Miles Walker

Miles Walker
Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
In office
3 December 1986 – 3 December 1996
Monarch Elizabeth II
Governor Laurence New
Preceded by Edgar Mann (as Chairman of the Executive Council)
Succeeded by Donald Gelling
Personal details
Born Miles Rawstron Walker
(1940-11-13) 13 November 1940
Isle of Man
Nationality Manx
Political party Independent
Spouse(s) Mary, Lady Walker
(m. 1966–present)
Children 1 son, 1 daughter
Profession Politician / businessman
Isle of Man
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Sir Miles Rawstron Walker CBE LLD (born 13 November 1940[1]) is a Manx businessman and politician, who was the first ever Chief Minister of the Isle of Man.[2][3]

Early life and career

Born on 13 November 1940 to George Denis Walker and Alice (née Whittaker), he was educated at Castle Rushen High School and the Shropshire Agricultural College. He later went on to become a company director in the farming and retail dairy trade. He was elected as an Arbory commissioner in 1970, remaining as one until 1976, and became the chairman. In 1976 he stood as MHK for Rushen and was successful. He remained an MHK until retiring at the 2001 General Election. In 1986 he was elected the first ever Chief Minister and continued in the post for a decade until the 1996 election. He was honoured as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1991, with an honorary LL.D. degree in 1994 by Liverpool University, and a knighthood in 1997.

Personal life

Walker has been married to Mary since 1966, they have 1 son and 1 daughter together and live in Colby, Isle of Man.

Governmental Positions

The Walker Council

OFFICENAMETERM
Chief MinisterSir Miles Walker1986–96
Minister of the TreasuryDavid Cannan1986–89
 Donald Gelling1989–96
Minister of Home AffairsEdmund Lowey1986–91
 Arnold Callin1991–95
 Richard Corkill1995–96
Minister of Health and Social SecurityTony Brown1986–89
 Jim Cain1989–91
 Bernie May1991–96
Minister of EducationVictor Kneale1986–90
 Ron Cretney1990–91
 Hazel Hannan1991–95
 Noel Cringle1995–96
Minister of IndustryIan Anderson1986–88
 Bernie May1988–91
 Allan Bell1991–?
Minister of Trade and IndustryAllan Bell?–1994
Minister of Tourism and TransportAllan Bell1986–90
Minister of Tourism, Leisure and TransportAllan Bell1990–94
Minister of Tourism and LeisureTony Brown1994–96
Minister of Highways, Ports and PropertiesArnold Callin1986–91
 David North1991–94
Minister of TransportDavid North1994–96
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and ForestryDon Maddrell1986–88
 Donald Gelling1988–89
 David North1989–91
 John Corrin1991–95
 Hazel Hannan1995–96
Minister of Local Government and the EnvironmentDominic Delaney1986–89
 Tony Brown1989–94
 Terry Groves1994–96

Business Positions

References

  1. ↑ "Walker, Miles Rawstron" (PDF). www.tynwald.org. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  2. ↑ Belchem, John (2000). A New History of the Isle of Man: The modern period 1830–1999. Liverpool University Press. pp. 197–. ISBN 978-0-85323-726-6. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  3. ↑ Kermode, D. G. (2001). Offshore island politics: the constitutional and political development of the Isle of Man in the twentieth century. Liverpool University Press. p. 283. ISBN 978-0-85323-777-8. Retrieved 20 May 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sir Miles Walker is new Hospice Isle of Man chairman". www.iomtoday.co.im. 7 June 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
  5. ↑ "Sir Miles Walker takes over as Chairman". www.seftongroup.co.im. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 11 November 2011.
Preceded by
Edgar Mann (as Chairman of the Executive Council)		 Chief Minister
1986–96 		Succeeded by
Donald James Gelling CBE CP
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