Phil Gawne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Phil Gawne

Manx politician

Date of Birth: 19-Feb-1965

Place of Birth: Douglas, United Kingdom

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Philip Anderson "Phil" Gawne (born 19 February 1965) is a former Member of the House of Keys for Rushen, a constituency in the Isle of Man.
He is also a former Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry and therefore a former member of the Council of Ministers.Following constituency boundary changes to the Isle of Man's political map, Gawne contested the newly formed Arbory, Castletown & Malew constituency at the 2016 Manx General Election.
The seat was contested by a total of seven candidates with Gawne polling the third highest number of votes, thus losing his parliamentary seat.
The contest was close with Gawne losing by a total of 19 votes after two re-counts. It is often considered that Gawne lost his seat due to using public funds to pave his own driveway when the Department of Infrastructure was relaying the road past his house in Surby.