Larry Miller (politician)
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{{Infobox CanadianMP | name='''Larry Miller '''
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| term_start=[[Canadian federal election, 2004|2004]]
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| predecessor= [[Ovid Jackson]]
| birth_date= {{birth date and age |1956|7|21}}
| birth_place= [[Wiarton, Ontario]]
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| profession= farmer
| party=[[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative]]
| party colour=Conservative
| residence=[[Georgian Bluffs, Ontario]]
| riding=[[Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound]]
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| spouse=Darlene Miller
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'''Larry Miller''' (born [[July 21]], [[1956]] in [[Wiarton, Ontario|Wiarton]], [[Ontario]]) is a [[Canada|Canadian]] politician. He is a current member of the [[Canadian House of Commons]], representing the riding of [[Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound]] for the [[Conservative Party of Canada|Conservative Party]].
Before entering federal politics, Miller was a councillor in [[Keppel Township, Ontario]] from 1991 to 1993. He progressed to Deputy Reeve in 1994, and in 1996 became the Reeve of Keppel Township. He was briefly a councillor in [[Grey County, Ontario|Grey County]] between 2000 and 2001, and between 2000 and 2004 he was [[mayor]] of [[Georgian Bluffs, Ontario|Georgian Bluffs]]. He also owns a beef-farming operation.
Miller won the Conservative Party nomination for Bruce—Grey—Owen Sound in 2004, and defeated three-term [[Liberal Party of Canada|Liberal]] [[Member of Parliament]] [[Ovid Jackson]] by almost 5,000 votes in [[Canadian federal election, 2004|that year's federal election]].
With many historic Georgian Bay lighthouses in his riding, Miller sponsored [[Bill S-220 An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses|Bill S-215 An Act to Protect Heritage Lighthouses]] in the Commons in January, 2008.<ref>''Nova Scotia Lighthouse Preservation Society'' News and Events http://www.nslps.com/trip_and_program_calendar.asp</ref>
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==External links==
* [http://www2.parl.gc.ca/Parlinfo/Files/Parliamentarian.aspx?Item=d5a197ec-6694-4a63-b918-f7c55df7b7c2&Language=E&Section=FederalExperience Parliament Webpage]
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|DATE OF BIRTH=[[July 21]], [[1956]]
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[[Category:1956 births]]
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[[Category:Conservative Party of Canada MPs]]
[[Category:Members of the Canadian House of Commons from Ontario]]
[[Category:Mayors of places in Ontario]]
[[Category:Current Members of the Canadian House of Commons]]
[[fr:Larry Miller (homme politique)]]