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Politics of the Isle of Man
Lord of Mann
Charles III
Lieutenant governor
John Lorimer
Deputy governor
Andrew Corlett
Isle of Man Government
Council of Ministers
Chief minister
Alfred Cannan
Departments
Statutory Boards
Offices
Other Agencies
Tynwald
Act of Tynwald List
President of Tynwald
Laurence Skelly
Legislative Council
President
President of Tynwald ex officio
House of Keys
Speaker
Juan Watterson
Members (MHKs)
Officials of state
Judiciary
Local government
Parish captains
Elections
House of Keys elections
Legislative Council elections
Keys constituencies
Political parties
Last Keys election
Other countries
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The government of the Isle of Man is a parliamentary representative democracy. The Monarch of the United Kingdom is also the head of state of the Isle of Man, and generally referred to as "The King, Lord of Mann".[1] Legislation of the Isle of Man defines "the Crown in right of the Isle of Man" as separate from the "Crown in right of the United Kingdom".[2] His representative on the island is the Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man, but his role is mostly ceremonial, though he does have the power to grant Royal Assent (the withholding of which is the same as a veto).
The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom, and the island has no representation in the UK parliament. As a Crown Dependency, it is not subordinate to the government of the United Kingdom. That government, however, is responsible for defence and island's external affairs and could intervene in the domestic affairs of the island under its residual responsibilities to guarantee "good government" in all Crown dependencies. Manx people are British citizens under UK law — there is no separate Manx citizenship.
The legislative power of the government is vested in a bicameral (sometimes called tricameral) parliament called Tynwald (said to be the world's oldest continuously existing parliament), which consists of the directly-elected House of Keys and the indirectly chosen Legislative Council. After every House of Keys general election, the members of Tynwald elect from amongst themselves the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man, who serves as the head of government for five years (until the next general election). Executive power is vested in the Lieutenant Governor (as Governor-in-Council), the Chief Minister, and the Isle of Man's Council of Ministers. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
Douglas, the largest town on the Isle of Man, is its capital and seat of government, where the Government offices and the parliament chambers (Tynwald) are located.
^"Isle of Man Government - IoM Key Facts Guide". Archived from the original on 1 October 2013.
^The Air Navigation (Isle of Man) Order 2007 (No. 1115)
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