Bill Henderson (Isle of Man legislator)

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Robert "Bill" William Henderson MLC RMN (born 28 December 1961) is a Manx legislator who, after winning a 1998 by-election, represented the constituency of Douglas North in the House of Keys, the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the Isle of Man's parliament. In 2010, he was elected to the upper house, the Legislative Council; he was re-elected in 2015 and again in 2020.

A native of the Isle of Man capital, Douglas, Henderson was educated at Ballakermeen and St Ninians High Schools, gained a Professional Diploma in Management from the Open University and followed a career in nursing before going into politics. He is also a member of the Transport & General Workers Union and the Celtic League. In 2004, he was appointed Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry by Richard Corkill before being replaced the following year by Chief Minister Donald Gelling MLC.

Governmental positions

Chairman of the Planning Committee, 2001–2004
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2004–2005

References

^ 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. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2010.

v t e Members of the House of Keys 2001–2006
Elected in the 2006 election
MHKs	Edgar Quine (Ayre, Ind) Tony Brown (Castletown, Ind) Phil Braidwood (Douglas East, Ind) Brenda Cannell (Douglas East, Ind) Bill Henderson (Douglas North, Ind) John Houghton (Douglas North, Ind) David Cretney (Douglas South, Labour) Adrian Duggan (Douglas South, Ind) Alex Downie (Douglas West, Ind) John Shimmin (Douglas West, Ind) Steve Rodan (Garff, Ind) David Anderson (Glenfaba, Ind) Donald Gelling (Malew & Santon, Ind) David Cannan (Michael, Ind) Martyn Quayle (Middle, Ind) Richard Corkill (Onchan, Ind) Adrian Earnshaw (Onchan, Ind) Peter Karran (Onchan, Liberal) Hazel Hannan (Peel, Ind) Allan Bell (Rasmey, Ind) Leonard Singer (Rasmey, Ind) John Rimington (Rushen, Ind) Quintin Gill (Rushen, Ind) Pamela Crowe (Rushen, Ind)
Independents (21 seats), Liberal (2 seats), Labour (1 seat)

v t e Members of the House of Keys 2006–2011
Elected in the 2006 election
MHKs	Eddie Teare (Ayre, Ind) Tony Brown (Castletown, Ind) Phil Braidwood (Douglas East, Ind) Brenda Cannell (Douglas East, Ind) Bill Henderson (Douglas North, Ind) John Houghton (Douglas North, Ind) David Cretney (Douglas South, Labour) Bill Malarkey (Douglas South, Liberal) Geoff Corkish (Douglas West, Ind) John Shimmin (Douglas West, Ind) Steve Rodan (Garff, Ind) David Anderson (Glenfaba, Ind) Graham Cregeen (Malew & Santon, Ind) David Cannan (Michael, Ind) Martyn Quayle (Middle, Ind) Adrian Earnshaw (Onchan, Liberal) Peter Karran (Onchan, Liberal) David Quirk (Onchan, Ind) Tim Crookall (Peel, Ind) Allan Bell (Rasmey, Ind) Anne Craine (Rasmey, Ind) Phil Gawne (Rushen, Ind) Quintin Gill (Rushen, Ind) Juan Watterson (Rushen, Ind)
Independents (21 seats), Liberal (2 seats), Labour (1 seat)

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