Speaker of the House of Keys

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Lord of Mann: Elizabeth II Lieutenant Governor: Sir Paul Haddacks Deputy Governor: Michael Kerruish Tynwald President of Tynwald: Noel Cringle Legislative Council President: Noel Cringle House of Keys Speaker: Tony Brown Government Council of Ministers (interim) Chief Minister: Donald Gelling Treasury Minister: Allan Bell Home Minister: John Shimmin Health Minister: Steve Rodan Education Minister: David Anderson Industry Minister: Alex Downie Tourism Minister: David Cretney Transport Minister: Phil Braidwood DAFF Minister: Phil Gawne DLGE Minister: John Rimmington Manx Judiciary First Deemster: Michael Kerruish Second Deemster: David Doyle Deputy Deemster: Andrew Williamson Judge of Appeal : Geoffrey Tattersall High Bailiff: Michael Moyle Deputy High Bailiff: Alastair Montgomerie Attorney General: John Corlett Chief Secretary: Mary Williams Constituencies Local Government Political parties Elections: 2006 general Officials of State
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The Speaker of the House of Keys is the principal officer of the House of Keys, the Manx lower house. The Speaker is elected from the membership of the house at its first sitting after an election. He is responsible for controlling the procedure of the House and for authoritative interpretation of its Standing Orders. He exercises sets the business of the House and authorises the order of business of the House for each sitting.

The Speaker is an impartial member of the House and only votes on motions where the division of votes is exactly half in favour and half against. He then votes in favour of the status quo.

All Speakers from 1750 to 1898 were either members of the Moore or Taubman families or married into them. Until 1866 the Keys was non-elected.

The present Speaker is the Hon James Anthony Brown SHK, who was elected in 2001.