision Commission, 1999–2001 *

, 2001–05 * Chairman of the Communications Commission, 2001–05 * Minister of Transport, 2005–06

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20121009061613/http://www.gov.im/lib/news/dha/theministerofhom.xml Members of the House of Keys 1991–1996 Members of the House of Keys 1996–2001 Members of the House of Keys 2001–2006 Members of the House of Keys 2006–2011 Living people 1949 births {{IsleofMan-politician-stub