Donald Gelling

Donald Gelling
Chief Minister of the Isle of Man
In office
14 December 2004  14 December 2006
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorIan Macfadyen
Paul Haddacks
Preceded byRichard Corkill
Succeeded byTony Brown
In office
3 December 1996  4 December 2001
MonarchElizabeth II
Lieutenant GovernorTimothy Daunt
Ian Macfadyen
Preceded byMiles Walker
Succeeded byRichard Corkill
Personal details
Born
Donald James Gelling

(1938-07-05) 5 July 1938
Santon, Isle of Man
NationalityManx
Political partyIndependent
Spouse
Joan Kelly
(m. 1960)
Children4
ProfessionPolitician

Donald James Gelling CBE CP, CInstSMM (born 5 July 1938) is a Manx former politician, who is a former Chief Minister of the Isle of Man who served two terms as Head of the Government.