Personal
Born: Cardiff, Wales
Education: Ramsey Grammar School; University of Keele BSc (Hons), MRes; Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales (FCA)
Family: Married to Rachael
Career: Trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers on the Isle of Man with a focus on Audit. Four years working as a Manager at Crowe Morgan working on a mix of local and international clients, including audit, assurance, accountancy, tax and general CSP work. Established Hooper Tax & Consulting with my wife Rachael in April 2026.
Public Service: Prior to election to the Keys in 2016 – Ramsey Town Commissioner April 2012 – September 2016: Deputy Lead Member for Parks and Leisure (1 year), Deputy Lead Member for Finance and General Purposes (1 year), Lead Member for Finance and General Purposes (2 years), Chairman 2016/2017 until election to the House of Keys (5 months)
Interests: Books, current affairs
Parliamentary Profile
Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey
2021- 2026
Minister for Health and Social Care (Oct 21 – Sept 22) & (Nov 22 – October 24)
Minister for Enterprise (Sept 22 – Feb 23)
Member of the Department of Environment Food and Agriculture (Dec 24 – Jan 26)
Member of the Department of Infrastructure (Dec 24 – Jan 26)
Member of the Tynwald Standing Orders Committee (2021 – Aug 26)
Member of the House of Keys Standing Orders Committee (2021 – Aug 26)
Vice Chair of Public Accounts Committee (Dec 24 – Aug 26)
Member of the Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice (Dec 24 – Aug 26)
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2016 – 2021:
Member of the Cabinet Office 2020 – 2021
Member of the Department for Enterprise with delegated responsibility for the Business Isle of Man Agency
Vice Chair of the Public Accounts Committee
Member of the Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice Committee
Member of the House of Keys Standing Orders Committee
Member of the Department of Education and Children 2016-2020
Member of the Department of Economic Development with delegated responsibility for Business Development, Aerospace, Manufacturing, Cleantech, Energy Policy 2016-2018
Member of the Department of Economic Development with delegated responsibility for Finance Isle of Man Agency 2018-2020
Political Interests
Ensuring we have an open and transparent government that is subject to robust scrutiny
Political Party
Liberal Vannin (LibVan) 2012-date
Leader of the Liberal Vannin Party 2020 – date
Lawrie Hooper MHK Candidate for Ramsey 