1. Allan Robert Bell was born on 20 June 1947 and is a Manx politician who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man from 2011 until 2016, having been elected to that position on 11 October 2011.
11 Facts About Allan Bell
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Allan Bell was an Independent Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey from 1984 to September 2016, and served in several different ministerial roles.
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Allan Bell was replaced as Chief Minister on 4 October 2016.
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Allan Bell was involved in banking and clothing retail prior to entering politics.
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Allan Bell had first, unsuccessfully contested Ramsey in 1976 as a candidate for Manx nationalist party Mec Vannin.
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Allan Bell served in numerous ministerial roles including Minister for Tourism and Transport, from 1986 to 1990, Minister of Tourism, Leisure and Transport, from 1990 to 1994, Minister of Industry, from 1991 to 1996, Minister of Home Affairs, from 1996 to 2001, Minister of the Treasury, from 2001 to 2010 and was the first Minister for Economic Development, from 2010 to 2011.
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Allan Bell was named as a central figure in the "corruption of the system of government" identified by Mount Murray Commission of Inquiry, referring to his time as Tourism Minister in the early 1990s.
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On 11 October 2011, Allan Bell was elected Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, winning a clear majority over Liberal Vannin opponent Peter Karran.
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Allan Bell was proposed by Eddie Teare and seconded by Laurence Skelly.
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Allan Bell was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2016 Birthday Honours for public service to the Isle of Man.
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On 1 August 2016, Allan Bell announced that he was retiring after 37 years within Manx politics.