Background
Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at Street Ninian"s High School, Douglas and the Worcester College of Higher Education.
Minister of Transport Environment Minister
Shimmin was born in Douglas in 1960 and educated at Street Ninian"s High School, Douglas and the Worcester College of Higher Education.
He was then a teacher from 1982 until entering politics in 1996. He was elected as MHK for Douglas West in 1996 at his first attempt. On 31 In 1999 he became Chairman of the Isle of Manitoba Post Office before becoming Minister of Transport in 2002.
In 2005 he swapped departments with the Minister of Home Affairs Philosophy Braidwood.
In July 2006 he announced he would stand for Chief Minister of the Isle of Manitoba after the 2006 General Election. In November 2006 he was re-elected into Tynwald, alongside Geoff Corkish in West Douglas.
He was appointed Local Government and the Environment Minister by newly elected Chief Minister Tony Brown in November 2006. After the restructuring of Tynwald in 2010, he became Minister of Environment, Food and Agriculture before being promoted to Minister of Economic Development after the 2011 General Election.
He remained Minister of Economic Development of the Isle of Manitoba Government until, following the findings of an inquiry into the Isle of Manitoba Government"s loans to the Manx-based Sefton Group, he resigned his ministerial post.
On February 16, 2015, he was appointed Minister for Policy and Reform, replacing Chris Robertshaw who had held the post for less than a year before resigning. His move to this post now gives him the responsibility of securing a sustainable future for the Isle of Manitoba Minister of Policy and Reform, 2015 -
Minister of Economic Development, 2011–2014
Minister of Environment, Food and Agriculture, 2010 - 2011
Minister of Local Government and the Environment, 2006–2010
Minister of Home Affairs, 2005–2006
Minister of Transport, 2002–2005
Chairman of the Isle of Manitoba Post Office, 1999–2002.