{{Short description|Manx politician (1950–2022)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{Infobox person | name = Adrian Earnshaw | birth_name = Adrian John Earnshaw | birth_date = 19 January 1950 | birth_place = Isle of Man | death_date = {{death date and age|df=y|2022|1|14|1950|1|19}} | occupation = Politician | employer = Isle of Man Bank (1968–2001)<br />Isle of Man Government<br />(2001–2022) | years_active = 2001–2022 | children = 2 | spouse = Norma Cain }} '''Adrian John Earnshaw''' MHK (19 January 1950<ref>{{cite web|title=Earnshaw, Adrian John |url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/tynwald/biographies/earnshaw-aj.pdf |publisher=tynwald.org |accessdate=11 November 2011 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806063822/http://www.tynwald.org.im/tynwald/biographies/earnshaw-aj.pdf |archivedate=6 August 2011 }}</ref> – 14 January 2022) was a Manx politician who served as the Minister of Home Affairs in the Isle of Man Government and a Member of the House of Keys for Onchan.<ref name=DHA>{{cite web|url=http://www.gov.im/dha/who.xml |title=Department of Home Affairs: Who we are |publisher=Isle of Man Government |accessdate=2010-12-23 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100923140350/http://www.gov.im/dha/who.xml |archivedate=23 September 2010 }}</ref>
==Life and career== Born on 19 January 1950, Earnshaw lived in Onchan all his life.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://iomelections.com/2001/constituencies/candidates/earnshaw_adrian.html|title=Onchan - Adrian Earnshaw|work=IOM Elections|accessdate=29 September 2025}}</ref> He was educated at Onchan Primary School and Douglas High School, he worked at Isle of Man Bank from 1968 until his election in 2001 as MHK for Onchan. He had previously served as an Onchan Commissioner.
In December 2006, Earnshaw was appointed Minister of Tourism and in 2008 was moved to Home Affairs Minister by Chief Minister Tony Brown.
Earnshaw lost his seat in the 2011 Manx general election, when he was defeated by Liberal Vannin challenger Zac Hall.
==Governmental positions== *Minister of Tourism and Leisure, 2006–08 *Minister of Home Affairs, 2008–11
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{{Authority control}} {{House of Keys 2001–2006}} {{House of Keys 2006–2011}}
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