Eddie Teare
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William Edward "Eddie" Teare, MHK
(born 10 May 1948) is a Manx
politician, who is the Minister of the Treasury and current member of the House of Keys
for Ayre
. He was first elected to the House at the 2004 by election. He was educated at Ramsey Grammar School
.
He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and has a distinction in the Finance of Foreign Trade. He worked for the Isle of Man Bank
from 1965 to 2004, rising to the Risk Manager and Senior Relationship Manager. He has also worked as a Conveyancing Manager at Laurence Keenan Advocates.
Member of the House of Keys
Member of the House of Keys, or MHK is the title given to a person who has been elected into the House of Keys, the lower house of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man. There are twenty-four Members of the House of Keys. Elections are held every five years; the last election took place in...
(born 10 May 1948) is a Manx
Isle of Man
The Isle of Man , otherwise known simply as Mann , is a self-governing British Crown Dependency, located in the Irish Sea between the islands of Great Britain and Ireland, within the British Isles. The head of state is Queen Elizabeth II, who holds the title of Lord of Mann. The Lord of Mann is...
politician, who is the Minister of the Treasury and current member of the House of Keys
House of Keys
The House of Keys is the directly elected lower branch of Tynwald, the parliament of the Isle of Man, the other branch being the Legislative Council....
for Ayre
Ayre
Ayre is one of six sheadings in the Isle of Man and consists of the parishes of Andreas, Bride and Lezayre.Ayre is also a House of Keys constituency, electing a single MHK....
. He was first elected to the House at the 2004 by election. He was educated at Ramsey Grammar School
Ramsey Grammar School
Ramsey Grammar School is a coeducational comprehensive secondary school located in Ramsey, on the Isle of Man.A grammar school has existed in Ramsey since 1681. It moved to Lezayre Road in 1933 and was housed in a building that now forms the east building of the present school...
.
He is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and has a distinction in the Finance of Foreign Trade. He worked for the Isle of Man Bank
Isle of Man Bank
Isle of Man Bank Limited was founded on 26 October 1865, the first limited company to be formed after a new law, the Companies Act 1865, which paved the way for their establishment on the island...
from 1965 to 2004, rising to the Risk Manager and Senior Relationship Manager. He has also worked as a Conveyancing Manager at Laurence Keenan Advocates.
Personal life
Teare is married to Irene (née Craig), they have two children, Steven (born 1983) and Faye (born 1985).Governmental positions
- Chairman of the Manx Electricity Authority, 2005–07
- Minister of Health and Social Security, 2006–11
- Minisiter of the Treasury, 2011–present