Noel Quayle Cringle OBE (16 December 1937 – 28 August 2021) was

President of Tynwald The President of Tynwald (''Eaghtyrane Tinvaal'') is the presiding officer at the sittings of Tynwald Court in Douglas and is elected by the members of Tynwald from amongst their number. The first elected President, Charles Kerruish, was ele ...

, the

legislature A legislature is an assembly with the authority to make law Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior,Robertson, ''Crimes against humanity'', 90. with its p ...

of the

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, from 2000 to 2011. Cringle was born and raised in

Ballabeg Ballabeg ( glv, Balley Beg) is a village on the Isle of Man. It is in the parish of Arbory in the sheading of Rushen, in the south of the island near Castletown. There are several small villages and hamlets with the name, although Ballabeg i ...

, educated at Castle Rushen High School and became a farmer and later an auctioneer (Central Marts Limited). Married to Mary, with two sons. He was an Arbory Parish Commissioner from 1964 to 1974. He was first elected a

Member of 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 ...

in 1974 as a member for

Rushen Rushen ( ; gv, Rosien), formally Kirk Christ Rushen, is one of the seventeen historic parishes of the Isle of Man. It is located in the south of the island (part of the traditional ''South Side'' division) in the sheading of the same name. A ...

. He lost his seat in 1986, whilst Chairman of the Home Affairs Board, but regained it in 1991, continuing as a Member for Rushen until 2000. From 1996 to 2000 he was

Speaker of the House of Keys The Speaker of the House of Keys () is the principal officer of the House of Keys, the lower house of the Isle of Man legislature. The Speaker is elected from the membership of the House at its first sitting after an election. He is responsibl ...

. From 2000 to 2011 he was President of Tynwald, and thus a member of the Legislative Council. He was appointed Officer of the

Order of the British Empire The Most Excellent Order of the British Empire is a British order of chivalry, rewarding contributions to the arts and sciences, work with charitable and welfare organisations, and public service outside the civil service. It was established o ...

(OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours. He died on 28 August 2021 at the age of 83.

Governmental positions

*Member of the Executive Council, 1978–1981 *Chairman of the Board of Social Security, 1976–1982 *Chairman of the Home Affairs Board, 1982–1986 *Member of the Executive Council, 1982–1986 *Chairman of the Telecommunications Commission, 1984–1986 *Chairman of the

Civil Service Commission A civil service commission is a government agency that is constituted by legislature to regulate the employment and working conditions of civil servants, oversee hiring and promotions, and promote the values of the public service. Its role is rough ...

, 1992–1996 * Minister of Education, 1995–1996

Other positions

*Chairman IOM Sports Council 1982–1987 *Chairman Manx Music Festival 1984– *Treasurer Manx National Farmers Union 1969–2000 *President Manx Harriers Athletic Club *Trustee Colby AFC *Life Member Laa Columb Killey *Life Member Island Games Association

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Tynwald
— The Parliament of the Isle of Man 1937 births 2021 deaths Members of the House of Keys 1971–1976 Members of the House of Keys 1976–1981 Members of the House of Keys 1981–1986 Members of the House of Keys 1991–1996 Members of the House of Keys 1996–2001 Members of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man Officers of the Order of the British Empire {{IsleofMan-politician-stub

Governmental positions

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