Juan Watterson
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Juan Paul Watterson MHK
BA (Hons)
ACA (born 4 July 1980) is a Manx
politician, who is a Member of the House of Keys
for Rushen
, in the Isle of Man
., He is currently the youngest MHK in the House of Keys
.
.
(DHSS), these roles being the Manx equivalent of a junior minister in the UK
. After 10 months as Chairman of the Planning Committee, he was appointed to the Department of Economic Development with special responsibility for the Island's financial services sector.
He was re-elected in the 2011 General Election
with 3,080 votes, the highest number of votes in the island, and the largest in Rushen since the 1986 boundary changes.
At 31 years 102 days, he became the youngest ever member of the Council of Ministers on his appointment as Minister of Home Affairs on 14 October 2011.
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...
BA (Hons)
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
ACA (born 4 July 1980) is a Manx
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
politician, who is 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...
for Rushen
Rushen
Rushen , formerly Kirk Christ Rushen , is a parish in the sheading of the same name in the Isle of Man. The parish is a fishing and agricultural district at the south-westernmost point of the island. The parish is one of three in the sheading of Rushen...
, in the Isle of Man
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
., He is currently the youngest MHK in the House of Keys
House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....
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Early life
Born in 1980 to John David Watterson and Alison (née Qualtrough). He was educated at Rushen Infants School, Rushen Junior School and Castle Rushen High SchoolCastle Rushen High School
Castle Rushen High School is a co-educational secondary state school located in Castletown on the Isle of Man for pupils in the South of the Island.-Isle of Man School System:Main article: Education in the Isle of Man...
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Career
Watterson is a political member of the Department of Local Government and the Environment and Chairman of the Island's Planning Authority,, Until May 2009, he had special responsibility for Housing (DoLGE) and Social Security within the Department of Health and Social SecurityDepartment 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...
(DHSS), these roles being the Manx equivalent of a junior minister in the UK
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. After 10 months as Chairman of the Planning Committee, he was appointed to the Department of Economic Development with special responsibility for the Island's financial services sector.
He was re-elected in the 2011 General Election
Manx general election, 2011
A general election was held on the Isle of Man on 29 September 2011 to elect 24 members to the island's lower house, the House of Keys. 60,000 residents were eligible to vote, including 16 and 17 years-olds...
with 3,080 votes, the highest number of votes in the island, and the largest in Rushen since the 1986 boundary changes.
At 31 years 102 days, he became the youngest ever member of the Council of Ministers on his appointment as Minister of Home Affairs on 14 October 2011.
- 2001: 1st class degree in Management from the University of Lincoln
- 2005: Chartered Accountant
- 2006: Elected to House of Keys
- 2011: Re-elected to the House of Keys