James Anthony Brown OBE (born 5 January 1950[1]) is a Manx politician and businessman who was the Chief Minister of the Isle of Man from 2006 until October 2011, when he stepped down from office following his decision to retire.
There was a great deal of rumour that he might run for Chief Minister, but when nominations were put forward his name was not on the list.
Then followed an unsuccessful round of voting with neither Steve Rodan, John Shimmin nor David Cannan being elected.
His nomination was confirmed by Tynwald on Thursday, 14 December 2006 receiving 27 votes and the Lieutenant Governor appointed him Chief Minister later in the day.
Brown was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2013 Birthday Honours for public and political service.