What is Isle of Man Government?
{{Politics of the Isle of Man}} The '''Isle of Man Government''' ({{lang-gv|Reiltys Ellan Vannin}}) is the [[government]] of the [[Isle of Man]]. The formal head of the Isle of Man Government is the [[Lieutenant Governor of the Isle of Man|Lieutenant Governor]], representing HM King [[Charles III]], [[Lord of Mann]]. The executive head is the [[Chief Minister of the Isle of Man|Chief Minister]]. [[Douglas, Isle of Man|Douglas]], the largest town on the Isle of Man is its [[Capital (political)|capital]] and [[seat of government]], where the Government offices and the parliament chambers ({{lang|glv|[[Tynwald]]}}) are located. The Civil Service has more than 2000 employees and the total number of public sector employees including the Civil Service, teachers, nurses, police, etc. is about 9000 people. This is somewhat more than 10% of the population of the Island, and a full 23% of the working population. This does not include any [[military]] forces, as defence is the responsibility of the [[United Kingdom]]. ==Government structure== The Government consists of nine departments, ten statutory boards and three offices all reporting to the [[Council of Ministers of the Isle of Man|Council of Ministers]]. The departments all report directly to the Council of Ministers. Statutory boards and offices are listed below the Department to which they report. *[[Council of Ministers of the Isle of Man|Council of Ministers]] **The [[Personnel Office]] ***[[Civil Service Commission (Isle of Man)|Civil Service Commission]] ***[[John_Henry_Whitley#Whitley Councils|Whitley Council]] (for manual workers) **[[Chief Secretary of the Isle of Man|Chief Secretary's Office]] **[[Attorney General (Isle of Man)|Attorney General's Chambers]] *Departments **[[Isle of Man Treasury|Treasury]] ***[[Financial Supervision Commission (Isle of Man)|Financial Supervision Commission]] ***[[Insurance and Pensions Authority]] ***[[General Registry (Isle of Man)|General Registry]] **[[Department of Home Affairs (Isle of Man)|Department of Home Af