About Me

Personal

Born: Cardiff, Wales

Education: Ramsey Grammar School; University of Keele BSc (Hons), MRes; Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA)

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

Public Service: 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

Current Posts

Member of the House of Keys 2016-date.
Member of the Department for Enterprise (formerly Economic Development) 2016-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys 2016-date.
Member of the Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice 2017-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2018-date.
Vice Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee 2020-date.
Member of the Cabinet Office 2020-date.

Electoral History

First elected as Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey in 2016

Member of the Department of Education, Sport and Culture (formerly Education and Children) 2016-2020.

Member of the House of Keys Committee on the Education Bill 2020 2020-date.

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