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David Cretney
David Cretney | |
|---|---|
| Born | David Clifford Cretney 15 January 1954 (age 70) |
| Nationality | Manx |
| Occupation(s) | Politician Businessman |
| Years active | 1985–present (politician) 1985–2012 (business) |
| Employer | Isle of Man Government |
| Political party | Manx Labour |
| Spouse | Deirdrie Sayle |
| Children | 2 daughters |
David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954)[1] is a former Manx politician. 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.
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 two bargain-basement retail outlets having chosen not to renew the leases on either of his premises.[4]
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 August 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2011.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "New ministers unveiled". Isle of Man Newspapers. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Duggan to quit politics". Isle of Man Today. 21 September 2005. Archived from the original on 8 January 2013. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
- ^ "Bargain store Moochers to close - Isle of Man Today". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
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