Alex Allinson

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MHK
Member of the House of Keys for
Ramsey
Assumed office
23 September 2021
Serving with Lawrie Hooper
Ministerial offices
Minister of the Treasury
Assumed office
20 May 2022
Chief MinisterAlfred Cannan
Preceded byDavid Ashford
Minister for Enterprise
In office
15 October 2021 – 20 May 2022
Chief MinisterAlfred Cannan
Preceded byLaurence Skelly
Succeeded byAlfred Cannan
Minister for Education, Sport and Culture
In office
3 March 2020 – 15 October 2021
Chief MinisterHoward Quayle
Preceded byGraham Cregeen
Succeeded byJulie Edge
Personal details
Born1966 (age 57–58)
MB BChir

Alexander John Allinson (born 1966) is an English-born

chief minister of the Isle of Man
.

Early life, education, and medical career

Allinson was born in

Aboriginal Medical Service. He returned to England, becoming a locum tenens physician in London. In 2002, Allinson became a general practitioner in the town of Ramsey on the Isle of Man.[1]

Political career

From 2008 until 2016, Allinson had been a member of the Ramsey board of commissioners.[2]

In the

independent candidate, receiving 47% of the vote.[3] He served in various positions in the House, including as the chair of the Manx Utilities Authority. In 2020, Allinson was appointed to the Council of Ministers as the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture by Chief Minister Howard Quayle.[2][4]

Allinson sought re-election to the House of Keys in the 2021 Manx general election, and was re-elected with 25% of the vote.[5] Allinson ran for Chief Minister following the election; he was defeated by Alfred Cannan, having received the votes of 8 MHKs compared to Cannan's 14.[6] However, Cannan retained Allinson in the Council of Ministers and appointed him Minister for Enterprise. In this role, Allinson was in charge of much of the economy of the Isle of Man.[7]

In May 2022, Allinson was appointed Minister for the Treasury following the resignation of David Ashford.[8][9]

Political positions

Allinson has been described as a progressive reformer.

carbon offset plan for the 2022 Isle of Man TT.[10] Allinson is also a proponent for assisted suicide for terminally-ill patients, having introduced two motions into the House of Keys regarding the matter.[11][12] During his campaign for chief minister, Allinson outlined several other policies he would support, including affordable housing, further restriction on zero-hour contracts, and the decriminalisation of cannabis.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Hon Alex Allinson". Tynwald. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
  2. ^ a b "Isle of Man election: Who are the new members of the House of Keys?". BBC News. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  3. ^ "2016 General Election - Constituency Results" (PDF). Isle of Man Government. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  4. ^ a b c "Isle of Man: Candidates for chief minister lay out policy ambitions". BBC News. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  5. ^ "Notice of Result for the General Election to the House of Keys 2021" (PDF). Isle of Man Government. September 23, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Isle of Man: Alfred Cannan elected new chief minister". BBC News. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  7. ^ a b "Isle of Man: Who is in Alfred Cannan's Council of Ministers?". BBC News. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  8. ^ "Allinson takes over as Treasury Minister". Manx Radio. May 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  9. ^ "Dr Alex Allinson appointed Treasury Minister". Isle of Man Government. May 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  10. ^ "Isle of Man TT: Carbon footprint of races be offset". BBC News. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  11. ^ Cooke, Leanne (May 23, 2022). "Dr Allinson to present Assisted dying bill to HOK". 3FM. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
  12. Isle of Man Today
    . Retrieved 2022-06-18.
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