The Hon Juan WattersonBA (Hons) BFP FCA CMgr FCMI FRSA MLC
Legislative Council
Members Profile
Current Posts
President of Tynwald 2026-date.
Member of the Legislative Council 2026-date.
Chair of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council (eo) 2026-date.
Vice Chair of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald (eo) 2026-date.
Chair of the Tynwald Ceremony Arrangements Committee (eo) 2026-date.
Vice Chair of the Tynwald Management Committee (eo) 2026-date.
Chairman of the CPA Isle of Man Branch Executive Committee 2011-date. Joint Branch President (eo) 2016-date.
Tynwald Representative on the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly (2016-date).
Parliamentary Career
Member of the House of Keys 2006-2026.
Speaker of the House of Keys 2016-2026.
Deputy President of Tynwald 2016-2026.
Minister for the Department of: Home Affairs 2011-16.
Political Member for the Department of: Health and Social Security (special responsibility for Social Security & Chairman, Audit Committee) 2006-09; Local Government and the Environment (special responsibility for Housing and Estates 2006-09 and for Planning and Building Control 2009-10) 2006-10; Whitley Council 2007-09; Economic Development (with responsibility for Financial Services and Companies Registry) 2010-11.
Armed Forces Champion 2012-2022 (incl. Tynwald Representative on North West Reserve Forces and Cadets Association).
Chairman: Planning Committee 2009-10; War Memorials Preservation 2011-16; Communications Commission 2011-16; Vice Chairman of the Isle of Man Government Preservation of War Memorials Committee 2021-2023; Chairman of the Isle of Man Government Preservation of War Memorials Committee 2023-2026.
Committees of Tynwald (Member): Select Committee on Immigration 2007-09; Economic Initiatives 2007-11; Public Accounts Committee 2007-11; Select Committee on the Committee System 2010-11; Select Committee of Tynwald on the Funding of Nursing and Residential Care 2015-2016; Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys 2015-16; Member of the Select Committee of Tynwald on Public Service Broadcasting 2018-19; Select Committee on the Role of the Legislature in the Budget Process 2024-2026; Tynwald Ceremony Arrangements Committee (eo) 2016-2026.
Committees of Tynwald (Chairman): Select Committee on Kaupthing Singer and Friedlander 2009-11; Select Committee on Advertising in the Countryside 2009-10; Select Committee to Review the Committee System 2015; Honours 2016-18; Select Committee of Tynwald on the Functioning of Tynwald 2017-18; Select Committee on Poverty 2018-2021; Chairman of the Emoluments Committee (eo) 2016-2023; Tynwald Standards and Members' Interests Committee (eo) 2016-2026; House of Keys Management and Members' Standards Committee (eo) 2016-2026; Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys (eo) 2016-2026; Public Accounts Committee 2016-2026;Select Committee on Poverty 2021-2026; Tynwald Management Committee (eo) 2016-2026; Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald (eo) 2016-2026; Tynwald Standards and Privileges Committee 2016-2026.
Council of Ministers’ Committees: Overseas Aid 2007-10; Retail Policy Working Group 2009 -10; PIF Economic Sub-Committee 2009-10; Social Policy Committee Chairman 2014-16; Legislative Committee 2015-16; Governance 2011-14.
Electoral History
First stood and elected as Member of the House of Keys for Rushen in 2006 (polling 2430, 1st), re-elected in 2011 (polling 3080, 1st), re-elected in 2016 (polling 2087, 1st), re-elected in 2021 (polling 2384, 1st).
Elected as President of Tynwald on the 21st July 2026 for a period of five years.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Joint President 2016-date.
Chair: Isle of Man Branch Executive Committee 2011-date.
Regional Representative (British Islands and Mediterranean Region): Small Branches Network 2020-2023 (and Vice Chairman 2021-22).
Commonwealth Association of Public Accounts Committees (CAPAC): Treasurer: 2021-2022; Vice Chairman 2022-2024; Chair: 2024-2026.
Study Visits and Conferences
Westminster 2007, Edinburgh 2007, Westminster 2017, Westminster 2022.
Regional Conference: Gibraltar 2008, Guernsey 2009, Falkland Islands 2013, Cyprus 2015, Isle of Man 2022; St Helena Island 2024; Wales 2025.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference: Kenya 2010; Cameroon 2014; Bangladesh 2017; Uganda 2019; Canada 2022; Ghana 2023; Barbados 2025.
Conference of Commonwealth Speakers and Presiding Officers: Seychelles 2018; Canada 2020; India 2026.
Guest Speaker: 43rd CPA Regional Conference of the CAA Region 2018; Standing Orders Workshop, The Gambia 2019.
Speaker of the Isles Conference, Co. Kildare 2023.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association British Virgin Islands Post-Election Seminar, 2023.
UK Public Accounts Committee Network Event, Westminster 2023.
Personal
Education: Rushen Infants School, Rushen Junior School, Castle Rushen High School; University of Lincolnshire and Humberside: BA (Hons) Management with first class honours (2001); Qualified Chartered Accountant (ICAEW) (2005), Fellow of the ICAEW (2015), Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Management Institute (2016); Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and Manufacturing (2020).
Family: Married in 2010, 1 daughter and 1 son.
Career: 2001-06 KPMG, Audit Senior.
Public Service: Police Consultative Forum 2003-06; Trustee Manx Radio Purpose Trust 2005-06; Chairman Junior Chamber of Commerce 2005-06; Institute of Chartered Accountants, Governing Council and various Committee roles 2004-2021; Southern Befrienders 2008-date; Royal British Legion Port Erin Branch 2008-date; President Royal British Legion Port Erin Branch 2022-date; Royal British Legion Isle of Man Treasurer 2014-date.
Publications: “Onshore or Offshore, The Manager’s Dilemma” 2001; “In contrast to modern approaches to organisational theory, postmodernism is of little use to the practising manager”, Journal of Critical Postmodern Organisational Science 2001; Youth Task Force Report 2008; The Economic Impact on Immigration 2008; Budget article for The Parliamentarian 2010; Personal Allowance Credit Report 2010; Tynwald Balls 2010; Tynwald Balls 2 2015; Tynwald Balls 3 2025.
Interests: Walking, Local History.
Current Member Interests
Ceased Member Interests
Gifts and Benefits in Kind
Member Privacy Policy
Data Protection Privacy Statement
The law requires that your personal data is processed fairly, lawfully and in a transparent manner. If you have any questions about the way in which I process your personal data, please contact me.
As a Member of Tynwald, I am the data controller within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Personal Data
As a Member of Tynwald I collect and process personal information to assist me as a parliamentarian. This includes my processing of your personal data as necessary to support or promote democratic engagement.
Constituency Casework
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Sharing of Information
Where you provide personal information to me it will be used only for the purposes for which it was provided.
If the law allows, I may disclose information about you to other Tynwald Members, organisations or Isle of Man Government Departments to assist with your case.
How long will you keep my personal data?
Unless specifically requested by you not to, I reserve the right to hold your personal data for the duration of my time as a Tynwald Member.
Security of Information
The law mandates me to protect your personal information.
Access to the personal data you provide will be securely controlled and all processing will be undertaken in accordance with, and as permitted by, the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Requesting information I hold about you
If you require access to information I hold about you, please address your request to me The Hon Juan Watterson MLC, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW. I will respond to you within 30 days of receipt of your request.
The Information Commissioner’s website has an easy to follow guide on how to Make a Subject Access Request.
The law allows me to refuse your request for information in certain circumstances.
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Further Information
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Contacting Me
My direct contact details are:
Telephone +44 (0)1624 685507
Email juan.watterson@gov.im
If you would prefer to write to me please address your letter to:
The Hon Juan Watterson MLC, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW