David Cretney

David Cretney
MLC
David Cretney MLC
Born	David Clifford Cretney; 15 January 1954 (age 70); Isle of Man
Nationality	Manx
Occupation(s)	Politician; Businessman
Years active	1985–present (politician); 1985–2012 (business)
Employer	Isle of Man Government
Political party	Manx Labour
Spouse	Deirdrie Sayle
Children	2 daughters

David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954)^[1] is a Manx politician and entrepreneur. He was, until March 2014, Minister of Infrastructure in the Isle of Man Government,^[2] and had formerly headed the Departments of Community, Culture & Leisure, Trade & Industry, and Tourism & Leisure. He was a Member of the House of Keys for the Manx Labour Party, representing Douglas South from 1985.^[3] He has been a member of the upper house, the Legislative Council since 2015.

Before going into politics, Cretney was a shop manager (1977–85) and he was also a businessman in the period 1985–2012.

In December 2012 and early January 2013 he closed down his businesses, having chosen not to renew the leases on either of his shop premises.^[4]

Governmental positions

^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-06. Retrieved 2011-10-26.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "New ministers unveiled". Isle of Man Newspapers. 2006-12-15. Archived from the original on 2012-11-04. Retrieved 2010-08-16.
^ "Duggan to quit politics". Isle of Man Today. 2005-09-21. Retrieved 2010-08-16.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2014-03-04. Retrieved 2013-02-21.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
^ "David Cretney says he will not miss Council of Ministers".

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