Peter Karran was a Member of the House of Keys for Middle, and then for Onchan, from 1985 to 2016.
12 Facts About Peter Karran
1.
2.
Peter Karran was a member of the Manx Labour Party from 1981 but left in 2004.
3.
Peter Karran stood for election in Middle in the 1981 Manx general election but was not elected.
4.
Peter Karran repeated his success in Onchan in general elections in 1986,1991,1996,2001,2006 and 2011.
5.
Peter Karran has been very popular ever since, topping the Onchan polls at most elections.
6.
Peter Karran was a Manx Labour Party member but left the party in 2004.
7.
From 2011 to 2012 Peter Karran served as the Minister of Education and Children under Allan Bell; however he was removed from the position for opposing the position of the Council of Ministers on the film industry.
8.
In February 2014, Peter Karran renounced the leadership of the LVP in favour of Kate Beecroft MHK.
9.
Around April 2016, Peter Karran announced he would be standing down from the Keys after 31 years in Manx politics.
10.
Peter Karran has been highly critical of the Manx Government, for example about Mount Murray gate.
11.
Peter Karran was criticised by many people on the island when he announced the closure of all of the island's government-run preschools.
12.
Peter Karran contested several elections, first for the Manx Labour Party and later for the Liberal Vannin Party.