Robert Philip Braidwood

BEng A Bachelor of Engineering (BEng) or a Bachelor of Science in Engineering (BSE) is an academic undergraduate degree awarded to a student after three to five years of studying engineering at an accredited college or university. In the UK, a Bache ...

(born 11 July 1949) is a Manx politician, who was formerly a Member of the Legislative Council; he was previously an MHK for

Douglas East Douglas East is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs. Since the 2021 local elections the constituency's area has been adopted for Douglas East (ward) which replaced most of Victoria and Derby wards. The ward ...

after winning the

by-election in 1995 and he continued to top the poll in every General Election since then until his elevation to the Legislative Council in 2010, which sparked a by-election won by Chris Robertshaw. He has had a long political career and has held numerous government positions, notably

Minister of Transport A ministry of transport or transportation is a ministry responsible for transportation within a country. It usually is administered by the ''minister for transport''. The term is also sometimes applied to the departments or other government agen ...

(2005–06) and

Minister of Home Affairs An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...

(2001–05).

Governmental positions

Chairman The chairperson, also chairman, chairwoman or chair, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly. The person holding the office, who is typically elected or appointed by members of the grou ...

of the

Financial Supervision Commission The Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) ( gv, Barrantee Oaseirys Argidoil) was the financial regulator of the Isle of Man. The commission was established in 1983. The Chairman was previously a Member of Tynwald until legislation forbade this ...

, 1999–2001 *

, 2001–05 *

of the

Communications Commission The Communications and Utilities Regulatory Authority ( gv, Lught-Reill Çhellinsh as Bun-Shirveishyn) is a statutory board responsible for the regulation of telecommunications and broadcasting in the Isle of Man, and since 2020, certain responsib ...

, 2001–05 *

, 2005–06

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20121009061613/http://www.gov.im/lib/news/dha/theministerofhom.xml Members of the House of Keys 1991–1996 Members of the House of Keys 1996–2001 Members of the House of Keys 2001–2006 Members of the House of Keys 2006–2011 Living people 1949 births {{IsleofMan-politician-stub