Robin Millar (politician)
Robin Millar | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament for Aberconwy | |
| In office 12 December 2019 – 30 May 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Guto Bebb |
| Succeeded by | Constituency abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1968 Bangor, Wales |
| Nationality | British |
| Political party | Conservative |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester[1] |
Robin John Millar (born 15 October 1968)[2] is a British Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Aberconwy from 2019 to 2024.[3][4][5]
Early life and education
[edit]Robin Millar was born in Bangor in 1968, where his father was chairman of the Conwy Conservative Association.[6] Millar went to Ysgol Friars School, then studied civil engineering at UMIST and later moved to Suffolk to support his wife’s work as an equine veterinary nurse.[7] While living there he worked as a civil engineer in Cambridge, Russia, the Netherlands and the USA. He later set up Millar Consulting helping to transform public services, local government and membership organisations.[8]
Political career
[edit]Millar started his political career in 2003 as a member of Forest Heath Council for the All Saints ward in Newmarket.[9] Millar was deputy leader of Forest Heath Council and Mayor of Newmarket in 2003.[10] When journalist Bill Curtis asked Millar why he got into politics, he told the interviewer that he has 'always been a problem solver'.
He contested the Arfon constituency at the 2010 general election, finishing in 3rd place with 16.7% of the vote. He later became a member for both Suffolk County Council for the Newmarket and Red Lodge seat and West Suffolk District Council for Newmarket North before becoming an MP in 2019.[11][12]
He resigned as a director and trustee of the Conservative Christian Fellowship on his election. [13]
In May 2021 Millar wrote an essay entitled "A Common Sense Model for Poverty" for inclusion in Common Sense: Conservative Thinking for a Post-Liberal Age published by the Common Sense Group, an informal group of Conservative MPs.[14]
In October 2022, he was appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to the Secretary of State for Scotland and the Secretary of State for Wales.[15] Millar resigned from the position on 29 June 2023 in order to vote against new regulations on sex education in Northern Ireland.[16][17] Robin Millar is currently the Chairman of the Outdoor Learning All Party Parliamentary Group. Millar backed the Outdoor Learning Policy Report, a policy report by UK Youth, in October 2023.
References
[edit]- ^ PoliticsHome.com (16 December 2019). "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". PoliticsHome.com. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Brunskill, Ian (19 March 2020). The Times guide to the House of Commons 2019 : the definitive record of Britain's historic 2019 General Election. HarperCollins Publishers Limited. p. 75. ISBN 978-0-00-839258-1. OCLC 1129682574.
- ^ "Aberconwy parliamentary constituency - Election 2019". Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Robin Millar holds Aberconwy for the Welsh Conservatives with increased majority". North Wales Pioneer. 13 December 2019. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ Mosalski, Ruth (13 December 2019). "General Election 2019 result for Aberconwy". walesonline. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "About Robin Millar MP". Robin Millar. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "About Robin Millar MP". Robin Millar. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ^ "Class of 2019: Meet the new MPs". Politics Home. 25 February 2020. Retrieved 14 February 2022.
- ^ "Forest Heath Election of District Councillors for All Saints" (PDF). westsuffolk.gov.uk. 5 May 2011.
- ^ "Interview with Robin Millar MP at #CPC23". YouTube. 10 October 2023.
- ^ Geater, Paul (12 November 2019). "Suffolk councillor heads to Wales in 2019 General Election". East Anglian Daily Times. Retrieved 13 December 2019.
- ^ "Councillor Robin Millar". West Suffolk. Retrieved 30 January 2020.
- ^ "Robin John MILLAR - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 4 February 2020.
- ^ Millar, Robin (May 2021). A Common Sense Model for Poverty in Hayes, John (ed.). Common Sense: Conservative Thinking for a Post-Liberal Age (pdf). Common Sense Group.
- ^ "Parliamentary Private Secretaries - November 2022" (PDF).
- ^ "Welsh Tory quits UK government over sex education law". BBC News. 29 June 2023. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
- ^ Masters, Adrian (5 July 2023). "Robin Millar MP quits government role over Northern Ireland sex education changes". ITV News. Retrieved 18 October 2023.
External links
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- Profile at Parliament of the United Kingdom
- Contributions in Parliament at Hansard
- Voting record at Public Whip
- Record in Parliament at TheyWorkForYou
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