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Recruitment of Lieutenant Governor becomes responsibility of Isle of Man 1 July 2010 THE next Governor of the Isle of Man will be selected by a local interview panel, Chief Minister Tony Brown MHK announced today (July 1, 2010). The move, agreed following discussions between the Manx Government and the United Kingdom Ministry of Justice, was welcomed by Mr Brown as ‘a significant step forward in the constitutional development of the Isle of Man.’ The Lieutenant Governor, the Crown’s representative in the Island, was previously chosen by a UK Government–led panel, which in recent years has included Manx representatives. In future the Governor will be selected by an entirely local panel – comprising the Chief Minister, President of Tynwald and the First Deemster – which will make its recommendation for appointment by Her Majesty The Queen. Other details of the recruitment process are further evidence of the degree to which this has become the Island’s responsibility. The newspaper advertisement will, for the first time, be made under the Isle of Man Government crest, rather than that of a UK Department and the intention is to hold interviews for the position in the Island. The new process will be used for the first time in the recruitment of the successor to the current Lieutenant Governor, His Excellency Vice Admiral Sir Paul Haddacks KCB, who is due to retire in April 2011. The Chief Minister said: ‘The Isle of Man is a British Crown Dependency and The Queen is our Head of State and Lord of Mann, represented within our community by the Lieutenant Governor. The Governor plays an important part in Island life, and the role is funded by the Manx Government, so it makes sense that we locally should choose the best person to do the job. We are pleased that the Ministry of Justice has agreed to this change, which is a further step forward in the constitutional development of the Isle of Man. It reflects increasing recognition of the Island as a mature and responsible democracy.’ To download the Lieutenant Governor application pack, please click here To view the job advertisement, please click here More stories >>>
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