David Cretney

David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954)[1] is a Manx politician and entrepreneur. He was, until March 2014, Minister of Infrastructure in the Isle of Man Government,[2] and had formerly headed the Departments of Community, Culture & Leisure, Trade & Industry, and Tourism & Leisure. He was a Member of the House of Keys for the Manx Labour Party, representing Douglas South from 1985.[3] He has been a member of the upper house, the Legislative Council since 2015.

David Cretney MLC
Born	David Clifford Cretney 15 January 1954 (1954-01-15) (age 66) Isle of Man
Nationality	Manx
Occupation	Politician Businessman
Years active	1985–present (politician) 1985–2012 (business)
Employer	Isle of Man Government
Political party	Manx Labour
Spouse(s)	Deirdrie Sayle
Children	2 daughters

Before going into politics, Cretney was a shop manager (1977–85) and he was also a businessman in the period 1985–2012.

In December 2012 and early January 2013 he closed down his businesses, having chosen not to renew the leases on either of his shop premises.[4]

Governmental positions

• Chairman of the Post Office Authority, 1992–96
• Minister of Tourism and Leisure, 1996–2006
• Minister of Trade and Industry, 2006–10
• Minister of Community, Culture and Leisure, 2010–11
• Minister of Infrastructure, 2011–14 [5]

References

1. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
2. "New ministers unveiled". Isle of Man Newspapers. 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
3. "Duggan to quit politics". Isle of Man Today. 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-21.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. "David Cretney says he will not miss Council of Ministers".