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James Crookall Cain

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(19 March 1927 - 5 May 2019) was a Manx politician, who was the

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and former Minister of the

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and

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for the

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of Douglas West. He was elected as MHK in 1986 and re-elected in 1991. Formerly he was a Chartered Accountant and Partner at Pannell Kerr Forster. He became acting Speaker of the House of Keys in 1990, before taking on the role permanently in 1991. He served until 1999. Jim Cain died aged 92 on5 May 2019.

Governmental position

* Chairman of the Insurance Authority, 1987-1988 * Minister of Health and Social Security, 1989–1991

References

1954 births Living people Members of the House of Keys 1986–1991 Members of the House of Keys 1991–1996 20th-century Manx politicians {{IsleofMan-politician-stub