The Department of Social Care is one of nine departments 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...

. It was created on 1 April 2010, taking on the social services and social security functions of the former Department of Health and Social Security

Department of Health and Social Security (Isle of Man)

The Department of Health and Social Security or DHSS provided healthcare , social services , and social security .Prior to the separation of its component parts on 1 April 2010, the DHSS was the largest...

 as well as the social housing function of the former Department of Local Government and the Environment.

The current Minister for Social Care is Hon Chris Robertshaw

Chris Robertshaw

Chris Robertshaw MHK is a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas East in the Isle of Man and Minister of Social CareHe was schooled in a catholic seminary and served in the British Army in Libya, Cyprus, Germany, England and Norway. In 2005 he retired as Managing Director, Company Secretary and...

 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...

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Functions

• Social Services
• Social Security Scheme
• National Insurance
• Housing: Regulation, Public Sector Housing, First and Second Time Buyer Housing
• Regulation of Care Homes

Ministers for Social Care (2010-present)

• Chris Robertshaw
  Chris Robertshaw
  Chris Robertshaw MHK is a Member of the House of Keys for Douglas East in the Isle of Man and Minister of Social CareHe was schooled in a catholic seminary and served in the British Army in Libya, Cyprus, Germany, England and Norway. In 2005 he retired as Managing Director, Company Secretary and...
  
   MHK, 14 October 2011 – Present
• Martyn Quayle
  Martyn Quayle
  George Martyn Quayle, MHK was a Manx politician who previously held the position of Minister of Tourism and Leisure in the Isle of Man Government and represents Middle in the House of Keys. He served as minister of the Department of Social Care....
  
   MHK, 1 April 2010 – 14 October 2011

Ministers for Health and Social Security (1986-2010)

• Eddie Teare
  Eddie Teare
  William Edward "Eddie" Teare, MHK is a Manx politician, who is the Minister of the Treasury and current member of the House of Keys for Ayre. He was first elected to the House at the 2004 by election. He was educated at Ramsey Grammar School....
  
   MHK, 2006-2010
• Steve Rodan
  Steve Rodan
  The Honourable Stephen Charles "Steve" Rodan, SHK, BSc, MRPharmS is a Scottish politician, who is the current Speaker of the House of Keys and former Minister of the Isle of Man Government and Member of the House of Keys for the constituency of Garff...
  
   MHK, 2004-2006
• Clare Christian
  Clare Christian
  Clare Margaret Christian BSc MLC is a Manx politician, who is currently President of Tynwald. She's a former member of the Legislative Council and former Health Minister of the Isle of Man Government....
  
   MLC, 1996-2004
• Bernie May
  Bernie May
  Bernard "Bernie" May MHK is a British politician and entrepreneur, who was a Member of the House of Keys in the Isle of Man and Government Minister.-Early life and career:...
  
   MHK, 1991-1996
• Jim Cain
  Jim Cain
  Jim Cain is a former Grey Cup champion Canadian Football League offensive lineman.Cain was a graduate of the University of Detroit, returning to Canada to play for the Ottawa Rough Riders...
  
   MHK, 1989-1991
• Tony Brown
  James Anthony Brown
  James Anthony "Tony" Brown is a Manx politician, former businessman and electrician, Who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, from December 2006, until October 2011, When he stepped down from office following his decision to retire....
  
   MHK, 1986-1989

Chairmen of the Board of Social Services (?-1970)

• Jack Nivison
  Jack Nivison
  John "Jack" Allen Cowell Kennedy Nivison, CBE, JP, was a former President of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man.He was first elected as an MHK for Middle in 1948 and became a Member of the Legislative Council in 1962. He continued as a Member of the Council until his retirement in 1988,...
  
  MHK, 1951-1976
• unknown, ?-1951

External links

• Department of Social Care - Isle of Man Government