Allan Bell

Allan Bell, 2007

Allan Robert Bell (born June 20, 1947 on the Isle of Man ) is a British politician and a member of the House of Keys from 1984 to 2016 . From 2011 to 2016 he was Chief Minister of the Isle of Man.

Life

Allan Bell was born on the Isle of Man and attended Ramsay Grammar School. Prior to his political career, he worked in banking, accounting and retail. Bell has lived with his partner for over 21 years.

In 1976 Bell ran unsuccessfully for a seat in the House of Keys, the lower house of the Isle of Man's Parliament. From 1984, when he was first elected in a by-election, until 2016, he was one of Ramsey's two elected representatives in the House of Keys.

From 1986 to 2016 he was a member of the government. He held the following cabinet positions: 1986–1990 Minister for Tourism and Transport, 1990–1994 Minister for Tourism, Leisure and Transport, 1991–1996 Minister of Industry, 1996–2001 Minister of the Interior, 2001–2010 Minister of Finance and finally 2010–2011 Minister for Economic Development.

After the resignation of Chief Minister Tony Brown , Bell was elected as his successor on October 11, 2011. Bell received 27 votes, while his opponent Peter Karran, chairman of the Liberal Vannin Party, received three votes.

Web links

Commons : Allan Bell - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

↑ Biography at the OECD. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 .
↑ GayStarNews: Same-sex marriage finally approved in Isle of Man
↑ ^a ^b Biography at Tynwald, the Isle of Man Parliament. (PDF; 133 KB) Archived from the original on August 6, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 .
↑ Bell election results at MHKS they work for you. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 .
^ Election results for the Isle of Man 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2012 (English).
^ Allan Bell is elected the Isle of Man's chief minister. In: BBC. October 11, 2011, accessed January 6, 2012 .
^ Allan Bell is the new chief minister. (No longer available online.) In: iomtoday.co.im. October 11, 2011, archived from the original on December 28, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2

personal data
SURNAME	Bell, Allan
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Bell, Allan Robert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	British politician
DATE OF BIRTH	June 20, 1947
PLACE OF BIRTH	Isle of Man

[OECD-1] Biography at the OECD. Archived from the original on June 6, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 .

[2] GayStarNews: Same-sex marriage finally approved in Isle of Man

[Tynwald-Bio-3] Biography at Tynwald, the Isle of Man Parliament. (PDF; 133 KB) Archived from the original on August 6, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 .

[MHKS-4] Bell election results at MHKS they work for you. Archived from the original on January 30, 2012 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 .

[5] Election results for the Isle of Man 2011. Retrieved January 6, 2012 (English).

[BBC-6] Allan Bell is elected the Isle of Man's chief minister. In: BBC. October 11, 2011, accessed January 6, 2012 .

[7] Allan Bell is the new chief minister. (No longer available online.) In: iomtoday.co.im. October 11, 2011, archived from the original on December 28, 2011 ; accessed on January 6, 2012 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2