The Honourable

The Honourable

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 David Clifford Cretney MHK

Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...

 (born 15 January 1954) is a Manx

Manx people

The Manx are an ethnic group coming from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. They are often described as a Celtic people, though they have had a mixed background including Norse and English influences....

 politician and entrepreneur, who is the current Minister of the Department of Community, Culture and Leisure

Department of Transport (Isle of Man)

The Department of Infrastructure is a department of the Isle of Man Government.-History:The department was created in April 2010 from the Department of Transport....

, he is a former Tourism and Leisure Minister of the Isle of Man Government

Isle of Man Government

The Isle of Man Government is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, representing HM Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann...

. He has been a Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys

Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...

 from 1985 for Douglas South

Douglas South

Douglas South is a House of Keys constituency in Douglas, Isle of Man. It elects 2 MHKs.-MHKs & Elections:-External links:*...

. Before going into politics, he was a shop manager (1977–85) and a businessman (since 1985), in which role he currently continues.

Governmental Positions

• Chairman of the Post Office Authority, 1992–96
• Minister of Tourism and Leisure, 1996–2006
• Minister of Trade and Industry, 2006–10
• Minister of Community, Culture and Leisure
  Department of Community, Culture and Leisure (Isle of Man)
  The Department of Community, Culture and Leisure is one of nine departments of the Isle of Man Government. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking over the leisure functions from the former Department of Tourism and Leisure along with the community and culture functions from various other...
  
  , 2010–11
• Minister of Infrastructure, 2011–present