{{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 The Isle of Man Government ( gv, Reiltys Ellan Vannin) is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, the personal representative of Charles III. The executive head is the Chief Mi ...

History

The department was created in 1986 as the Department of Tourism and Transport. With the addition of extra responsibilities in 1990 the department was renamed the

Department of Tourism, Leisure and Transport The Department of Tourism, Leisure and Transport is a former department of the Isle of Man Government. History Prior to 1990 the Department was known as the Department of Tourism and Transport. In 1990 the Department of Tourism and Transport w ...

. In 1994 there was a departmental reorganisation. The Department of Highways Ports and Properties and the Department of Tourism, Leisure and Transport became the Department of Tourism and Leisure and the Department of Transport. In 2010, the department was split up and Tourism function went to the Department of Economic Development and Leisure to Department of Community, Culture and Leisure.

Ministers/Chairmen with Tourism Responsibility

Ministers for Economic Development

John Shimmin John Shimmin (born 1 July 1960) is a former Member of the House of Keys for Douglas West. Early life Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at St Ninian's High School and the Worcester College of Higher Education. He was then a teac ...

, 2011–present * Allan Bell MHK, 2010–2011

Ministers for Tourism and Leisure

* Martyn Quayle MHK, 2008–2010 *

Adrian Earnshaw Adrian John Earnshaw MHK (born 19 January 1950) is a Manx politician, who was the Minister of Home Affairs in the Isle of Man Government and a Member of the House of Keys for Onchan. Early life and career Born on 19 January 1950, he was educate ...

MHK, 2006–2008 *

David Cretney David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954) is a former Manx politician. He was, until March 2014, Minister of Infrastructure in the Isle of Man Government, and had formerly headed the Departments of Community, Culture & Leisure, Trade & Ind ...

MHK, 1996–2006 * Tony Brown MHK, 1994–1996

Ministers of Tourism, Leisure and Transport

* Allan Bell MHK, 1990–1994

Ministers of Tourism and Transport

* Allan Bell MHK, 1986–1990

Chairmen of the Tourist Board

Edmund Lowey Edmund Lowey MLC (born 12 February 1938) is a Manx politician, who is a Member of the Legislative Council in the Isle of Man. Early life Edmund was born in 1938 in Ballasalla and was educated at Castle Rushen and then worked for the Ronalds ...

, 1981–1986 *

Clifford Irving Clifford Michael Irving (November 5, 1930 – December 19, 2017) was an American novelist and investigative reporter. Although he published 20 novels, he is best known for an "autobiography" allegedly written as told to Irving by billionaire ...

, 1971–1981 * William E. Quayle, 1962–1971 * James Cain, 1960–1962 *unknown, 1952–1962

Chairmen of the Publicity Board

*unknown, 1931–1952

Chairmen of the Advertising Board

Edward Callister Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sax ...

, 1929–1930 *

Samuel Norris Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the bibl ...

, 1924–1929 *

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, 1920–1924 *unknown, 1904–1920

Chairmen of the Advertising Committee

*unknown, ?-1904 Government of the Isle of Man Tourism in the Isle of Man Tourism ministries