Bill Henderson (Isle of Man legislator)
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Robert William Henderson MHK RMN (born 28 December 1961[1]) is a Manx legislator who, since winning a 1998 by-election, has been representing the constituency of Douglas North in the House of Keys, the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the British Crown Dependency's parliament.
A native of the Isle of Man capital, Douglas, Henderson was educated at Ballakermeen and St Ninians High School, gained a Professional Diploma in Management from Open University and followed a career in nursing before going into politics.[1] He is also a member of the Transport & General Workers Union and the Celtic League. In 2004 he was made a Minister by Richard Corkill before being sacked within a year by Chief Minister Donald Gelling MLC.[2]
Governmental positions
- Chairman of the Planning Committee, 2001-2004
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2004-2005
References
- 1 2 Bill Henderson biographical entry in The Tynwald Companion (2011 Edition), page 188
- ↑ "MOVE TO SPEED UP WORK PERMITS PROCESS". Isle of Man Today. 14 May 2002. Retrieved 21 December 2010.
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