Lawrie Hooper
{{Short description|Manx politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2023}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lawrie Hooper
| honorific-suffix = MHK
| office1 = Minister for Health and Social Care
| 1blankname1 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata1 = Alfred Cannan
| term_start1 = 10 November 2022
| term_end1 = 15 October 2024
| predecessor1 = Rob Callister
| successor1 = Alfred Cannan (interim)
| office2 = Minister for Enterprise
| term_start2 = 20 September 2022
| term_end2 = 14 February 2023
| predecessor2 = Alex Allinson
| successor2 = Tim Johnston
| office3 = Minister for Health and Social Care
| term_start3 = 18 October 2021
| term_end3 = 20 September 2022
| predecessor3 = David Ashford
| successor3 = Rob Callister
| office4 = Member of the House of Keys
for Ramsey
| term_start4 = 22 September 2016
| term_end4 =
| birth_place = Cardiff, Wales
| nationality = Manx
| party = Liberal Vannin Party
| children =
| spouse = Rachel Hooper
| education = Ramsey Grammar School
| office5 = Member of Ramsey Town Commissioners
| termstart5 = 26 April 2012
| termend5 = 22 September 2016
| alma_mater = University of Keele
}}
Lawrie Lee Hooper is a Welsh born Manx politician who is the leader of Liberal Vannin Party and former Minister for Health and Social Care. He has represented Ramsey in the House of Keys since 2016.{{Cite web|title=Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - HOOPER Lawrie Lee MHK|url=https://www.tynwald.org.im/memoff/member/Pages/HooperLL.aspx|access-date=12 May 2021|website=www.tynwald.org.im}}
Early life
Hooper was born in Cardiff, Wales. He studied at Ramsey Grammar School and Keele University.
He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers on the Isle of Man with a focus on Audit. He then spent four years working as a Manager at Crowe Morgan.
Political career
Hooper stood unsuccessfully for the House of Keys as an independent candidate in 2011. He served as a Ramsey Town Commissioner between April 2012 and September 2016, including as chairman for the 2016/17 term until his election to the House of Keys in 2016 as a Liberal Vannin candidate.
Hooper became leader of the Liberal Vannin Party in August 2020.{{cite web | url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/article.cfm?id=57272&headline=Hooper:%20I%20will%20focus%20on%20holding%20the%20government%20to%20its%20promises§ionIs=news&searchyear=2020 | title=Hooper: I will focus on holding the government to its promises | iomtoday.co.im | date=21 August 2020 }}
Hooper has held two ministerial roles during his tenure as an MHK, including being the Minister for Enterprise and the Minister for Health and Social Care. He resigned his position as Minister for Health and Social Care in October 2024, attacking Chief Minister Alfred Cannan and claiming that he wishes to 'privatize our health service', something Hooper stated he could not support.{{cite web | url=https://www.manxradio.com/news/isle-of-man-news/hooper-steps-down-as-health-minister/ | title=Hooper steps down as Health Minister ; manxradio.com | date=15 October 2024 }}
Election results
= 2011 =
{{Election box begin no change|-|title=2011 Manx General Election: Ramseyhttps://www.gov.im/media/626429/2011electionresults.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=Allan Bell|votes=1988|percentage={{Percentage|1988|6697|2}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=Leonard Singer|votes=1911|percentage={{Percentage|1911|6697|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=Anne Craine|votes=1818|percentage={{Percentage|1818|6697|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|color=#FA8000|party=Liberal Vannin Party|candidate=Linda Bowers-Kasch|votes=427|percentage={{Percentage|427|6697|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=Lawrie Hooper|votes=310|percentage={{Percentage|310|6697|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=John McDonough|votes=243|percentage={{Percentage|243|6697|2}}}}
{{Election box total valid no change|votes=6697|percentage=}}
{{Election box rejected no change|votes=12|percentage={{Percentage|12|3737|2}}}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=5789}}
{{Election box turnout no change|votes=3737|percentage={{Percentage|3737|5789|2}}}}
{{Election box end}}
= 2016 =
{{Election box begin no change|-|title=2016 Manx General Election: Ramseyhttps://www.gov.im/media/1353347/2016-general-election-results-and-turnout.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=Alex Allinson|votes=2946|percentage={{Percentage|2946|6,255 |2}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate minor party no change|color=#FA8000|party=Liberal Vannin Party|candidate=Lawrie Hooper|votes=1471|percentage={{Percentage|1471|6255|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=Leonard Singer|votes=886|percentage={{Percentage|886|6255|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=Nicholas Crowe|votes=716|percentage={{Percentage|716|6255|2}}}}
{{Election box candidate minor party no change|color=#DDDDDD|party=Independent|candidate=John McDonough|votes=236|percentage={{Percentage|236|6255|2}}}}
{{Election box total valid no change|votes=6255|percentage=}}
{{Election box rejected no change|votes=15|percentage={{Percentage|15|3500|2}}}}
{{Election box registered electors no change|reg. electors=5726}}
{{Election box turnout no change|votes=3500|percentage={{Percentage|3500|5726|2}}}}
{{Election box end}}
References
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{{House of Keys 2016–2021}}
{{House of Keys 2021–}}
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Category:Liberal Vannin Party politicians
Category:Members of the House of Keys 2016–2021