Alexander John Allinson (born 1966) is an English-born Manx physician and politician who serves as an

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member of the

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, representing

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since 2016. Allinson serves on the

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as the current Minister for the Treasury, having been appointed to the role in May 2022 by

Alfred Cannan Alfred Louis Cannan MHK is an independent Member of the House of Keys for Ayre & Michael and is the current Chief Minister of the Isle of Man. He was previously the Minister for the Treasury. Cannan sought the position of Chief Minister in 2 ...

, the

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of the

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Early life, education, and medical career

Allinson was born in

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in 1966. He attended from the

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, and studied medicine at

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, graduating with a masters degree in 1991. After graduating from medical school, Allinson worked at

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for a year before returning to

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, becoming a pediatrician in Hackney. After qualifying as a General Practitioner he later moved back to Australia, and spent over two years in

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, where he worked with the

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. He returned back to England, becoming a '' locum tenens physician'' in London. In 2002, Allinson became a general practitioner in the town of

on the

Political career

From 2008 until 2016, Allinson had been a member of the Ramsey board of commissioners. In the 2016 Manx general election, Allinson successfully stood for the

in Ramsey as an

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, receiving 47% of the vote. He served in various positions in the House, including as the chair of the

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. In 2020, Allinson was appointed to the

as the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture by Chief Minister

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. Allinson sought re-election to the House of Keys in the 2021 Manx general election, and was re-elected with 25% of the vote. Allinson ran for Chief Minister following the election; he was defeated by

, having received the votes of 8 MHKs compared to Cannan's 14. However, Cannan retained Allinson in the Council of Ministers and appointed him Minister for Enterprise. In this role, Allinson was in charge of much of the

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. In May 2022, Allinson was appointed Minister for the Treasury following the resignation of

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Political positions

Allinson has been described as a progressive reformer. In 2019, he led a successful legislative effort to legalize abortion on the Isle of Man. A supporter of efforts to counter

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, Allinson helped create and fund a

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plan for the 2022

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. Allinson is also a proponent for

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for terminally-ill patients, having introduced two motions into the House of Keys regarding the matter. During his campaign for chief minister, Allinson outlined several other policies he would support, including

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, further restriction on zero-hour contracts, and the

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Allinson, Alex 1966 births People from Ramsey, Isle of Man Members of the House of Keys 2016–2021 Members of the House of Keys 2021–2026 21st-century Manx politicians Manx medical doctors Living people Date of birth missing (living people) Alumni of King's College, Cambridge