Anne Craine

Anne Craine
Born
Anne Valerie Craine

30 April 1954 (1954-04-30) (age 70)[1]
Douglas, Isle of Man
NationalityManx
EducationDhoon School
Ramsey Grammar School
OccupationPolitician
Years active1992–present
EmployerIsle of Man Government
Spouse
David Craine
​
(m. 1978)​
Children2 sons, 1 daughter
Politics of the Isle of Man

Anne Valerie Craine (born 30 April 1954) is a Justice of the Peace from the Isle of Man.

Early life

Craine went to primary school at Dhoon School before attending Ramsey Grammar School after which she studied at St Godric’s Secretarial College in London.[2] Carine served as a justice of the peace in the Isle of Man from 2000–2003.[2] She was elected to the House of Keys at the 2003 by-election for the Keys constituency of Ramsey.[3]

Career

In 2005 she succeeded Phil Gawne as Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry.[4] In the island's 2006 General Election, Anne Craine topped the poll in Ramsey. She won 1,969 votes and Allan Bell claimed the second seat in the town with 1,768 votes. Despite having been an MHK for only three years, she saw off tough competition from Leonard Singer, who had resigned as an MLC in order to stand for the Keys, but was unsuccessful with 1,621 votes.[5]

Craine was Minister of Education between 2006 and 2010, and Minister for the Treasury between 2010 and 2011, succeeding Allan Bell from 1 April.[6] In 2011, she lost her Ramsey seat to Leonard Singer.[7]

Governmental positions

While in government Craine presided over the 27th Commonwealth's Small Countries Conference at the 53rd Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Delhi in September 2007.[8]

Craine had the following posts in the Manx government:[9]

Personal life

Craine married David Craine in 1978 and they have two sons and a daughter.[2]

Her sister is the politician Clare Christian.[10]

References

  1. ^ "Craine, Hon Anne Valerie MHK Ramsey (Ind)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Craine, Anne Valerie" (PDF). Tynwald. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Ramsey Results (2003) House of Keys by election for Rushen on May 15, 2003". Manx Radio. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  4. ^ "DHSS Welcomes Anne Craine, MHK to the Department". 10 August 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  5. ^ "Ramsey Results (2006) House of Keys general election on November 23, 2006". Manx radio. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ "Allan Bell moves to Economic Development in IoM reshuffle". International Advisor. Archived from the original on 13 July 2011.
  7. ^ "Ramsey (2011) House of Keys general election on September 29, 2011". Manx Radio. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ K.R. Gupta & Vatsala Shukla (2009). Foreign Policy of India. Atlantic Publishing. p. 464. ISBN 8126910313.
  9. ^ "Anne Craine MHK (Retired)". MHKS They Work For You. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  10. ^ Culture Vannin website, Clare Christian, 2018