Howard Quayle
{{Short description|Manx politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Howard Quayle
| honorific-prefix = The Honourable
| honorific-suffix = CBE
| image = Howard Quayle.jpg
| caption = Quayle in 2015
| office = Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
| monarch = Elizabeth II
| lieutenant_governor = Richard Gozney
John Lorimer
| term_start = 4 October 2016
| term_end = 12 October 2021
| predecessor = Allan Bell
| successor = Alfred Cannan
| birth_name = Robert Howard Quayle
| birth_date = 1967{{citation needed|date=October 2021}}
| birth_place =
| nationality = Manx
| party = Independent
| spouse = Lorraine Quayle
| children = 3
| office2 = Minister for Enterprise
| termstart2 = 20 July 2021
| predecessor2 = Laurence Skelly
| office3 = Minister for Health and Social Care
| termstart4 = 31 March 2014
| termend4 = 4 October 2016
| predecessor4 = Himself
| successor4 = Kate Costain
| office5 = Minister for Social Care
| termstart5 = 3 March 2014
| termend5 = 31 March 2014
| predecessor5 = Chris Robertshaw
| successor5 = Himself as Minister for Health and Social Care
| office6 = Minister for Health
| termstart6 = 3 March 2014
| termend6 = 31 March 2014
| predecessor6 = David Anderson
| successor6 = Himself as Minister for Health and Social Care
| office7 = Member of the House of Keys
for Middle
| term_start7 = 29 September 2011
| term_end7 = 21 August 2021
}}
Robert Howard Quayle {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CBE}} is the former chief minister for the Isle of Man, between 4 October 2016{{cite web |title=Robert Howard QUAYLE MHK |website=Tynwald page.|url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/memoff/member/Pages/QuayleRH.aspx |access-date=17 December 2017 |archive-date=8 March 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190308080830/http://www.tynwald.org.im/memoff/member/Pages/QuayleRH.aspx |url-status=dead}} and 12 October 2021. He previously served as the minister for Health and Social Care,{{cite news |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-37541952 |title=Howard Quayle elected as Isle of Man chief minister |date=4 October 2016 |work=BBC News |access-date=17 December 2017}} until the elections in September 2016.
Early career
Quayle began his working life as a civil servant in the treasury and local government planning before moving into the finance sector, working for the NFU Mutual Insurance Group and Clerical Medical.
Eventually, he followed his father into farming and served as vice-president of the Manx National Farmers' Union for two years before taking over as president, from 2005 to 2010.{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.im//about-the-government/council-of-ministers/the-council-of-ministers/chief-minister-howard-quayle-mhk |title=Chief Minister Howard Quayle MHK |website=Isle of Man Government |access-date=2021-05-12}}
Political career
In 2011, Quayle was elected to the House of Keys for the constituency of Middle with 41.9% of the vote, unseating incumbent MHK and Minister for Social Care Martyn Quayle.{{Cite web|title=Middle (2011)|url=https://www.manxradio.com/election-2011/results-folder-2011-keys/keys-2011-middle-results-sec/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Manx Radio|language=en}} In 2016, he was re-elected as one of the two MHKs for Middle under the revised electoral arrangements. With electors now having two votes each, Quayle increased his number of votes, but he saw his vote share decrease under the new system and failed to top the poll, coming second to Bill Shimmins.{{Cite web|title=Middle (2016)|url=https://www.manxradio.com/election-2016/results-2016-folder/keys-2016-middle-results-sec/|access-date=2021-05-12|website=Manx Radio|language=en}} Quayle was sworn into the House of Keys on 4 October 2016 and was subsequently elected as Chief Minister by Tynwald.{{cite news|date=4 October 2016|title=Howard Quayle is our new chief minister|work=Isle of Man Today|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/howard-quayle-is-our-new-chief-minister-1-8162116|url-status=dead|access-date=4 October 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161005123346/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/howard-quayle-is-our-new-chief-minister-1-8162116|archive-date=5 October 2016}}
In May 2021 he stated that he would not seek re-election in the 2021 Manx general election.{{Cite news|date=2021-05-11|title=Howard Quayle: Isle of Man chief minister to step down in September|language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-57065044|access-date=2021-05-12}} On 17 September 2021, shortly before the election, he suffered a stroke and was hospitalised for four days.{{Cite news|date=22 September 2021|title=Isle of Man Chief Minister Howard Quayle recovering at home after stroke |language=en-GB |work=BBC News |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-isle-of-man-58651294|access-date=2021-10-12}}
Quayle was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2021 Birthday Honours for services to the people of the Isle of Man.{{London Gazette|issue=63377|supp=y|page=B27|date=12 June 2021}}
= Governmental positions =
- Chief Minister, 2016–2021
- Minister for Enterprise, 2021{{Cite web|url=https://www.three.fm/news/isle-of-man-news/quayle-takes-over-enterprise-role/|title = Quayle takes over Enterprise role}}
- Minister for Health and Social Care, 2014–2016
- Member of the Department for Economic Development, 2013–2014
- Member of the Manx Electricity Authority, 2013–2014
- Member of the Department of Infrastructure, 2011–2013
- Member of the Economic Policy Review Committee, 2011–2013
- Member of the Planning Committee, 2011–2013
Election results
= 2011 =
{{Election box begin no change|title=2011 Manx General Election: Middle{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.im/media/1353347/2016-general-election-results-and-turnout.pdf |title=2016 General Election - Constituency Result |date= |website=Isle of Man Government}}|
|- }}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party no change |color=#DDDDDD |party= Independent|candidate= Howard Quayle|votes=922 |percentage={{Percentage|922|2198|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change |color=#DDDDDD |party=Independent |candidate=Paul Craine |votes= 560 |percentage={{Percentage|560|2198|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change |color=#DDDDDD |party=Independent |candidate=Martyn Quayle |votes= 466 |percentage={{Percentage|466|2198|2}}}}
{{Election box total valid no change |votes=2198 |percentage=}}
{{Election box rejected no change |votes=8 |percentage={{Percentage|8|2206|2}}}}
{{Election box registered electors no change |reg. electors=3930}}
{{Election box turnout no change |votes=2208 |percentage={{Percentage|2208|3930|2}}}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
In 2014, Tynwald approved recommendations from the Boundary Review Commission which saw the reform of the Island's electoral boundaries.
Under the new system, the Island was divided into 12 constituencies based on population, with each area represented by two members of the House of Keys.{{cite web |url=https://legislation.gov.im/cms/legislation/acts-of-tynwald-as-enacted/category/16-primary-2014.html?download=220:representation-of-the-people-amendment-act-2014 |title=REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE (AMENDMENT) ACT 2014 |id=AT 8 of 2014 |date= |website=legislation.gov.im}}
As a result, Middle's electoral boundaries were changed significantly and the constituency gained an additional Member of the House of Keys.{{cite web |url=https://www.gov.im/media/1371849/constituency-map-no-9-middle.pdf |title=Map No. 9: MIDDLE CONSTITUENCY |date= |website=Isle of Man Government}}
{{Election box begin no change|title=2016 Manx General Election: Middle
|- }}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party no change |color=#DDDDDD |party= Independent|candidate= Bill Shimmins|votes=1357 |percentage={{Percentage|1357|4046|2}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party no change |color=#DDDDDD |party= Independent|candidate= Howard Quayle|votes=1205 |percentage={{Percentage|1205|4046|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change |color=#DDDDDD |party=Independent |candidate=Paul Craine |votes= 1090 |percentage={{Percentage|1090|4046|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change |color=#DDDDDD |party=Independent |candidate=WIlliam Bowers |votes= 394 |percentage={{Percentage|394|4046|2}}}}
{{Election box total valid no change |votes=4046 |percentage=}}
{{Election box rejected no change |votes=11 |percentage={{Percentage|11|2307|2}}}}
{{Election box registered electors no change |reg. electors=4445}}
{{Election box turnout no change |votes=2307 |percentage={{Percentage|2307|4445|2}}}}
{{Election box end}}
Personal life
He is married to Lorraine, with whom he has three children.{{cite web|url=http://howardquayle.com/index.php/ct-menu-item-9|title=MANIFESTO|website=howardquayle.com|access-date=17 December 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180826184503/http://howardquayle.com/index.php/ct-menu-item-9|archive-date=26 August 2018|url-status=dead}} Quayle has also worked as a farmer and has raised an award-winning herd of pedigree Aberdeen Angus cattle.{{Cite news|last=Brown|first=C.|date=24 January 2011|title=Former Farmers' Union President To Stand for House of Keys in Middle|work=Manx.net|url=https://www.manx.net/isle-of-man-news/1181/former-farmers-union-president-to-stand-for-house-of-keys-in-middle|access-date=21 December 2020}}{{Dead link|date=August 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
References
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{{House of Keys 2011–2016}}
{{House of Keys 2016–}}
{{Head of Government of the Isle of Man}}
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Category:Members of the House of Keys 2011–2016
Category:Members of the House of Keys 2016–2021
Category:Chief ministers of the Isle of Man