# Steve Rodan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Rodan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Steve_Rodan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rodan > Source revision: 1348403816 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{short description|Manx politician}} {{BLP sources|date=August 2019}} {{Use dmy dates|date=December 2017}} {{Use British English|date=December 2017}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = [The Honourable](/source/The_Honourable) | name = Steve Rodan | office = [President of Tynwald](/source/President_of_Tynwald) | honorific_suffix = {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} [MLC](/source/Legislative_Council_of_the_Isle_of_Man) | monarch = [Elizabeth II](/source/Elizabeth_II) | predecessor = [Clare Christian](/source/Clare_Christian) | successor = [Laurence Skelly](/source/Laurence_Skelly) | term_start = 19 July 2016 | term_end = 20 July 2021 | office2 = [Speaker of the House of Keys](/source/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Keys) | term_start2 = 16 December 2006 | term_end2 = 18 July 2016 | predecessor2 = [Tony Brown](/source/Tony_Brown_(Manx_politician)) | successor2 = [Juan Watterson](/source/Juan_Watterson) | office3 = [Minister of Health and Social Security](/source/Department_of_Health_and_Social_Care_(Isle_of_Man)) | term_start3 = 30 June 2004 | term_end3 = 15 December 2006 | predecessor3 = [Edgar Mann](/source/Edgar_Mann) | successor3 = [David Anderson](/source/David_Anderson_(Manx_politician)) | office4 = [Minister of Education](/source/Department_of_Education_(Isle_of_Man)) | term_start4 = 12 May 1999 | term_end4 = 30 June 2004 | predecessor4 = [Clare Christian](/source/Clare_Christian) | successor4 = [Eddie Teare](/source/Eddie_Teare) | office5 = [Member of the House of Keys](/source/Member_of_the_House_of_Keys) for [Garff](/source/Garff) | term_start5 = 4 May 1995 | term_end5 = 19 July 2016 | predecessor5 = [Edgar Mann](/source/Edgar_Mann) | successor5 = [Daphne Caine](/source/Daphne_Caine) and [Martin Perkins](/source/Martin_Perkins) | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1954|4|19|df=y}} | birth_place = [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), [Scotland](/source/Scotland), [UK](/source/United_Kingdom) | party = [Independent](/source/Independent_(politician)) | other_party = [Liberal](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)) | spouse = {{marriage|Ana Torres|1977}} | children = 2 daughters | profession = [Politician](/source/Politician) | lieutenant_governor = [Richard Gozney](/source/Richard_Gozney) }} '''Stephen Charles Rodan''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|OBE}} [MLC](/source/Legislative_Council_of_the_Isle_of_Man) (born 19 April 1954{{cite web|url=http://www.tynwald.org.im/memoff/member/Pages/RodanSC.aspx|title=Rodan, Stephen Charles|publisher=www.tynwald.og.im|access-date=12 November 2011}}) is a Manx politician who served as the [President of Tynwald](/source/President_of_Tynwald) from 2016 to 2021 and is a former Minister of the [Isle of Man](/source/Isle_of_Man) [Government](/source/Isle_of_Man_Government) and former [MHK](/source/Member_of_the_House_of_Keys) for the [constituency](/source/House_of_Keys_Constituencies) of [Garff](/source/Garff). He was first elected to the seat in a [by-election](/source/by-election) in 1995. He has been Isle of Man County Chairman of the Royal British Legion since 2012. ==Early life and career== Born on 19 April 1954 in [Glasgow](/source/Glasgow) to Robert W. Rodan and Betty Rodan (née Turner), he is a qualified [pharmacist](/source/pharmacist). Rodan was educated at the [High School of Glasgow](/source/High_School_of_Glasgow) and the [University of Edinburgh](/source/University_of_Edinburgh), before graduating from [Heriot-Watt University](/source/Heriot-Watt_University), Edinburgh, with a BSc (Hons) in pharmacy. After graduating, in 1978, Rodan began practising as a pharmacist in [Elgin](/source/Elgin%2C_Moray), Morayshire. In 1980, he moved to [Bermuda](/source/Bermuda) and worked as a pharmacy manager until moving to the Isle of Man. Since 1987 Rodan has resided in [Laxey](/source/Laxey), the most populated village in [Garff](/source/Garff), where he is the proprietor of a pharmacy. Politically he is a [liberal](/source/liberalism), having chaired both the Heriot-Watt University Liberal Club and Scottish Young Liberals. He was also a Member of the National Executive of the [Scottish Liberal Party](/source/Liberal_Party_(UK)). He stood for the [House of Commons](/source/British_House_of_Commons) in 1979 in the constituency of [Moray and Nairn](/source/Moray_and_Nairn_(UK_Parliament_constituency)), but was defeated by the [Conservative](/source/Conservatism) [Alexander Pollock](/source/Alexander_Pollock_(politician)). Rodan was first elected as Member of the House of Keys for Garff in 1995, and re-elected in 1996, 2001, 2006, and 2011. In 2006, Rodan, then Minister of Health and Social Security, was instrumental in enfranchising 16 and 17 year olds when he moved a successful amendment to Clause 3 of the Registration of Electors Bill, a piece of legislation intended to provide for the rolling registration of electors, resulting in the lowering of the voting age. Rodan stood for [Chief Minister of the Isle of Man](/source/Chief_Minister_of_the_Isle_of_Man) following the November 2006 elections, but failed to gain the necessary support in round one. He then stood for Speaker and defeated [David Cannan](/source/David_Cannan) and [Quintin Gill](/source/Quintin_Gill). Rodan was elected as President of Tynwald on 19 June 2016 for a period of five years. Rodan presided over his final [Tynwald Day](/source/Tynwald_Day) on 5 July 2021, prior to standing down from the post. He was replaced as President of Tynwald by [Laurence Skelly](/source/Laurence_Skelly). Rodan was appointed [Officer of the Order of the British Empire](/source/Officer_of_the_Order_of_the_British_Empire) (OBE) in the [2019 Birthday Honours](/source/2019_Birthday_Honours) for services to the Isle of Man.{{London Gazette|issue=62666|supp=y|page=B24|date=8 June 2019}} ==Personal life== Rodan has been married to Ana (née Ballesteros Torres) since 1977; they have two children together. ==Government positions== *[President of Tynwald](/source/President_of_Tynwald), 2016–2021{{cite web|url=http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/steve-rodan-is-new-president-1-8021589|archive-url=https://archive.today/20161026121146/http://www.iomtoday.co.im/news/isle-of-man-news/steve-rodan-is-new-president-1-8021589|url-status=dead|archive-date=26 October 2016|publisher=[Isle of Man Newspapers](/source/Isle_of_Man_Newspapers)|date=19 July 2016|access-date=8 August 2016|title=Steve Rodan is new President - Isle of Man Today }} *[Member of the House of Keys](/source/Member_of_the_House_of_Keys), 1995–2016 *[Minister of Education](/source/Minister_of_Education_(Isle_of_Man)), 1999–2004 *[Minister of Health and Social Security](/source/Minister_of_Health_and_Social_Security_(Isle_of_Man)), 2004–2006 *[Speaker of the House of Keys](/source/Speaker_of_the_House_of_Keys), 2006–2016 *Deputy President of Tynwald, 2007-2016 *Member of the Tynwald Standards and Members' Interests Committee, 2006–present *Member of the Tynwald Ceremony Arrangements Committee, 2006–present (Chairman (eo) 2016-present) *Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee of the Legislative Council, 2016–present *Member of the Tynwald Setting Enhancement Sub-Committee, 2006–present *Member of the Tynwald Standing Orders Committee, 2006–present *Member of the Tynwald Honours Committee, 2006–present *Member of the Tynwald Management Committee, 2006–present *Trustee of the [Manx National Heritage](/source/Manx_National_Heritage), 2006–2012 *Court of Liverpool University (eo), 2007-2014 *Tynwald Representative on the British-Irish Parliamentary Assembly, 2007-2016 *Chairman of the Estates and Housing Division, 1995-1996 *Chairman of the Planning Committee, 1997-1999 *Chairman of the Emoluments Committee (eo), 2006-2016 *Chairman of the Tynwald Standards and Members' Interests Committee (eo), 2006-2016 *Chairman of the Tynwald Management Committee (eo), 2006-2016 *Chairman of the House of Keys Management and Members' Standards Committee (eo), 2006-2016 *Chairman of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys (eo), 2006-2016 == Other posts == * Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, National Executive, 1978 * Scottish Liberal Party, 1975-1977 * Bermuda Pipe Band, 1980-1987 * Laxey Village Commissioners, 1991-1995 (Chairman 1993-1995) * Laxey Traders' Association, Chairman 1990-1993 * UN Association (Isle of Man Branch), 2002–present * Ellan Vannin Pipes and Drums, 2007–present * Edinburgh University Liberal Club, Chairman 1974-1976 * Heriot-Watt University Liberal Club, Chairman 1976-1977 * Scottish Young Liberals, Chairman 1974-1976 * Cair Vie Manx Pipe Band, Chairman and Pipe Major 1992-1995 * Laxey and Lonan Heritage Trust, Chairman 1995–2014, Trustee and Director 1998-2014 * Laxey Fair Committee, Chairman 2009–present * Caledonian Society of Bermuda, President 1983-1985 * Royal British Legion, Lonan and Laxey Branch President 1998–present, Isle of Man County President 2012–present * Groudle Glen Railway, President 2015–present * Manx Chemists' Association, Treasurer 1989-1995 * Great Laxey Mines Railway Ltd, Trustee and Director 2002-2014 * Laxey Working Men's Institute, Trustee and Director 1998-2005 == Publications == * ''Voting at 16 in the Isle of Man,'' The Parliamentarian Magazine, 2007/Issue 2 * ''Self-assessment in the Isle of Man,'' The Parliamentarian Magazine, 2012/Issue 1 ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Speaker of the Keys}} {{Garff MHKs}} {{House of Keys 2001–2006}} {{House of Keys 2006–2011}} {{House of Keys 2011–2016}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Rodan, Steve}} Category:Scottish chemists Category:Living people Category:1954 births Category:Independent politicians in the Isle of Man Category:Members of the House of Keys 1991–1996 Category:Members of the House of Keys 1996–2001 Category:Members of the House of Keys 2001–2006 Category:Members of the House of Keys 2006–2011 Category:Members of the House of Keys 2011–2016 Category:Politicians from Glasgow Category:Officers of the Order of the British Empire Category:Scottish pharmacists Category:21st-century British pharmacists Category:20th-century British pharmacists Category:20th-century Scottish politicians Category:21st-century Scottish politicians Category:Alumni of Heriot-Watt University Category:Manx scientists --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Steve Rodan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rodan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Steve_Rodan?action=history)). 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