David Cretney

David Clifford Cretney (born 15 January 1954)^[1] is a Manx politician.

David Cretney MLC
Born	David Clifford Cretney 15 January 1954 (1954-01-15) (age 71) Isle of Man
Nationality	Manx
Occupation(s)	Politician Businessman
Years active	1985–present (politician) 1985–2012 (business)
Employer	Isle of Man Government
Political party	Manx Labour
Spouse	Deirdrie Sayle
Children	2 daughters

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,^[2] 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.^[3] 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.^[4]

He was elected in the 2025 Manx local elections to the Douglas City Council.^[5]

Governmental positions

• Chairman of the Post Office Authority, 1992–96
• Minister of Tourism and Leisure, 1996–2006
• Minister of Trade and Industry, 2006–10
• Minister of Community, Culture and Leisure, 2010–11
• Minister of Infrastructure, 2011–14 ^[6]