Hon Clare BarberMHK
Members Profile
Posts held as at August 2026
Member of the House of Keys 2016-2026.
Minister for Environment, Food and Agriculture 2021-2026.
Member of the Ecclesiastical Committee 2020-2026.
Member of the Climate Change Transformation Board 2021 - 2026.
Member of the Energy Policy Board 2023 - 2026.
Parliamentary Career
Political Member for the Department of: Health and Social Care 2016-17; Home Affairs 2016-2021: Health and Social Care 2018-2021.
Statutory Boards and Offices positions held: Vice-Chair of the Isle of Man Post Office 2017-2018.
Committees of Tynwald (Member): Select Committee on the Organization and Operation of the General Election 2016-2017; Alternate Member of the Public Accounts Committee (for the purpose and duration of the Committee's consideration of the Media Development Fund) Oct 2018-2020; Member of the Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee 2016-2020; Public Accounts Committee 2020-2021.
Committees of Tynwald (Chair): Select Committee of Tynwald on Library Provision 2017-18; Environment and Infrastructure Policy Review Committee 2020-2021.
Council of Ministers' Committees: Single Legal Entity Committee Feb-2021; Chief Minister's Telecoms Committee 2018-2019; Council of Ministers' Working Party on Libraries 2018-2021; Member of Tynwald Advisory Council for Disabilities 2016-2018.
Vice-Chair UNESCO Biosphere IOM Stakeholder Partnership Group 2021 - 2026.
Electoral History
Elected as Member of the House of Keys for Douglas East in 2016, having stood unsuccessfully in a by-election in 2015; re-elected in 2021.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Isle of Man Branch Member
Study visits and Conferences
Westminster, London 2017; Jersey 2019.
Education Programmes: CPA Fundamentals Programme on Parliamentary Practice 2017.
Plenary Conferences: Dhaka, Bangladesh 2017.
CPA Legislative Strengthening Seminar to address Gender-Based Violence and Modern Slavery in Supply Chains 2024.
CPA UK’s Commonwealth Climate Forum, London 2025.
Personal
Born: Frimley, Surrey.
Education: Kendrick School, Reading, Berkshire; Ranelagh School, Bracknell, Berkshire; Ad Dip (Adult Nursing) University of Southampton 2005; BSc Nursing (Hons) University of Chester (Isle of Man) 2020.
Family: Living with my husband and two sons.
Career: From the age of 15 I worked within the nursing home sector, first as a kitchen porter and later as a healthcare assistant. This inspired me to go to university to study nursing. Post-qualifying as a registered nurse in 2005, I worked in Southampton General Hospital on the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit. When the opportunity arose I applied for a job in Noble's Hospital as a staff nurse on the Intensive Care Unit and worked there from 2007 until 2015. I worked on the hospital bank from 2015-2016 in various departments at Noble's Hospital, prior to my election as MHK for Douglas East in September 2016.
Public Service: Member - RNLI Douglas Ladies Lifeboat Guild 2007-date; Member - Eastern Young Farmers' Club 2014-2022; Member - One World Centre 2017-date; Trustee - Douglas Bay Horse Tramway Trust 2018-2020; Patron - Tabitha's Trust 2018-2023; Member - Friends of Scoill Vallajeelt 2019-2025; Director and Trustee - Isle of Pride 2019-2024; Assistant Leader - 1st Douglas Beaver Scouts 2019-date; Member - Lipoedema Isle of Man 2020-date; Member - Ballakermeen High School Association 2023-date.
Interests: Photography, local heritage and history, singing, learning about nature and wildlife, camping, listening to live music, fishing, fundraising for Douglas RNLI, travelling and experiencing different cultures.
Current Member Interests
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Member Privacy Policy
Data Protection Privacy Statement
The law requires that your personal data is processed fairly, lawfully and in a transparent manner. If you have any questions about the way in which I process your personal data, please contact me.
As a Member of Tynwald, I am the data controller within the meaning of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Personal Data
As a Member of Tynwald I collect and process personal information to assist me as a parliamentarian. This includes my processing of your personal data as necessary to support or promote democratic engagement.
Constituency Casework
Where you ask me to assist you as a member of Tynwald to resolve a problem I will infer that you are giving me consent to process your information for the purpose of assisting you.
Sharing of Information
Where you provide personal information to me it will be used only for the purposes for which it was provided.
If the law allows, I may disclose information about you to other Tynwald Members, organisations or Isle of Man Government Departments to assist with your case.
How long will you keep my personal data?
Unless specifically requested by you not to, I reserve the right to hold your personal data for the duration of my time as a Tynwald Member.
Security of Information
The law mandates me to protect your personal information.
Access to the personal data you provide will be securely controlled and all processing will be undertaken in accordance with, and as permitted by, the requirements of the Data Protection Act 2018.
Requesting information I hold about you
If you require access to information I hold about you, please address your request to me Mrs Clare Barber MHK, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW. I will respond to you within 30 days of receipt of your request.
The Information Commissioner’s website has an easy to follow guide on how to Make a Subject Access Request.
The law allows me to refuse your request for information in certain circumstances.
Website
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To read the Privacy Policy for the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office please click this link https://www.tynwald.org.im/privacy-policy
Further Information
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This privacy policy does not cover the links within this site linking to other sites.
Contacting Me
My direct contact details are:
Telephone +44 (0)1624 651526
Email clare.barber@gov.im
If you would prefer to write to me please address your letter to:
Mrs Clare Barber MHK, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW