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David Cretney was the longest-serving member of Tynwald when he retired in February.
The Manx Labour Party politician was elected as an MHK for South Douglas in 1985, winning the seat in six general elections.
He went on to become a minister in a number of departments and was elected to the Legislative Council in 2015 and served one term there.
We asked him to tell our readers about his life, which has done in two parts.
In today’s instalment, he talks about his early life.
My mum and dad divorced when I was a baby which was fairly unusual in the mid 1950s.