This article is part of the series: Politics and government of the Isle of Man
On the Isle of Man, politics takes place in a framework of a parliamentary representative democratic British Crown dependency, whereby the Chief Minister is the head of government, and of a pluriform multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in the bicameral Tynwald. The Judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The Isle of Man is not part of the United Kingdom or the European Union. However, the Isle of Man is a Crown dependency, and the United Kingdom has responsibility for all external, citizenship, good governance, and defence affairs.
The island has no representation at either the UK or EU parliaments. The island is governed by Tynwald, said to be the world's oldest continuously existing parliament.

Lord of Mann: Elizabeth II
Lieutenant Governor: Sir Paul Haddacks
Deputy Governor: Michael Kerruish
Tynwald

• President of Tynwald: Noel Cringle
  Legislative Council
  
  
  
  • President: Noel Cringle
    House of Keys
    
    
    
    • Speaker: Steve Rodan
      Government
      Council of Ministers
      
      
      
      • Chief Minister: Tony Brown
        Treasury Minister: Allan Bell
        Home Minister: Martyn Quayle
        Health Minister: Eddie Teare
        Education Minister: Annie Craine
        Industry Minister: David Cretney
        Tourism Minister: Adrian Earnshaw
        Transport Minister: David Anderson
        DAFF Minister: Phil Gawne
        DLGE Minister: John Shimmin
        Chief Secretary: Mary Williams
        Manx Judiciary
        
        
        
        • First Deemster: Michael Kerruish
          Second Deemster: David Doyle
          Deputy Deemster: Andrew Williamson
          Judge of Appeal: Geoffrey Tattersall
          High Bailiff: Michael Moyle
          Deputy High Bailiff: Alastair Montgomerie
          Attorney General: John Corlett
          Keys Constituencies
          Local Government
          Political parties
          Elections
          Officials of State
          Parish Captains Legislative branch
          
          
          For more details on this topic, see External relations of the Isle of Man. Intervention of the United Kingdom
          For other political parties see List of political parties in the Isle of Man. An overview on elections and election results is included in Elections in the Isle of Man.
          Most Manx politicians stand for election as independents rather than as representatives of political parties. Though political parties do exist, their influence is not nearly as strong as is the case in the United Kingdom. Consequently, much Manx legislation develops through consensus among the members of Tynwald, which contrasts with the much more adversarial nature of the UK parliament.
          The largest political party is the recently established Liberal Vannin Party, which promotes greater Manx independence and more accountability in Government. The LibVannin party has two members of Tynwald including Leader Peter Karran MHK.
          A Manx Labour Party also exists, unaffiliated to the UK Labour Party.
          A political pressure group Mec Vannin advocates the establishment of a sovereign republic.
          The island also formerly had a Manx National Party and a Manx Communist party. There are Manx members in the Celtic League, a political pressure group that advocates greater co-operation between and political autonomy for the Celtic nations.
          The main political issues include the Island's relationship with the finance sector, housing prices and shortages, and the Manx language.
          The vast majority of the members of the House of Keys are non-partisan (19), with two representatives from the Manx Labour Party and three from the Alliance for Progressive Government.
          
          Political parties and elections
          The lowest courts in the Isle of Man are presided over by the High Bailiff and the Deputy High Bailiff, along with lay Justices of the Peace. The High Court of Justice consists of three civil divisions and is presided over by a Deemster. Appeals are dealt with by the Staff of Government Division with final appeal to the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in the United Kingdom. The head of the Judiciary is the First Deemster and Clerk of the Rolls. The other High & Appeal Court Judges are the Second Deemster, Deputy Deemster and Judge of Appeal, all of whom are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor.
          The Court of General Gaol Delivery is the criminal court for serious offences (effectively the equivalent of a Crown Court in England). It is theoretically not part of the High Court, but is effectively the criminal division of the court. The Second Deemster normally sits as the judge in this court. In 1992, His Honour Deemster Callow passed the last-ever sentence of death in a court in the British Islands (which was commuted to life imprisonment). Capital punishment in the Isle of Man was formally abolished by Tynwald in 1993 (although the last execution on the island took place in 1872).
          
          Work permits and immigration
          
          Royal Commission on the Constitution (United Kingdom)