David Cretney
David Cretney | |
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| Born | David Clifford Cretney 15 January 1954 (age 67) |
| Nationality | Manx |
| Occupation | Politician Businessman |
| Years active | 1985–present (politician) 1985–2012 (business) |
| Employer | Isle of Man Government |
| Political party | Manx Labour |
| Spouse(s) | Deirdrie Sayle |
| Children | 2 daughters |
David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954)[1] is a former Manx politician. He was, until March 2014, Minister of Infrastructure in the Isle of Man Government,[2] and had formerly headed the Departments of Community, Culture & Leisure, Trade & Industry, and Tourism & Leisure. He was a Member of the House of Keys for the Manx Labour Party, representing Douglas South from 1985.[3] He has been a member of the upper house, the Legislative Council since 2015.
Before going into politics, Cretney was a shop manager (1977–85) and he was also a businessman in the period 1985–2012.
In December 2012 and early January 2013 he closed down his two bargain-basement retail outlets having chosen not to renew the leases on either of his premises.[4]
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, 2010–11
- Minister of Infrastructure, 2011–14 [5]
References[]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "New ministers unveiled". Isle of Man Newspapers. 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
- ^ "Duggan to quit politics". Isle of Man Today. 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-16.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- ^ "David Cretney says he will not miss Council of Ministers".
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