Chief Minister Allan Bell has today unveiled a reshuffle of government jobs.
The ministers keep their jobs but lower down the government pecking order things have changed.
Department of Community, Culture and Leisure: Both sitting members are leaving. They are Laurence Skelly MHK (Rushen) and Juan Turner MLC. Geoff Corkish MLC and David Quirk (Onchan) are joining in their place. The minister is Graham Cregeen (Malew and Santon).
Economic Development: Geoff Corkish and Alex Downie MLC leave. Howard Quayle (Middle) and Richard Ronan (Castletown) join. The other members, Laurence Skelly, Alan Crowe MLC and Tony Wild MLC, continue their roles. The minister is John Shimmin (Douglas West).
Education and Children: No changes. Tony Wild and Juan Turner continue in their posts. The minister is Tim Crookall (Peel).
Environment, Food and Agriculture: Kate Beecroft (Douglas South) and Brenda Cannell (Douglas East) continue in their roles. They are joined by Juan Turner. Phil Gawne (Rushen) is the minister.
Health: Dudley Butt MLC stays. Bill Henderson (Douglas North) replaces Leonard Singer (Ramsey). The minister is David Anderson (Glenfaba).
Home Affairs: David Quirk (Onchan) and Peter Karran (Onchan) are joined by Michael Coleman MLC. Juan Watterson (Rushen) is the minister.
Infrastructure: David Callister, the former MLC, and Howard Quayle (Middle) are replaced with Laurence Skelly and Leonard Singer. They join sitting members Richard Ronan (Castletown) and John Houghton (Douglas North) and minister David Cretney (Douglas South).
Social Care: Leonard Singer leaves. He is replaced by Michael Coleman, who joins Richard Ronan and minister Chris Robertshaw.
Treasury: Eddie Lowey, who has retired from Legislative Council, is replaced with Alex Downie. They join sitting member Phil Braidwood MLC and the minister, Eddie Teare.
The changes follow the recent retirement of Eddie Lowey and David Callister from Leg Co and the election of Michael Coleman and Geoff Corkish to it.
Other roles have also changed, subject to approval by Tynwald later this month.
{http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/it-won-t-be-a-major-reshuffle-says-bell-1-5649276|Click here to read our story about the reshuffle earlier this week}
The new chairman of the Manx Electricity Authority will be Howard Quayle, if Tynwald approves the move. He will replace Eddie Lowie. John Houghton will carry on as vice chairman.
There will be no changes at the Post Office, where Geoff Corkish will stay on as chairman and Richard Ronan will remain vice chairman.
Water and Sewerage Authority: John Houghton stays as chairman, David Quirk replaces Bill Henderson as vice-chairman.
Office of Fair Trading: David Quirk continues as chairman. Michael Coleman takes over as vice chairman from David Callister.
Public Sector Pensions Authority: Alfred Cannan (Michael) continues as chairman. Juan Turner replaces Leonard Singer as the second employers’ representative.
Planning Committee: Laurence Skelly replaces Howard Quayle as chairman.
Whitley Council (Employers’ side): Alfred Cannan continues as chairman. Phil Gawne retains his position as a member, while Juan Turner replaces Peter Karran as the other member.
Civil Service Commission: Alfred Cannan stays as chairman. Juan Turner replaces Dudley Butt as vice chairman.
Tynwald Advisory Council on Disabilities: Geoff Corkish continues as member.
Zac Hall (Onchan) remains without a government job.
The amount of money a member of Tynwald takes home depends on the jobs they have within government.
A member of a department gets 30 per cent more than a Member of Tynwald’s salary, which is £37,822 basic, taking their salary to £49,168.
Members of Treasury get 40 per cent more and ministers get 50 per cent more, while the Chief Minister gets 80 per cent more.
{http://www.tynwald.org.im/memoff/remall/Pages/default.aspx|Click here to work out how much they’re on}