Attorney General (Isle of Man)

Isle of Man

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The Attorney General (Manx: Yn Turneyr Theayagh or Yn Ard-Turneyr) of the Isle of Man has an ex officio seat in the Legislative Council and is the Government's top legal adviser.

The Attorney General is a Crown officer, rather than a member of the Isle of Man Government. He is appointed by the Queen on the advice of the UK's Secretary of State for Justice.

Her Majesty's Attorney General in the Isle of Man is currently Stephen Harding QC.

List of Attorneys General

• John Quillin, 1765–1768
• Charles Searle, 1768–1774
• Wadsworth Busk, 1774–1797
• William Frankland, 1797–1816
• John Clarke,1816–1844
• Charles Richard Ogden, 1844–1866
• Sir James Gell, 1866–1898
• George Alfred Ring, 1898–1921
• Ramsey Bignall Moore, 1921–1945
• Sydney James Moore, 1945–1957
• George Moore, 1957–1963
• David Leighton Lay, 1963–1972
• Arthur Christian Luft, 1972–1974
• John William Corrin, 1974–1980
• Thomas William Cain QC, 1980–1993
• Michael Kerruish QC, 1993–1998
• John Corlett QC, 1998–2011
• Stephen Harding QC, 2011–

External links

• Official website of Attorney General