Lawrie Hooper

Lawrie Hooper MHK
Member of the House of Keys for Ramsey
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 September 2016
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Governor	Richard Gozney John Lorimer
Minister for Health and Social Care
In office 10 November 2022 – 15 October 2024
Monarchs	Elizabeth II Charles III
Governor	John Lorimer
Preceded by	Rob Callister
Succeeded by	Alfred Cannan (interim)
Minister for Enterprise
In office 20 September 2022 – 14 February 2023
Preceded by	Alex Allinson
Succeeded by	Tim Johnston
Minister for Health and Social Care
In office 18 October 2021 – 20 September 2022
Preceded by	David Ashford
Succeeded by	Rob Callister
Member of Ramsey Town Commissioners
In office 26 April 2012 – 22 September 2016
Personal details
Born	Cardiff, Wales
Nationality	Manx
Political party	Liberal Vannin Party
Spouse	Rachel Hooper
Education	Ramsey Grammar School
Alma mater	University of Keele

Lawrie Lee Hooper is a British born Manx politician who is the leader of Liberal Vannin Party and former Minister for Health and Social Care. He has represented Ramsey in the House of Keys since 2016.^[1]

Early life

Hooper was born in Cardiff, Wales. He studied at Ramsey Grammar School and Keele University.

He trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant at PricewaterhouseCoopers on the Isle of Man with a focus on Audit. He then spent four years working as a Manager at Crowe Morgan.

Political career

Hooper stood unsuccessfully for the House of Keys as an independent candidate in 2011. He served as a Ramsey Town Commissioner between April 2012 and September 2016, including as chairman for the 2016/17 term until his election to the House of Keys in 2016 as a Liberal Vannin candidate.

Hooper became leader of the Liberal Vannin Party in August 2020.^[2]

Hooper has held two ministerial roles during his tenure as an MHK, including being the Minister for Enterprise and the Minister for Health and Social Care. He resigned his position as Minister for Health and Social Care in October 2024, attacking Chief Minister Alfred Cannan and claiming that he wishes to 'privatize our health service', something Hooper stated he could not support.^[3]

Election results

2011

2011 Manx General Election: Ramsey^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Allan Bell	1988	29.68%
	Independent	Leonard Singer	1911	28.54%
	Independent	Anne Craine	1818	27.15%
	Liberal Vannin Party	Linda Bowers-Kasch	427	6.38%
	Independent	Lawrie Hooper	310	4.63%
	Independent	John McDonough	243	3.63%
Total valid votes			6697
Rejected ballots			12	0.32%
Registered electors			5,789
Turnout			3737	64.55%

2016

2016 Manx General Election: Ramsey^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	Alex Allinson	2946	47.1%
	Liberal Vannin Party	Lawrie Hooper	1471	23.52%
	Independent	Leonard Singer	886	14.16%
	Independent	Nicholas Crowe	716	11.45%
	Independent	John McDonough	236	3.77%
Total valid votes			6255
Rejected ballots			15	0.43%
Registered electors			5,726
Turnout			3500	61.12%

References

1. "Tynwald - Parliament of the Isle of Man - HOOPER Lawrie Lee MHK". www.tynwald.org.im. Retrieved 12 May 2021.
2. "Hooper: I will focus on holding the government to its promises | iomtoday.co.im". 21 August 2020.
3. "Hooper steps down as Health Minister ; manxradio.com". 15 October 2024.
4. https://www.gov.im/media/626429/2011electionresults.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}
5. https://www.gov.im/media/1353347/2016-general-election-results-and-turnout.pdf ^{[bare URL PDF]}