Miles Walker
Sir Miles Walker | |
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| Chief Minister of the Isle of Man | |
| In office 3[citation needed] December 1986 – 3 December 1996 | |
| Monarch | Elizabeth II |
| Governor | Laurence New |
| Preceded by | Edgar Mann (as Chairman of the Executive Council) |
| Succeeded by | Donald Gelling |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Miles Rawstron Walker 13 November 1940 |
| Nationality | Manx |
| Party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Mary, Lady Walker (m. 1966–present) |
| Children | 2 |
| Profession | Politician, businessman |
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Sir Miles Rawstron Walker CBE (born 13 November 1940[1]) is a Manx businessman and politician, who was the first ever Chief Minister of the Isle of Man.[2][3]
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Born on 13 November 1940 to George Denis Walker and Alice (née Whittaker) of Belle Abbey in Colby,[1] he was educated at Castle Rushen High School and the Shropshire Agricultural College. He later went on to become a company director in the farming and retail dairy trade. He was an Arbory commissioner (a local government role) from 1970 until 1976, latterly as the chairman. In 1976 he was elected as an MHK for Rushen. He remained an MHK until he retired at the 2001 General Election. In 1986 he was elected as the island's first ever Chief Minister, and continued in the post until the 1996 election. He was honoured as Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1991. He was awarded an honorary doctorate (LL.D.) in 1994 by Liverpool University, and was knighted in 1997.
Personal life
[edit | edit source]Sir Miles has been married to Mary since 1966; they have one son and one daughter together and live in Colby, Isle of Man.[citation needed]
Government positions
[edit | edit source]- Chairman of Tromode House Committee, 1977–80
- Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, 1979–81
- Chairman of the Local Government Board, 1981–86
- Chairman of the Income Tax Commission, 1985–86
- Member of the Executive Council, 1981–90
- Chief Minister, 1986–96
Walker's Councils of Ministers
[edit | edit source]Business positions
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