John Rimmington
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John Rimington MHK
was the Minister of Local Government and the Environment of the Isle of Man Government
from 2004 to 2006. He was also Member of the House of Keys
between 2000 and 2006 for Rushen
, but he was comprehensively defeated in the 2006 general election when he came fifth out of seven candidates in a three-seat constituency. Prior to being a politician he was a teacher, landscape gardener and computer programmer. He has since taken up a position as a mathematics teacher at Castle Rushen High School in Castletown.
John Rimington has now moved to New Zealand and he made this decision because he jokingly said "I love the photo copiers in New Zealand" which he said in the Isle of Man Examiner.
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...
was the Minister of Local Government and the Environment of the Isle of Man Government
Isle of Man Government
The Isle of Man Government is the government of the Isle of Man. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the Lieutenant Governor, representing HM Queen Elizabeth II, Lord of Mann...
from 2004 to 2006. He was also Member of the House of Keys
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...
between 2000 and 2006 for Rushen
Rushen
Rushen , formerly Kirk Christ Rushen , is a parish in the sheading of the same name in the Isle of Man. The parish is a fishing and agricultural district at the south-westernmost point of the island. The parish is one of three in the sheading of Rushen...
, but he was comprehensively defeated in the 2006 general election when he came fifth out of seven candidates in a three-seat constituency. Prior to being a politician he was a teacher, landscape gardener and computer programmer. He has since taken up a position as a mathematics teacher at Castle Rushen High School in Castletown.
John Rimington has now moved to New Zealand and he made this decision because he jokingly said "I love the photo copiers in New Zealand" which he said in the Isle of Man Examiner.
Governmental positions
- Minister of Local Government and the Environment, 2004-2006
- Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, 2002-2004