Alexander John Allinson (born 1966) is an English-born Manx physician and politician who serves as an independent member of the House of Keys, representing Ramsey since 2016. Allinson serves on the Council of Ministers as the current Minister for the Treasury, having been appointed to the role in May 2022 by Alfred Cannan, the chief minister of the Isle of Man.
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| Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office 23 September 2021 Serving with Lawrie Hooper
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| Born | 1966 (age 57–58) London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Political party | Independent | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Gerri Allinson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | King's College, Cambridge MB BChir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Early life, education, and medical career
editAllinson was born in London in 1966. He attended from the Latymer Upper School, and studied medicine at King's College, Cambridge, graduating with a master's degree in 1991. After graduating from medical school, Allinson worked at Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne, Australia for a year before returning to England, becoming a pediatrician in Hackney. After qualifying as a General Practitioner he later moved back to Australia, and spent over two years in Geraldton, where he worked with the Aboriginal Medical Service. He returned to England, becoming a locum tenens physician in London. In 2002, Allinson became a general practitioner in the town of Ramsey on the Isle of Man.[1]
Political career
editFrom 2008 until 2016, Allinson had been a member of the Ramsey board of commissioners.[2]
In the 2016 Manx general election, Allinson successfully stood for the House of Keys in Ramsey as an independent candidate, receiving 47% of the vote.[3] He served in various positions in the House, including as the chair of the Manx Utilities Authority. In 2020, Allinson was appointed to the Council of Ministers as the Minister for Education, Sport and Culture by Chief Minister Howard Quayle.[2][4]
Allinson sought re-election to the House of Keys in the 2021 Manx general election, and was re-elected with 25% of the vote.[5] Allinson ran for Chief Minister following the election; he was defeated by Alfred Cannan, having received the votes of 8 MHKs compared to Cannan's 14.[6] However, Cannan retained Allinson in the Council of Ministers and appointed him Minister for Enterprise. In this role, Allinson was in charge of much of the economy of the Isle of Man.[7]
In May 2022, Allinson was appointed Minister for the Treasury following the resignation of David Ashford.[8][9]
Political positions
editAllinson has been described as a progressive reformer.[4] In 2019, he led a successful legislative effort to legalize abortion on the Isle of Man.[7] A supporter of efforts to counter climate change, Allinson helped create and fund a carbon offset plan for the 2022 Isle of Man TT.[10] Allinson is also a proponent for assisted suicide for terminally-ill patients, having introduced two motions into the House of Keys regarding the matter.[11][12] During his campaign for chief minister, Allinson outlined several other policies he would support, including affordable housing, further restriction on zero-hour contracts, and the decriminalisation of cannabis.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hon Alex Allinson". Tynwald. Retrieved 2024-04-18.
- ^ a b "Isle of Man election: Who are the new members of the House of Keys?". BBC News. 2021-09-25. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "2016 General Election - Constituency Results" (PDF). Isle of Man Government. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ a b c "Isle of Man: Candidates for chief minister lay out policy ambitions". BBC News. 2021-10-07. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "Notice of Result for the General Election to the House of Keys 2021" (PDF). Isle of Man Government. September 23, 2021. Retrieved June 18, 2021.
- ^ "Isle of Man: Alfred Cannan elected new chief minister". BBC News. 2021-10-12. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ a b "Isle of Man: Who is in Alfred Cannan's Council of Ministers?". BBC News. 2021-10-18. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "Allinson takes over as Treasury Minister". Manx Radio. May 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "Dr Alex Allinson appointed Treasury Minister". Isle of Man Government. May 20, 2022. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ "Isle of Man TT: Carbon footprint of races be offset". BBC News. 2022-05-24. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ Cooke, Leanne (May 23, 2022). "Dr Allinson to present Assisted dying bill to HOK". 3FM. Retrieved 2022-06-18.
- ^ Nettle, Gemma (2022-05-23). "Allinson to introduce Assisted Dying Bill | iomtoday.co.im". Isle of Man Today. Retrieved 2022-06-18.