Donald Gelling

Donald Gelling
Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
In office
14 December 2004 – 14 December 2006
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorIan Macfadyen
Paul Haddacks
Preceded byRichard Corkill
Succeeded byTony Brown
In office
3 December 1996 – 4 December 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorTimothy Daunt
Ian Macfadyen
Preceded byMiles Walker
Succeeded byRichard Corkill
Personal details
Born (1938-07-05) 5 July 1938 (age 86)
Santon, Isle of Man
NationalityManx
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Joan Kelly
(m. 1960)
Children3 sons, 1 daughter
ProfessionPolitician

Donald James Gelling CBE CP, CInstSMM (born 5 July 1938[1]) is a Manx former politician, who is a former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man[2] who served two terms as Head of the Government.

  1. ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 3 November 2011.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Disease threatens TT races". BBC Online. 24 April 2001. Retrieved 25 February 2011.