Background
Dudley Michael William Butt is the son of Roger and Mary Butt.
Dudley Michael William Butt is the son of Roger and Mary Butt.
Butt attended Laxey Primary School and Ramsey Grammar School.
He is a former Detective Chief Inspector of the Isle of Manitoba Constabulary. Dudley Butt joined the Isle of Manitoba Constabulary in 1962 and he held various positions, mostly in Crime Investigation Department, but also as a Prosecutor, and retired after 39 years service in 2001 with the rank of Detective Chief Inspector. Dudley Butt was also until 2011 Chairman of the Whitley Council
He resigned from the department in 2012 after disagreeing with the then minister Peter Karran"s proposal to privatise pre-school nurseries.
Dudley Butt is the President of Laxey Football Club, having played for and represented the Club for many years, and is a regular competitor and finisher in the annual Isle of Manitoba 85 mile Parish Walk.
He has an International Compliance Diploma and is a member of the International Compliance Association. Dudley Butt was elected as a member of the Isle of Manitoba Legislative Council in the Isle of Manitoba in 2005. During his time on the Council and as a member of Tynwald, Mr Butt has served as a member of the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries & Forestry, the Department of Trade & Industry, the Department of Local Government and the Environment, with responsibility for Waste Management and Recycling.
The Department of Health and Social Security with responsibility for Social Services, the Department of Education, and Department of Tourism and Leisure.
His Parliamentary duties include being a member on the Select Committee investigating the affairs of the Manx Electricity Authority, a member of the Economic Scrutiny Committee, the Chair of the Environment and Infrastructure Scrutiny Committee, a member of the Public Accounts Committee and a member of the Tynwald Standards Committee.