Dawn KinnishMLC
Legislative Council
Members Profile
Current Posts
Member of the Legislative Council 2023-date.
Political Member for the Department of Infrastructure 2023-date.
Member of the Standing Committee of Tynwald on the Business and Functioning of the Council 2023-date.
Member of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee 2024-date.
Electoral History
Elected as a Member of the Legislative Council in March 2023, for a term ending on 28th February 2028.
Committees of Tynwald: Member of the Select Committee of Tynwald on Dyslexia, Dyscalculia, Dyspraxia and Dysgraphia 2024-2026; Member of the Select Committee on the Role of the Legislature in the Budget Process 2024-2026.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Member: Isle of Man Branch 2023 - date.
Study Visits and Conferences
Study visit: Houses of the Oireachtas, Dublin, 2024.
Crown Dependencies Network Event, Jersey, 2024.
73rd CPA Westminster Seminar, London 2025.
Personal
Born: England
Family: Married with 4 children
Education: University of Teesside; College of Law, York; UCM; LLB (HONS) Law; Diploma in Legal Practice (York); Certificate of Education (Chester).
Career: Qualified as a Manx Advocate in 2005; Qualified as a teacher in 2015.
Public Service: Former Member of the Health Services Consultative Committee; Member of Garff Road Safety Committee.
Interests: Family, walking, skiing, cycling, classic motorcycles, craft, beach BBQ's, walking the dog and theatre.
Current Member Interests
Ceased Member Interests
Gifts and Benefits in Kind
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. Dawn Kinnish, 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
This website is controlled by the Clerk of Tynwald’s Office. It does not automatically capture or store personal data from visitors to this site, except to log the user's IP address and session information such as the duration of the visit to the site and the nature of the browser used. This information cannot be used to identify individuals. It will be used only for administration of the system and in the compilation of statistics used to assess the level of use of the site. Personal information sourced from this website is retained for 12 months.
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
Should any of your information be incorrect or inaccurate, please contact me.
If you have any questions about the way in which I process personal data, please contact me.
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 686143
Email Dawn.KinnishMLC@gov.im
If you would prefer to write to me please address your letter to:
Dawn Kinnish MLC, Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 3PW