- Annie Craine
Anne Valerie Craine (
30 April 1954 ) JP MHK is currently the Minister of Education andMember of the House of Keys for Ramsey. She was elected at the 2003by-election . Before enteringTynwald she was a member of the Board of Education and theManx Heritage Foundation . She is also the daughter of Sir Charles Kerruish, formerPresident of Tynwald .In the 2006 General Election on the Island, Anne Craine topped the poll for the constituency of Ramsey. Anne Craine won 1969 votes and
Allan Bell claimed the second seat in the town with 1768 votes. Despite having been aMember of the House of Keys for only three years she saw off tough competition fromLeonard Singer (who had resigned as a member of the Legislative Council in order to stand for the House of Keys, but was unsuccessful with 1621 votes).Governmental Positions
*Minister of Education, 2006-present
References
External links
* [http://www.gov.im/education/department/structure.xml Department of Education - Minister of Education]
* [http://www.manxradio.com/election/servIt.aspx?pg=candidate.asp&cID=71 Manxradio - General elections 2006 candidate page]
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