Daphne Hilary Penelope Caine (born 1969) is an English-born Manx

politician A politician is a person active in party politics, or a person holding or seeking an elected office in government. Politicians propose, support, reject and create laws that govern the land and by an extension of its people. Broadly speaking ...

and former civil servant. She was elected to the

House of Keys The House of Keys () is the directly elected lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council. History The oldest known reference to the name is in a document of 1417, written in L ...

representing

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in 2016 and re-elected for the same constituency in 2021. Following the 2021 election, she was elected as Deputy Speaker of the House of Keys. She previously worked on the

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as a journalist and civil servant.

Biography

Born and raised in

Sheffield Sheffield is a city in South Yorkshire, England, whose name derives from the River Sheaf which runs through it. The city serves as the administrative centre of the City of Sheffield. It is historically part of the West Riding of Yorkshire a ...

, England, in 1969, Caine attended King Edward VII School before studying at Stradbroke College, Sheffield. From 1989 to 1996, she worked as a journalist for

Isle of Man Newspapers Isle of Man Newspapers publishes the Isle of Man's newspapers. They are the '' Isle of Man Examiner'', the '' Isle of Man Courier'' and the '' Manx Independent''. They are all weekly newspapers. Its website is www.iomtoday.co.im, as well as ownin ...

, after which she joined the island's civil service, initially at the

Department of Tourism and Leisure {{Politics of the Isle of Man The Department of Tourism and Leisure ( gv, Rheynn Turrysid as Soccar) was a department of the Isle of Man Government. History The department was created in 1986 as the Department of Tourism and Transport. With the ...

, later at the

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and the Department of Infrastructure, where she concentrated on

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. In 2016, she was elected to the

Tynwald Tynwald ( gv, Tinvaal), or more formally, the High Court of Tynwald ( gv, Ard-whaiyl Tinvaal) or Tynwald Court, is the legislature of the Isle of Man. It consists of two chambers, known as the branches of Tynwald: the directly elected House of ...

, where she serves as a Member of House of Keys for

as an

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. She has served as a political member of the Department for Enterprise since 2016 and was Children's Champion from 2016 to 2018.

Election results

2016

Personal life

She is married to Christopher Caine, a native of the Isle of Man, with whom she has two children.

References

External links

Daphne Caine's website
1969 births Living people Members of the House of Keys 2016–2021 Manx women in politics Politicians from Sheffield People educated at King Edward VII School, Sheffield {{IsleofMan-politician-stub