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The Honourable
Steve Rodan
OBE MLC
The Honourable Steve Rodan OBE MLC
President of Tynwald
	In office; 19 July 2016 – 20 July 2021
Monarch	Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor	Richard Gozney
Preceded by	Clare Christian
Succeeded by	Laurence Skelly
Speaker of the House of Keys
	In office; 16 December 2006 – 18 July 2016
Preceded by	Tony Brown
Succeeded by	Juan Watterson
Minister of Health and Social Security
	In office; 30 June 2004 – 15 December 2006
Preceded by	Edgar Mann
Succeeded by	David Anderson
Minister of Education
	In office; 12 May 1999 – 30 June 2004
Preceded by	Clare Christian
Succeeded by	Eddie Teare
Member of the House of Keys for Garff
	In office; 4 May 1995 – 19 July 2016
Preceded by	Edgar Mann
Succeeded by	Daphne Caine and Martin Perkins
Personal details
Born	19 April 1954 (age 70); Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Nationality	British
Political party	Independent
Spouse(s)	Ana Torres; (m. 1977–present)
Children	2 daughters
Profession	Politician

Stephen Charles Rodan OBE MLC (born 19 April 1954^[1]) is a Manx politician who served as the President of Tynwald from 2016 to 2021 and is a former Minister of the Isle of Man Government and former MHK for the constituency of Garff. He was first elected to the seat in a by-election in 1995.

He has been Isle of Man County Chairman of the Royal British Legion since 2012.

Early life and career

Born on 19 April 1954 in Glasgow to Robert W. Rodan and Betty Rodan (née Turner), he is a qualified pharmacist.

Rodan was educated at the High School of Glasgow and the University of Edinburgh, before graduating from Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, with a BSc (Hons) in pharmacy.

After graduating, in 1978, Rodan began practising as a pharmacist in Elgin, Morayshire. In 1980, he moved to Bermuda and worked as a pharmacy manager until moving to the Isle of Man.

Since 1987 Rodan has resided in Laxey, the most populated village in Garff, where he is the proprietor of a pharmacy. Politically he is a liberal, having chaired both the Heriot-Watt University Liberal Club and Scottish Young Liberals. He was also a Member of the National Executive of the Scottish Liberal Party. He stood for the House of Commons in 1979 in the constituency of Moray and Nairn, but was defeated by the Conservative Alexander Pollock.

Rodan was first elected as Member of the House of Keys for Garff in 1995, and re-elected in 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011.

In 2006, Rodan, then Minister of Health and Social Security, was instrumental in enfranchising 16 and 17 year olds when he moved a successful amendment to Clause 3 of the Registration of Electors Bill, a piece of legislation intended to provide for the rolling registration of electors, resulting in the lowering of the voting age.

Rodan stood for Chief Minister of the Isle of Man following the November 2006 elections, but failed to gain the necessary support in round one. He then stood for Speaker and defeated David Cannan and Quintin Gill.

Rodan was elected as President of Tynwald on 19 June 2016 for a period of five years. Rodan presided over his final Tynwald Day on 5 July 2021, prior to standing down from the post. He was replaced as President of Tynwald by Laurence Skelly.

Rodan was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2019 Birthday Honours for services to the Isle of Man.^[2]

Personal life

Rodan has been married to Ana (née Ballesteros Torres) since 1977; they have two children together.

Government positions

President of Tynwald, 2016–2021^[3]
Member of the House of Keys, 1995–2016
Minister of Education, 1999–2004
Minister of Health and Social Security, 2004–2006
Speaker of the House of Keys, 2006–2016
Deputy President of Tynwald, 2007-2016
Member of the Tynwald Standards and Members' Interests Committee, 2006–present
Member of the Tynwald Ceremony Arrangements Committee, 2006–present (Chairman (eo) 2016-present)
Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council, 2016–present
Member of the Tynwald Setting Enhancement Sub-Committee, 2006–present
Member of the Tynwald Standing Orders Committee, 2006–present
Member of the Tynwald Honours Committee, 2006–present
Member of the Tynwald Management Committee, 2006–present
Trustee of the Manx National Heritage, 2006–2012
Court of Liverpool University (eo), 2007-2014
Tynwald Representative on the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, 2007-2016
Chairman of the Estates and Housing Division, 1995-1996
Chairman of the Planning Committee, 1997-1999
Chairman of the Emoluments Committee (eo), 2006-2016
Chairman of the Tynwald Standards and Members' Interests Committee (eo), 2006-2016
Chairman of the Tynwald Management Committee (eo), 2006-2016
Chairman of the House of Keys Management and Members' Standards Committee (eo), 2006-2016
Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys (eo), 2006-2016

Publications

Voting at 16 in the Isle of Man, The Parliamentarian Magazine, 2007/Issue 2
Self-assessment in the Isle of Man, The Parliamentarian Magazine, 2012/Issue 1