# Clare Christian
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{{For|the other Manx politician|Claire Christian (politician)}}{{Short description|Manx politician (born 1945)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Clare Christian
|office = [President of Tynwald](/source/President_of_Tynwald)
|monarch = [Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II)
|governor = [Adam Wood](/source/Adam_Wood)
|term_start = 12 July 2011[{{cite web |url=http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=53414 |title= Manx Radio: The Isle of Man's Premier Radio Station |accessdate=2011-10-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110811155955/http://www.manxradio.com/newsread.aspx?id=53414 |archivedate=2011-08-11 }}]
|term_end = 19 July 2016
|predecessor = [Noel Cringle](/source/Noel_Cringle)
|premier = [Tony Brown](/source/Tony_Brown_(Manx_politician))
[Allan Bell](/source/Allan_Bell)
|successor = [Steve Rodan](/source/Steve_Rodan)
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1945|09|11|df=y}}
|birth_place = [Isle of Man](/source/Isle_of_Man)
|profession = Politician
|spouse = Thomas Christian
(m. 1974, div. 1977)
|children = 1
|party = [Independent](/source/Independent_(politician))
}}
'''Clare Margaret Christian''' [OBE](/source/Order_of_the_British_Empire) [CP](/source/Captain_of_the_Parish) (born 11 September 1945[{{cite web |url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/tynwald/biographies/christian-cm.pdf |title=Archived copy |accessdate=2011-10-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414183733/http://www.tynwald.org.im/tynwald/biographies/christian-cm.pdf |archivedate=2012-04-14 }}]) is a [Manx](/source/Isle_of_Man) politician, who was [President of Tynwald](/source/President_of_Tynwald) until 2016. She is a former member of the [Legislative Council](/source/Legislative_Council_(Isle_of_Man)) and former [Health Minister](/source/Minister_of_Health_and_Social_Security_(Isle_of_Man)) in the [Isle of Man Government](/source/Isle_of_Man_Government).[{{cite news|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/ministerial_reshuffle_today_1_1752634|title=Minsterial Reshuffle Today|date=30 June 2004|work=[Isle of Man Newspapers](/source/Isle_of_Man_Newspapers)|accessdate=19 February 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721145524/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/ministerial_reshuffle_today_1_1752634|archive-date=21 July 2011|url-status=dead}}]
Christian is the daughter of [Sir Charles Kerruish](/source/Charles_Kerruish), [President of Tynwald](/source/President_of_Tynwald) and [Chairman of the Executive Council](/source/Chairman_of_the_Executive_Council). Her sister is [Anne Craine](/source/Anne_Craine), the former Treasury Minister.[[https://culturevannin.im/parishcaptains/page_602903.html Culture Vannin website, ''Clare Christian, 2018'']] She is a graduate of the [University of London](/source/University_of_London) with a degree in Physics and Chemistry, and previously worked as a research chemist for [Cadbury Schweppes](/source/Cadbury_Schweppes). She was also the Island Guide Commissioner from 1991 to 1996.
Christian became an [MHK](/source/Member_of_the_House_of_Keys) at her first attempt for the [Ayre](/source/Ayre) constituency in March 1980, but failed to be re-elected in 1986. She was, however, appointed an [MLC](/source/Legislative_Council_of_the_Isle_of_Man) in 1993 and was appointed Health Minister in 1996, overseeing the construction of the new [Noble's Hospital](/source/Noble%E2%80%99s_Hospital). In 2011, she was elected to the position of President of Tynwald.
Christian was appointed an [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) in the 2016 Birthday Honours for services to the Isle of Man.[{{London Gazette|issue=61608|supp=y|page=B26|date=11 June 2016}}]
She was appointed [Captain of the Parish](/source/Captain_of_the_Parish) of [Maughold](/source/Maughold_(parish)) in early 2018.