- Steve Rodan
Hon. Stephen C. "Steve" Rodan, SHK,
BSc , MRPharmS is the currentSpeaker of the House of Keys and former Minister of theIsle of Man Government andMember of the House of Keys for the constituency ofGarff . He was elected to the seat in aby-election in1995 .Originally from
Glasgow , Rodan is a trainedchemist . He now lives inLaxey , the most populated village inGarff . Politically, he is liberal having chaired both theEdinburgh University Liberal Club and Scottish Young Liberals. He was also a Member of the National Executive of the Scottish Liberal Party and stood unsuccessfully for the House of Commons in 1979 for the constituency of Moray and Nairn, being defeated by the ConservativeAlexander Pollock .Mr Rodan stood for Chief Minister following the November 2006 elections but failed to gain the necessary support in round one. He then stood for Speaker and defeated
David Cannan andQuintin Gill .Governmental position
*Minister of Health and Social Security, 2004-2006
*Minisiter of Education, 1999-2004External links
* [http://www.tynwald.org.im/biographies/rodan-sc.pdf/ Biography]
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