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 (age 67) 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".