Alex Downie

Manx politician

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Alexander Frank Downie, OBE, MLC (born 1945, Douglas) is a Manx politician and former marine engineer. He is a member of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man and a former Trade and Industry Minister of the Government. He was a Member of the House of Keys from 1991 until his election to the Legislative Council in 2005.^[1] Before going into politics, he was marine seagoing engineer for various companies and self-employed in the heating maintenance business.

Personal life

Downie was born in 1945 in Douglas, Isle of Man.^[2]

Downie is a freemason.^[3] As of April 2017, he is the Deputy Provincial Grand Master for the Isle of Man.^[4]

Ministerial positions

Minister of Trade and Industry, 2002–2006
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 1999–2002

References

^ Stalemate for fourth Manx council seat
^ "Alexander Frank DOWNIE OBE FIMarEST MCMI MLC". Tynwald. Retrieved 4 May 2017.
^ "Tynwald Member's Interests - Mr Alex Downie MLC". Retrieved 25 January 2012.
^ "Freemasonry stamps include an invisible logo". IOM Today. 19 April 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2017.

External links

Alex Downie on MHKstheyworkforyou.org

v t e Members of the Legislative Council of the Isle of Man
ex-officio members:	President: Steve Rodan Lord Bishop: Peter Eagles Attorney General: John Quinn
Elected members (by seniority):	David Cretney Robert Henderson Timothy Crookall Five further members due to be elected in March 2018

v t e Members of the House of Keys 2001–2006
Elected in the 2006 election
MHKs	Edgar Quine (Ayre, Ind) Tony Brown (Castletown, Ind) Phil Braidwood (Douglas East, Ind) Brenda Cannell (Douglas East, Ind) Bill Henderson (Douglas North, Ind) John Houghton (Douglas North, Ind) David Cretney (Douglas South, Labour) Adrian Duggan (Douglas South, Ind) Alex Downie (Douglas West, Ind) John Shimmin (Douglas West, Ind) Steve Rodan (Garff, Ind) David Anderson (Glenfaba, Ind) Donald Gelling (Malew & Santon, Ind) David Cannan (Michael, Ind) Martyn Quayle (Middle, Ind) Richard Corkill (Onchan, Ind) Adrian Earnshaw (Onchan, Ind) Peter Karran (Onchan, Liberal) Hazel Hannan (Peel, Ind) Allan Bell (Rasmey, Ind) Leonard Singer (Rasmey, Ind) John Rimington (Rushen, Ind) Quintin Gill (Rushen, Ind) Pamela Crowe (Rushen, Ind)
Independents (21 seats), Liberal (2 seats), Labour (1 seat)