sentences:  He was appointed a political member of the Department of Local Government and the Environment and Chairman of the Island's Planning Authority, Until May 2009, he had special responsibility as a "political member" for Housing (DoLGE) and Social Security within the Department of Health and Social Security (DHSS), these roles being the Manx equivalent of a junior minister in the UK.After 10 months as Chairman of the Planning Committee, he was appointed to the Department of Economic Development with special responsibility for the Island's financial services sector.He was re-elected in the 2011 General Election with 3,080 votes, the highest number of votes in the Island, and the largest in Rushen since the 1986 boundary changes.