Attorney General (Isle of Man)
- Attorney General (Isle of Man)
The Attorney General ( _gv. Yn Turneyr Theayagh) of the Isle of Man has an "ex officio" seat in the Legislative Council and is the Government's top legal adviser.
The Attorney General is a Crown officer, rather than a member of the Isle of Man Government. He is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the UK's Secretary of State for Justice.
Her Majesty's Attorney General in the Isle of Man is currently William John Howarth Corlett QC.
List of Attorney Generals
*John Quillin, 1765-1768
*Charles Searle, 1768-1774
*Wadsworth Busk, 1774-1797
*William Frankland, 1797-1816
*John Clarke,1816-1844
*Charles Richard Ogden, 1844-1866
*Sir James Gell, 1866-1898
*George Alfred Ring, 1898-1921
*Ramsey Bignall Moore, 1921-1945
*Sydney James Moore, 1945-1957
*George Moore, 1957-1963
*David Leighton Lay, 1963-1972
*Arthur Christian Luft, 1972-1974
*John William Corrin, 1974-1980
*Thomas William Cain QC, 1980-1993
*Michael Kerruish QC, 1993-1998
*John Corlett QC, 1998 - Present
External Links
[http://www.gov.im/government/offices/attorney.xml Official website of Attorney General]
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