Hon Lawrie Lee HOOPER MHK
Constituency: Ramsey
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Address: Legislative Buildings, Finch Road, Douglas, IM1 3PW
Tel: 07624 473478
Email: lawrie@lhooperiom.com and/or Lawrie.hooper@gov.im
Website: www.lhooperiom.com
Facebook: lhooperiom
Twitter: @lawriehooper
Address as: Mr Hooper, Minister Hooper
Full title: Hon Lawrie Hooper MHK
Political Surgeries: 10.00-12.00 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 Standing Orders Committee of the House of Keys 2016-date.
Member of the Standing Orders Committee of Tynwald 2018-date.
Minister for Health and Social Care 2021-date.
Parliamentary Career
Member: Member of the Department of Education, Sport and Culture 2016-2020; Member of the Department for Enterprise 2016-2021; Member of the Cabinet Office 2020-2021.
Committees: Member of the House of Keys Committee on the Education Bill 2020 2020-2021; Member of the Standing Committee on Constitutional and Legal Affairs and Justice 2017-2021; Vice Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee 2020-2021.
Electoral History
First elected as Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey in 2016; re-elected 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.