Anne Valerie Craine (born 30 April 1954) is a

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from the

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Early life

Craine went to primary school at Dhoon School before attending

Ramsey Grammar School Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man. History A grammar school has existed in Ramsey since 1681. It moved to Lezayre Road in 1933 and was housed in a building that now fo ...

after which she studied at St Godric’s Secretarial College in London. Carine served as a justice of the peace in the Isle of Man from 2000–2003. She was elected to the House of Keys at the 2003 by-election for the

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constituency of

Ramsey Ramsey may refer to: Geography British Isles * Ramsey, Cambridgeshire, a small market town in England * Ramsey, Essex, a village near Harwich, England ** Ramsey and Parkeston, a civil parish formerly called just "Ramsey" * Ramsey, Isle of Man, t ...

Career

In 2005 she succeeded

Phil Gawne Philip Anderson Gawne (born 19 February 1965), better known as Phil Gawne, is a former Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man. He also served in a number of ministerial posts on the island and is therefore a f ...

as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry. In the island's 2006 General Election, Anne Craine topped the poll in Ramsey. She won 1,969 votes and

Allan Bell Allan Robert Bell (born 20 June 1947) is a Manx politician who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, having been elected to that position on 11 October 2011. He was an Independent Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey from 1984 to Sept ...

claimed the second seat in the town with 1,768 votes. Despite having been an MHK for only three years, she saw off tough competition from

Leonard Singer Leonard Ian Singer (27 January 1943 – 27 December 2023) was a British politician and pharmacist based in Ramsey, Isle of Man. Life and career Leonard Ian Singer was born in Manchester on 27 January 1943. He qualified as a pharmacist in 1966 ...

, who had resigned as an MLC in order to stand for the Keys, but was unsuccessful with 1,621 votes. Craine was Minister of Education between 2006 and 2010, and Minister for the Treasury between 2010 and 2011, succeeding

from 1 April. In 2011, she lost her Ramsey seat to Leonard Singer.

Governmental positions

Craine had the following posts in the Manx government: While in government she presided over the 27th

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's Small Countries Conference at the 53rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in

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in September 2007. * Minister for the Treasury, 2010–2011 * Minister of Education, 2006–2010

Personal life

Anne Craine married to David Craine in 1978 and they have two sons and a daughter.

References

External links

Department of the Treasury - Minister of the Treasury

Manxradio - General elections 2006 candidate page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Craine, Anne Manx women in politics 1954 births Living people Members of the House of Keys 2001–2006 Members of the House of Keys 2006–2011 21st-century British women politicians