David Cretney

David Cretney
MLC
Born
David Clifford Cretney

15 January 1954 (1954-01-15) (age 72)
Isle of Man
OccupationsPolitician
Businessman
Years active1985–present (politician)
1985–2012 (business)
EmployerIsle of Man Government
Political party
Manx Labour
SpouseDeirdrie Sayle
Children2 daughters

David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954) is a Manx politician.

Biography

Before going into politics, Cretney was a shop manager (1977–85) and he was also a businessman in the period 1985–2012.

He was, until March 2014, Minister of Infrastructure in the Isle of Man Government, and had formerly headed the Departments of Community, Culture & Leisure, Trade & Industry, and Tourism & Leisure. He was a Member of the House of Keys for the Manx Labour Party, representing Douglas South from 1985. He has been a member of the upper house, the Legislative Council since 2015.

In December 2012 and early January 2013 he closed down his two bargain-basement retail outlets having chosen not to renew the leases on either of his premises.

He was elected in the 2025 Manx local elections to the Douglas City Council.

Governmental positions

References

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  2. ↑ "New ministers unveiled". Isle of Man Newspapers. Douglas, England. 15 December 2006. Archived from the original on 4 November 2012. Retrieved 16 August 2010 – via HighBeam Research.
  3. ↑ "Duggan to quit politics". Isle of Man Today. 21 September 2005. Retrieved 16 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ↑ "Bargain store Moochers to close - Isle of Man Today". Archived from the original on 4 March 2014. Retrieved 21 February 2013.
  5. ↑ "David Cretney tops Douglas South poll with over a thousand votes". Manx Radio. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "David Cretney says he will not miss Council of Ministers".