President of Tynwald

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The President of Tynwald is the senior presiding officer of the Isle of Man’s parliament, overseeing its sittings and representing the legislature on formal occasions.


Statements (48)
Predicate Object
instanceOf parliamentary office
political office
presiding officer
alsoKnownAs Presiding Officer of Tynwald
appliesToJurisdiction Isle of Man
appointedBy Tynwald NERFINISHED
category Politics of the Isle of Man
Presiding officers of legislatures
Tynwald NERFINISHED
country Isle of Man
electedBy Tynwald NERFINISHED
firstHolder Sir Charles Kerruish
hasDuties casting a deciding vote in the Legislative Council when necessary
chairing joint sittings of Tynwald Court
ensuring standing orders are observed
maintaining order during debates
presiding over sittings of Tynwald
presiding over sittings of the Legislative Council
representing Tynwald on formal occasions
signing Tynwald Acts
hasHolder Laurence Skelly NERFINISHED
hasJurisdictionOver proceedings of Tynwald Court
proceedings of the Legislative Council
inception 1990
isPartOf political system of the Isle of Man
legalSystem Manx law
legislativeBody Tynwald NERFINISHED
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Isle of Man
notableOfficeHolder Clare Christian
Noel Cringle
Sir Charles Kerruish
officeCreatedBy Tynwald Act 1980s reforms (separation of presiding role from Speaker)
officeHolderStartTime Laurence Skelly, 2021
officeType non‑partisan
officialLanguage English
partOf Tynwald NERFINISHED
precededByOffice Speaker of the House of Keys (as presiding officer of Tynwald Court)
presidesOver Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
Tynwald NERFINISHED
reappointment renewable
reportsTo Tynwald NERFINISHED
requiresQualification member of Tynwald at time of election (historical norm)
residence Isle of Man
seat Douglas, Isle of Man
selectionMethod election by members of Tynwald
styleOfAddress The Honourable
symbolizes authority of the Manx legislature
termLength 5 years


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