Phil Gawne

Phil Gawne
Gawne in 2014
Born Philip Anderson Gawne
19 February 1965 (1965-02-19) (age 53)
Douglas, Isle of Man
Nationality Manx
Education Arbory Primary School
Castle Rushen High School
Alma mater University of Liverpool
Occupation Politician
Years active 2001–present
Employer Isle of Man Government
Spouse(s)
Catherine Kissack (m. 1991)
Children 1 son (Ewan), 1 daughter
Website www.philgawne.im

Philip Anderson "Phil" Gawne (born 19 February 1965)[1] is a former Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man. He is also a former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and therefore a former member of the Council of Ministers.[2]

Following constituency boundary changes to the Isle of Man's political map, Gawne contested the newly formed Arbory, Castletown & Malew constituency at the 2016 Manx General Election.[2] The seat was contested by a total of seven candidates with Gawne polling the third highest number of votes, thus losing his parliamentary seat. The contest was close with Gawne losing by a total of 19 votes after two re-counts.[2]

Early life

Born in 1965 in Douglas to C.R. Gawne CP and E. Gawne (née Anderson), he is a fluent speaker of the Manx language, the ancient language of the Isle of Man. He has done much to save this minority language in recent years; he once served as the Manx Language Development Officer.

During the 1980s he was involved with a nationalist campaign that ended with an arson attack on an uncompleted luxury home in Tromode. In 1988 he was sent to prison for 16 months, serving 8 months, for his part in this arson attack.[3]

Personal life

Gawne has been married to Catherine (née Kissack) since 1991; they have two children and live in the hamlet of Surby in the south of the Island.

References

  1. ↑ Hon Philip Anderson GAWNE BSc MHK (Rushen) Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Arbory Castletown and Malew: Economics teacher tops the poll, Gawne loses seat". Isle of Man Today. 22 September 2016. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  3. ↑ "Election Candidate Explains Arson Conviction". Isle Of Man Today. 24 March 2003. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
  • "Untie my Tongue". BBC Isle of Man. 30 November 2006. Retrieved 4 February 2007.


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