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. 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 theMinisters/Chairmen with Tourism Responsibility
Ministers for Economic Development
*Ministers for Tourism and Leisure
*Ministers of Tourism, Leisure and Transport
*Ministers of Tourism and Transport
*Chairmen of the Tourist Board
*Chairmen of the Publicity Board
*unknown, 1931–1952Chairmen of the Advertising Board
Edward Callister, 1929–1930 * Samuel Norris, 1924–1929 * J R Kerruish, 1920–1924 *unknown, 1904–1920Chairmen of the Advertising Committee
*unknown, ?-1904 Government of the Isle of Man Tourism in the Isle of Man Tourism ministries