Nationality Manx Years active 2001–present Website www.philgawne.im Role Politician | Occupation Politician Children 1 son, 1 daughter Name Phil Gawne Employer Isle of Man Government | |
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Full Name Philip Anderson Gawne Born 19 February 1965 (age 59) ( 1965-02-19 ) Douglas, Isle of Man Alma mater University of Liverpool Spouse Catherine Kissack (m. 1991) Education University of Liverpool, Castle Rushen High School Similar People David Cretney, John Shimmin, Peter Karran, Steve Rodan, Leonard Singer | ||
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Philip Anderson "Phil" Gawne BSc MHK (born 19 February 1965) is a Manx politician, who is one of the three Members of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man. He is also the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and therefore a member of the Council of Ministers.
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Early life
Born in 1965 in Douglas to C.R. Gawne CP and E. Gawne (nee Anderson), he is a fluent speaker of the Manx language, the ancient language of the Isle of Man. He has done much to save this minority language in recent years; he once served as the Manx Language Development Officer.
During the 1980s he was involved with a nationalist campaign that ended with an arson attack on an uncompleted luxury home in Tromode. In 1988 he was sent to prison for 16 months, serving 8 months, for his part in this arson attack.
Personal life
Gawne has been married to Catherine (nee Kissack) since 1991; they have two children and live in the hamlet of Surby in the south of the Island.