Edgar Quine

{{Short description|Manx politician (born 1934)}}

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{{Politics of the Isle of Man}}

Richard Edgar Quine (born Richard Edgar Quine on 16 August 1934) is a Manx politician. After serving in the Hong Kong Police Force, he was elected to the House of Keys in 1986, where he represented Ayre until 2004.{{cite news|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/QUINE-BLASTS-GOVERNMENT-AS-HE.811993.jp|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120802161014/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/QUINE-BLASTS-GOVERNMENT-AS-HE.811993.jp|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 August 2012|title=Quine Blasts Government As He Steps Down|date=24 June 2004|work=Manx Independent|accessdate=21 December 2009}}

Edgar Quine was the leader of the Manx political party, the Alliance for Progressive Government and served as deputy Speaker of the House of Keys between 2002 and 2004.

He also serves as President of Ayre United F.C.

He married his wife Ann in Hong Kong on 15 July 1959. The couple celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in 2009.{{cite news|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Former-MHK-Edgar-Quine-and.5495477.jp|title=Devoted Couple: Edgar and Ann Quine celebrate their golden wedding anniversary|last=Woolley|first=Sue|date=27 July 2009|work=IOMtoday.co.im|accessdate=21 December 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091204192011/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/Former-MHK-Edgar-Quine-and.5495477.jp|archive-date=4 December 2009|url-status=dead}}

Ministerial positions

Speeches

On democracy in relation to the Isle of Man (October 2005):

http://www.positiveactiongroup.org/Edgar_Quine_Peel_Cathedral_lecture.pdf

References