David John ASHFORD MHK
Constituency: Douglas North
Contact Details
Address: Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, IM1 3PW
Tel: 07624 427232
Address as: Mr Ashford, Minister Ashford
Full title: Hon David Ashford MHK
Personal
Born: 1977, Douglas, Isle of Man
Education: St Ninians High School, Lancaster University (Edge Hill).
Career: Retail 1994-2001, bar manager 2001-2003, worked for a local insurance. company 2003-2014, starting as general administrator, then senior administrator and finally as a support specialist. Since 2014 I have worked for a local project firm, acting as operations manager 2014-2015 and Chief Executive 2015-2016.
Public Service: Douglas Councillor for Victoria Ward 2008-2016.
Parliamentary Profile
Current Posts
Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North 2016-date.
Minister for Health and Social Care 2018-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys 2016-date.
Member of the House of Keys Management and Members' Standards Committee 2016-date.
Member of the Emoluments Committee 2016-date.
Member of the Tynwald Standards and Members' Interests Committee 2016-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2016-date.
Employer Representative of the Public Sector Pensions Authority Board 2016-date.
Parliamentary Career
Member: Cabinet Office 2016-17.
Statutory Boards: Vice-Chair of the Public Services Commission 2017-2018.
Committees of Tynwald: Member of the Select Committee on the Organization and Operation of the General Election 2016-2017; Member of the Social Affairs Policy Review Committee 2016-2018.
Electoral History
First elected as Member of the House of Keys for Douglas North in 2016, having unsuccessfully stood in a by-election in 2015.
Political Party
Independent.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Study Visits: Westminster, London 2017.