Marc Miller (politician)

Marc Miller
MP
Miller on July 1, 2016 in Montreal
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations
Assumed office
August 31, 2018
Minister Carolyn Bennett
Preceded by Yvonne Jones
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities
In office
January 30, 2017 – August 30, 2018
Minister Amarjeet Sohi
Preceded by Pablo Rodriguez
Succeeded by Marco Mendicino
Member of the Canadian Parliament
for Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs
Assumed office
October 19, 2015
Preceded by new district
Personal details
Born (1973-03-12) March 12, 1973[1]
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Political party Liberal
Spouse(s) Elin Sandberg Miller
Children 3
Parents Carman Miller
Pamela Gales
Residence Westmount, Quebec
Alma mater Université de Montréal
McGill University
Profession Attorney
Soldier
Military service
Allegiance  Canada
Service/branch  Canadian Army

Marc Miller MP (born March 12, 1973) is a Canadian Liberal politician, who was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons of Canada in the 2015 federal election. On January 26 2017 he was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities. On August 31, 2018, he was moved to be the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations. Prior to entering politics, Miller was a lawyer with Stikeman Elliott and an infantry commander in the Canadian Army.

Early life and career

The son of a Nova Scotian father and an Anglophone Montrealer mother,[2] Miller attended Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf in the 1980s at the same time as Justin Trudeau, and has been described variously as "a boyhood friend of Mr. Trudeau" and "one of [Trudeau's] oldest friends."[3][4][5] Miller earned bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the Université de Montréal.[6]

Miller graduated from McGill University Faculty of Law in 2001 with common and civil law degrees.[7] Prior to his election was a practising lawyer with Stikeman Elliott.[5] Miller also previously served in the Canadian Army as an infantry commander.[8]

Federal politics

Miller helped organize Trudeau's first run for office in Papineau in 2007.[9] He was an advisor and the fundraising director for Trudeau's successful run at the 2013 Liberal Party leadership election.[10]

Miller was elected to represent the riding of Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Sœurs in the House of Commons in the 2015 federal election.[11] After the election, he served as the chair of the Quebec Liberal Caucus of MPs.

On January 28, 2017 Miller was appointed as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Infrastructure and Communities.[8] On June 1, 2017, Miller delivered the first ever speech in the Mohawk language in the House of Commons. Miller said he had started taking language lessons from Zoe Hopkins in the spirit of reconciliation. He also wanted to demonstrate to the non-French speaking Liberal MPs whom he had urged to study French in his former role as the Quebec Liberal Caucus chair that it was possible to juggle learning a new language while performing their parliamentary duties.[12]

On August 31, 2018, he was moved to be the Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Crown–Indigenous Relations.[8]

Personal life

Marc Miller married Elin Sandberg, a former Swedish diplomat, who he met at a party while both were studying at the Université de Montréal.[13] Together, they have three children.[14]

Miller, an anglophone, is fluently bilingual in both official languages.[12]

Electoral record

Canadian federal election, 2015
Party Candidate Votes%±%Expenditures
LiberalMarc Miller25,49150.82+23.34–
New DemocraticAllison Turner11,75723.44-18.05–
ConservativeSteve Shanahan5,94811.86-0.05–
Bloc QuébécoisChantal St-Onge4,3078.59-7.44–
GreenDaniel Green2,3984.78+1.99–
RhinocerosDaniel Wolfe1610.32––
CommunistBill Sloan1020.20––
Total valid votes/Expense limit 50,164100.00–$221,982.87
Total rejected ballots 4350.86––
Turnout 50,59959.96––
Eligible voters 84,387–––
Source: Elections Canada[15][16]

References

  1. ↑ Miller, Marc (March 12, 2016). "Une sélection de bières du Comté pour ma fête! @joebeef @AdamScotti #BrasseurdeMontréal #Bierbrier". Twitter. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  2. ↑ Kovacevic, Milos (February 25, 2014). "Liberal candidate for newly-formed Ville-Marie riding shares his views". The Concordian. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  3. ↑ Daniel LeBlanc, Liberals rally team aiming to win back party strongholds in Montreal, The Globe and Mail, January 24, 2014.
  4. ↑ P.A. Sevigny, Liberals' Marc Miller handily takes new riding of Ville-Marie, The Suburban, October 21, 2015.
  5. 1 2 Chan, Dave (April 5, 2014). "How Trudeau's high-school friend plans to win back a Liberal stronghold". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "McGill Law faces of Election 2015". publications.mcgill.ca. September 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  7. ↑ "Eight Faculty of Law alumni win in their ridings". McGill University Faculty of Law. October 20, 2015. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  8. 1 2 3 "Marc Miller". Library of Parliament. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ Irwin Block, Justin Trudeau’s got what it takes, says Liberal hopeful Miller, The Senior Times, September 16, 2015.
  10. ↑ Patriquin, Martin (May 7, 2014). "Questions raised about votes in Marc Miller's Liberal nomination". Maclean's. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  11. ↑ Lau, Rachel. "Liberal candidate Marc Miller elected in Ville-Marie—Le Sud-Ouest—Île-des-Soeurs". Global News. Retrieved 2016-06-07.
  12. 1 2 Tasker, John Paul (June 1, 2018). "Quebec Liberal MP Marc Miller employs Mohawk language lessons in the House". CBC News. Retrieved September 17, 2018.
  13. ↑ Murat, Philippe. "Senate Proceedings - Vote 2015 – Ville-Marie–Le Sud-Ouest–Île-des-Soeurs". CPAC. 8:06 and 26:24. Retrieved June 7, 2016.
  14. ↑ Miller, Marc (October 20, 2016). Openparliament.ca https://openparliament.ca/debates/2016/10/20/marc-miller-2/. Retrieved September 17, 2018. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  15. ↑ Elections Canada – Election Results, 22 October 2015
  16. ↑ Elections Canada – Preliminary Election Expenses Limits for Candidates Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.