Constituency: Ramsey
Contact Details
Address: Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, IM1 3PW
Tel: 07624 473478
Email: lawrie@lhooperiom.com
Website: www.lhooperiom.com
Facebook: lhooperiom
Twitter: @lawriehooper
Address as: Mr Hooper
Full title: Mr Lawrie Hooper MHK
Political Surgeries
2nd Saturday of every month, Ramsey Town Hall.
Personal
Born: Cardiff, Wales.
Education: Ramsey Grammar School; University of Keele BSc (Hons), MRes; Institute of Chartered Accountants (ACA).
Family: Married to Rachael.
Career: Trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers on the Isle of Man with a focus on Audit. Four years working as a Manager at Crowe Morgan working on a mix of local and international clients, including audit, assurance, accountancy, tax and general CSP work.
Public Service: Ramsey Town Commissioner April 2012 - September 2016: Deputy Lead Member for Parks and Leisure (1 year), Deputy Lead Member for Finance and General Purposes (1 year), Lead Member for Finance and General Purposes (2 years), Chairman 2016/2017 until election to the House of Keys (5 months).
Interests: Books, current affairs.
Parliamentary Profile
Current Posts
Member of the House of Keys 2016-date.
Member of the Department for Enterprise (formerly Economic Development) 2016-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys 2016-date.
Member of the Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice 2017-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2018-date.
Vice Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee 2020-date.
Member of the Cabinet Office 2020-date.
Electoral History
First elected as Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey in 2016.
Member of the Department of Education, Sport and Culture (formerly Education and Children) 2016-2020.
Member of the House of Keys Committee on the Education Bill 2020 2020-2021.
Political Interests
Ensuring we have an open and transparent government that is subject to robust scrutiny.
Political Party
Liberal Vannin (LibVan) 2012-date.
Commonwealth Parliamentary Association
Study Visits: Westminister, London 2017.